Income Tax : The ruling clarifies that unauthenticated digital chats and screenshots cannot form the sole basis of tax additions without proper...
Income Tax : Examine the legal disputes surrounding Section 153D approvals for tax assessments, including court rulings on mechanical approvals...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that WhatsApp chats indicating suppressed production for one month could not be extrapolated to the entire fin...
Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that a common satisfaction note covering multiple assessment years without year-wise incriminating material co...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that contradictory third-party statements and unverified allegations cannot form the sole basis for taxing alleg...
Income Tax : The Kerala High Court remanded the matter after finding that the ITAT failed to expressly adjudicate the challenge to the validity...
Income Tax : The Mumbai ITAT held that reassessment proceedings under Section 147/148 were invalid where the case was based on search material ...
The ITAT Delhi quashed a tax assessment against Melody Enterprises, ruling that the approval granted under Section 153D was mechanical, invalid, and lacked proper scrutiny.
ITAT Delhi quashes search assessments, ruling that a consolidated approval under Section 153D for multiple years is invalid and demonstrates a lack of independent application of mind.
ITAT Delhi annuls Mahagun Group assessments, ruling that the mandatory approval u/s 153D was given mechanically and without proper application of mind, defeating the legislative intent.
The Delhi ITAT has invalidated assessments under Section 153C, ruling that a consolidated and mechanical approval under Section 153D is not valid. The approval must be specific to each year.
Delhi ITAT invalidates Bajaj Group assessments for AYs 2011-2019 ruling the Section 153D approval was a mechanical omnibus sanction without due diligence.
The ITAT Delhi ruled that a mechanical approval under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act, granted without proper application of mind for multiple years, makes the entire assessment invalid.
The ITAT Delhi has nullified a tax assessment against SEH Realtors Pvt. Ltd., ruling that the Section 153D approval was granted mechanically without due application of mind.
ITAT Delhi held that approval accorded u/s. 153D in stereotype manner and single approval has been granted for various Assessment Years is invalid sanction. Thus, order passed based on invalid sanction accorded u/s. 153D is liable to be quashed.
ITAT Delhi held that amount withdrawn by the assessee in the capacity of the partner from the partnership firm cannot be treated in the nature of loan and advance and cannot be covered within meaning of deemed dividend under section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that proceedings u/s. 153A of the Income Tax Act is bad in law since case falls within parameters of rule 112F r.w. third proviso to section 153A, however, no certificate was issued by investigating officer even when cash was found during election period.