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Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14043 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Faceless Income-tax Proceedings

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how faceless assessments under Section 144B operate through the e-Filing portal without requiri...

June 20, 2026 5535 Views 1 comment Print

Rectification of Mistake Under Section 154: A Comprehensive Guide

Income Tax : Section 154 permits rectification of mistakes apparent from the record in assessment orders, intimations, and TDS/TCS processing s...

June 17, 2026 257022 Views 32 comments Print

Period of limitation prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A detailed overview of limitation periods prescribed under the Income-tax Act reveals how missing statutory deadlines can lead to ...

June 11, 2026 6018 Views 1 comment Print

Section 54 Capital Gains Tax Exemption – What Constitutes Date of Transfer?

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that Section 54 focuses on timely investment of capital gains, not rigid legal ownership milestones. The ...

January 15, 2026 7671 Views 2 comments Print


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Representation – Challenges in Certain Income Tax Provisions

Income Tax : KSCAA has made a Representation on Challenges in Income Tax Related to Rectification Proceedings, Order Giving Effect, Delay in P...

March 15, 2022 8238 Views 2 comments Print

AO should accept rectification application related to difference in Form No. 26AS and Amount claimed in ITR

Income Tax : Even after due efforts taken by the Government to ensure compliance relating to filing of TDS returns by the deductors, the defaul...

January 24, 2018 1806 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT requests taxpayer to avail facility for online rectification

Income Tax : Taxpayers who are not satisfied with the outcome of processing of their Income Tax Return by the Centralized Processing Centre, Be...

April 1, 2016 4612 Views 1 comment Print

I-T Dept introduces new facility for online submission of rectification request

Income Tax : Department introduces new facility for online submission of rectification request in cases where processing was completed by CPC B...

December 7, 2010 783 Views 0 comment Print


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Recovery Stayed as Section 154 Order Was Passed Without Prior Notice: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : High Court restrained tax recovery, holding the Section 154 order prima facie breached natural justice by withdrawing exemption wi...

July 3, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

MMR Cannot Be Applied Through Rectification as Issue Required Detailed Examination

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 154 cannot be used where applicability of Section 167B requires factual examination, making the issue debat...

July 1, 2026 600 Views 0 comment Print

AO Must Verify & Grant TDS Credit Instead of Denying It: Bengaluru ITAT

Income Tax : ITAT directed the AO to verify Form 26AS and the corresponding income before deciding the TDS credit claim instead of denying it o...

June 30, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restores Section 10AA Deduction as CPC Withdrew Claim Without Reasons

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that the CPC could not withdraw an already allowed Section 10AA deduction through rectification without recording...

June 28, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Addition as TDS Deduction Alone Did Not Establish Income Accrual

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi held that deduction of TDS by the payer does not by itself establish that income has accrued to the recipient. It r...

June 27, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT requests taxpayer to avail facility for online rectification

Income Tax : Taxpayers who are not satisfied with the outcome of processing of their Income Tax Return by the Centralized Processing Centre, Be...

April 1, 2016 4612 Views 1 comment Print

Dispose Rectification Application U/s. 154 in writing : CBDT

Income Tax : Instruction No. 02/2016 Section 154 of the Act mandates that rectification order shall be passed in writing by the Income Tax auth...

February 15, 2016 2991 Views 0 comment Print

Pass Rectification Order U/s 154 within 6 Months: CBDT

Income Tax : Instruction No. 01/2016 section 154 stipulates that where application for amendment is made by assessee/deductor/collector with a...

February 15, 2016 7374 Views 1 comment Print

Expeditious disposal of applications for rectification under section 154

Income Tax : 225/148/2015-ITA-II Expeditious disposal of applications for rectification under section 154 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act) dur...

June 5, 2015 1636 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification U/s. 154 – CBDT procedure for receipt & disposal

Income Tax : INSTRUCTION NO. 3/2013 Hon'ble Delhi High Court vide Judgment in case of Court On its Own Motion v. UOI and Ors. in W.P. (C) 2659/...

July 5, 2013 11189 Views 0 comment Print


Section 154 Rectification on ESI/PF Deduction Not Permissible: ITAT Delhi

October 17, 2025 849 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled AO cannot use Section 154 to disallow ESI/PF deduction based on the later Supreme Court Checkmate judgment, as the issue was previously debatable.

Non-Speculative F&O Losses Allowed to Set Off Against Capital Gains

October 17, 2025 1080 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi heard an appeal from Kamal Kant, whose set-off of non-speculative business losses from Futures & Options (F&O) against Capital Gains income was disallowed by the tax authorities. Citing Section 71(2) of the Income-tax Act and judicial precedent, the ITAT found the set-off permissible.

Section 10(10A) Commutation Pension Exemption allowable Despite Subsequent Employment

October 17, 2025 1053 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chandigarh ruled in Arun Dhir vs DCIT that a lump sum in lieu of pension is exempt under Section 10(10A), rejecting the necessity of receiving it strictly upon superannuation.

Drawback recovery proceeding under rule 16/16A cannot be used to modify value in Shipping Bills

October 16, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that proceedings to recover the drawback under Rules 16/16A of the Drawback Rules are in the nature of execution proceedings hence they cannot be used to modify the value in the Shipping Bills.

A clerical mistake in Form 3CD cannot lead to addition without hearing assessee

October 15, 2025 1713 Views 0 comment Print

This ruling addresses a massive tax demand raised by CPC under Section 143(1) based solely on a clerical error in the original Form 3CD. The ITAT set aside the orders, holding that natural justice mandates the assessee be heard and the correct audit report considered before imposing such a significant liability.

Treatment of income due to mere presence of blank cheque without any other evidence not tenable

October 15, 2025 369 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that mere presence of blank cheque without there being any other evidence, proving earning of any income or making of any capital transaction, the same cannot be treated as income. Accordingly, ground raised by revenue dismissed.

Section 234B Interest on 115BBE Income for Senior Citizens

October 13, 2025 3243 Views 0 comment Print

Interest under Section 234B cannot be levied on Section 115BBE-assessed income for resident senior citizens exempt from advance tax, as per ITAT and CBDT guidance.

 ITAT Upholds 100% Penalty on Confirmed Additions Past-Loss Adjustment Irrelevant for 271(1)(c)- Substantial Justice for Delay, No Relief on Merits

October 11, 2025 606 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT confirmed the penalty levy, ruling that a subsequent rectification order allowing carry-forward losses doesn’t affect the penalty base. Penalty is tied to the tax evaded on the additions confirmed by the appellate body ( crore), not the final assessed income.

Revised Return No Bar to Full 244A Interest Entitlement – Refund Interest to Run from 1 April 2017-up to Date of Refund Draft Issue

October 11, 2025 843 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that filing a revised return does not restrict interest entitlement on the amount claimed in the original, timely filed return, citing the Gujarat High Court. Interest must run from April 1st of the assessment year on the bulk refund, with the later date applying only to the incremental claim.

Revised return filed before assessment cannot mean concealment- ITAT Jaipur deletes penalty u/s 271(1)(c) -Vague notice & voluntary disclosure save assessee from penalty

October 10, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print

Visakhapatnam ITAT dismisses Revenue appeals, quashing protective additions on cotton mills. Protective assessment for A.Y. 2016-17 invalid as substantive addition was in A.Y. 2017-18.

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