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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 72 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 96 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 69 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 186 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 138 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


Penalty order passed in the name of death person after death is invalid

May 21, 2023 9183 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that any proceedings taken against the deceased before his death shall be deemed to have been taken against the legal representative. However, penalty order passed in the name of death person after his death is invalid.

Order passed on non-existing entity is liable to be quashed

May 18, 2023 1635 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessment order passed on non-existing entity (dissolved company) is liable to be quashed as the Assessing Officer has the knowledge of the dissolution of the company.

Third party statement recorded u/s 132(4) not an incriminating document for addition u/s 153A

May 17, 2023 8802 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that statement of a third party already recorded u/s 132(4) of the Income Tax Act cannot be considered as an incriminating document for the purpose of making the addition u/s 153A of the Income Tax Act.

Assessment u/s 153C beyond six assessment year is without jurisdiction

May 15, 2023 960 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessment made u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act beyond the six assessment year is without jurisdiction and liable to be quashed.

Mere Interest waiver will not Vitiate Genuineness of Loan Transaction

May 9, 2023 903 Views 0 comment Print

Merely the parties agreed to not to charge/pay interest on loan will not vitiate the genuineness of such loan transaction unless and until the revenue brought some cogent material on record to prove that such transaction of loan is not genuine.

No assessment under section 153C in absence of incriminating material: SC

May 8, 2023 6846 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs U.K. Paints (Overseas) Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) As found by the High Court in none of the cases any incriminating material was found during the search either from the Assessee or from third party. In that view of the matter, as such, the assessments under Section 153-C of the Act are rightly […]

Cost of improvement & indexation cannot be claimed without evidence to prove construction

April 28, 2023 32718 Views 0 comment Print

Assessees could not claim cost of improvement and indexation cost as assessee had to furnish some evidence and in the absence of any evidence or information, the information contained in the registered sale deed was required to be accepted.

Address to deliver Income Tax notice in case of person in judicial custody

April 28, 2023 2091 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Narayan Kumar Khaitan (Orissa High Court) Case Law on Service of notice required through Superintendent of Jail if assessee is in judicial custody. A search and seizure operation under section 132 was conducted on SM and group wherein certain incriminating documents were found. Subsequently, assessment in case of assessee was completed under section […]

Completed/Unabated Assessments – No Addition if no Incriminating Material Found During Search: SC

April 25, 2023 4866 Views 0 comment Print

Core issue involved in the appeals is the scope of assessment u/s 153A. question posed for consideration is, as to whether in respect of completed assessments/unabated assessments, whether the jurisdiction of AO to make assessment is confined to incriminating material found during the course of search u/s 132 or requisition u/s 132A or not,

Section 153C proceeding covers six A.Y. immediately preceding A.Y. in which search is conducted

April 25, 2023 2013 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that as per amendment to section 153C of the Income Tax Act the six assessment years immediately preceding the AY relevant to the previous year in which search is conducted or requisition is made will come into the purview of block assessment years.

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