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FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The FAQs explain the revised CBDT guidelines on compounding offences under the Income-tax Act effective from 17 October 2024. They...

June 22, 2026 2268 Views 0 comment Print

All about Appeal to Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT)

Income Tax : The article explains who can file appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, the orders that are appealable, applicable tim...

June 17, 2026 211717 Views 11 comments Print

Loose Sheets and Digital Data Not Enough: ITAT Quashes Additions for Lack of Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that additions cannot stand without a clear link between seized material and the assessee. It ruled that third-p...

May 1, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note Under Section 153C Can Invalidate Search Proceedings

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...

March 11, 2026 2124 Views 0 comment Print

Compounding of offence under the Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : CBDT's new Compounding of Offence Guidelines (2024) simplify the process but maintain strict compliance rules. Learn about eligibi...

October 17, 2025 3486 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 2430 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Vivad se Vishwas Benefit Allowed as Assessment Was Based on Survey, Not Search: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat High Court held that rejection of a Vivad se Vishwas declaration was invalid because final assessment arose from survey pr...

June 23, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69 Addition Deleted as Seized Loose Sheet Lacked Corroborative Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that an addition under Section 69 could not be sustained solely on the basis of a seized loose sheet without ind...

June 23, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 263 Order as Search Warrant Was Not Issued in Assessee’s Name

Income Tax : The ITAT held that assessments under Section 153A were invalid because no search warrant was issued in the assessee’s name. As t...

June 23, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Assessment Orders as Section 153 Limitation Expired Despite TOLA Extension

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that the assessment orders were time-barred under Section 153 despite the DRP process. Both assessments we...

June 23, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as They Were Barred by Limitation

Income Tax : The ITAT held that limitation under Section 153B had to be computed from the searched person's last panchanama, making the assessm...

June 23, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Government extends timelines for Income Tax Assessment (Read Notification)

Income Tax : Central Government has decided to extend the time limits to 30th June, 2021 in the following cases where the time limit was earlie...

April 27, 2021 71496 Views 4 comments Print

Selection of Case of Search Years in ITBA Assessment module

Income Tax : Availability of Miscellaneous Functionalities related to ‘Selection of Case of Search Year’ and ‘Relevant Search...

September 12, 2019 2535 Views 0 comment Print


Withholding of seized gold in absence of any outstanding demand is unjustified

July 14, 2023 1197 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that since the order passed by the Appellate Authority has attained finality and no demand is outstanding against the appellant, it is unjustified to withhold the seized gold. Accordingly, directed to release the remaining gold at the earlier.

When AO of searched person and other person is same there is no requirement to record satisfaction

July 11, 2023 1824 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that when AO of searched person and other person is same, there is no mandatory requirement for AO of searched person to record satisfaction of material having found belonging to the person for valid jurisdiction under section 153C of the Income Tax Act.

Non-Resident: Unsustainable Section 69 Addition for Investment in India

June 27, 2023 4293 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition u/s 69 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as the assessee being non-resident, income has been invested in India and not arisen in India.

Addition u/s 153A without jurisdiction as no incriminating material found during search

June 26, 2023 1572 Views 0 comment Print

Held that in the absence of any incriminating material found or seized during the course of search and seizure proceedings, the additions made by the AO during the course of reassessment under section 153A of the Income Tax Act are without jurisdiction.

On-money income assessable in year in which sale of concerned flat is declared

June 24, 2023 2457 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the income portion of the on-money is assessable in the year in which the sale of concerned flat is declared by the assessee.

Penalty u/s 271AAB not imposable in absence of conduct of search

June 14, 2023 1200 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that in case where search has not been conducted upon the assessee, then penalty under section 271AAB of the Income Tax Act cannot be imposed.

Section 153C: ITAT Delhi dismisses Revenue’s Appeal due to Lack of Jurisdiction

June 13, 2023 861 Views 1 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi has dismissed the Revenue’s appeal in the case of ACIT vs. Cogent Realtors Pvt. Ltd. The appeal was dismissed based on the lack of jurisdiction under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act due to the absence of incriminating material. The disallowance made by the Assessing Officer was also found to be unsustainable.

Section 153C Addition not Sustainable without Incriminating Material: ITAT Delhi

June 11, 2023 897 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi has ruled that additions made under Section 153C of Income Tax Act cannot be sustained without any incriminating material found during a search and seizure operation.

Case can be transferred from Jurisdictional AO to Central Circle u/s 127

June 6, 2023 9099 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that case can duly be transferred from Jurisdictional Assessing Officer to Central Circle by way of passing order under section 127 of the Income Tax Act.

Addition based on some dummy name without incriminating material is unjustified

May 29, 2023 1305 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition based on some dummy name without incriminating material reflecting name of the assessee is unjustified.

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