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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 13833 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 5532 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 256920 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 5997 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 7650 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 8235 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 4609 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


Latest Judiciary


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 111 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 585 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 300 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 96 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


Latest Notifications


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 4609 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 2982 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 1630 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


Genuine ITR Mistake Cannot Lead to Tax on Wrong Income: ITAT Mumbai

June 6, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal accepted that the taxpayer was pursuing rectification remedies and therefore condoned the delay in filing the appeal. The key takeaway is that genuine efforts to resolve disputes through alternative legal remedies can justify delay condonation.

ITAT Remands Section 54EC Claim as Bond Availability Issue Required Verification

June 5, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

The appellate authority had rejected the exemption claim on limitation grounds, but ITAT held that the assessee’s explanation regarding bond availability warranted verification. The case was sent back to the Assessing Officer.

CPC had jurisdiction for audit-based adjustments, but double disallowance u/s 14A without hearing assessee was legally impermissible

June 5, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Adjustment under section 143(1)(a)(iv) based on disallowance reported in Form 3CD was held to be within CPC’s jurisdiction. However, rectification under section 154 enhancing income without complying with section 154(3) was quashed.

For TP comparability, functional similarity and scale of operations were crucial; inclusion of low-turnover comparable was set aside

June 3, 2026 393 Views 0 comment Print

Where ITAT directed inclusion of Cepha Imaging Pvt. Ltd. as a comparable solely on the basis that it satisfied the export turnover filter without examining its functional comparability with assessee, and further directed inclusion of CG Vak Software & Exports Ltd.

No Provision to Replace Actual Land Cost with Market Value for Section 80-IB(10) Deduction: ITAT Chennai

June 1, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that there is no provision under the Income-tax Act allowing substitution of the actual cost of land with its fair market value while computing deduction under Section 80-IB(10). The Tribunal directed that deduction be computed based on profits disclosed in the books, as the land cost had already been accounted for.

ITAT Quashes Section 154 Rectification as Survey Income Character Was a Debatable Issue

June 1, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that income disclosed during a survey could not be reclassified from business income to Section 69A income through rectification proceedings. A debatable issue cannot be treated as a mistake apparent from the record.

ITAT Quashes Section 154 Rectification as Section 270AA Immunity Gave Finality to Assessment

June 1, 2026 414 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that once immunity under Section 270AA was granted and the assessee accepted the assessment without appeal, the Assessing Officer could not later alter the assessment through Section 154 rectification. The ruling reinforces the finality and certainty intended by the immunity scheme.

ITAT Mumbai Sets Aside Assessment as Adequate Hearing Opportunity Was Not Granted

May 31, 2026 576 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT found that the assessment order was passed without granting a reasonable opportunity to the assessee to furnish complete details or avail a hearing. The matter was remanded for fresh adjudication.

ITAT Deletes Black Money Act Penalty Due to Bona Fide Schedule FA Omission

May 31, 2026 645 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT found that the taxpayer’s foreign investment was funded through disclosed banking channels and tax-paid funds. Since there was no deliberate concealment, the penalty was deleted.

ITAT Upholds Section 154 Rectification as TOLA Extended Limitation for Rectification Proceedings

May 31, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that CBDT notifications issued under TOLA extended the period for departmental actions, including rectification proceedings, thereby saving the order from being time-barred.

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