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CIT(A) cannot enhance income on issues not examined by AO: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that CIT(A) cannot enhance income under Section 251 on matters not considered by the Assessing Officer during as...

May 10, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print

Adv. Mukul Rohatgi Case: Section 263 Revision Invalid as AO Had Conducted Proper Inquiry

Income Tax : The ITAT held that revisional powers under Section 263 cannot be exercised when the Assessing Officer has already examined the iss...

March 7, 2026 2397 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes PCIT’s Revision as AO’s View on Survey Income Was Plausible & Verified

Income Tax : ITAT quashed PCIT’s Section 263 order, holding AO’s treatment of survey income as business income valid and not erroneous or p...

November 9, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening on Borrowed Belief from ACB Quashed – Tribunal holds 147 invalid & 263 unsustainable

Income Tax : Ahmedabad ITAT quashes reassessments based on ACB report, ruling the AO lacked independent "reason to believe" and only used borro...

October 26, 2025 828 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune Upholds order u/s 263 – Unverified Advances Towards Property Purchase

Income Tax : ITAT Pune upholds PCIT's order u/s 263, setting aside an assessment for failure to verify ₹82.64 crore in advances for property...

October 4, 2025 972 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Indiscriminate notices by Income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time

Income Tax : National Chamber of Industries & Commerce, U.P has made a representation against Indiscriminate notices by the Income Tax Depa...

March 29, 2022 10689 Views 0 comment Print

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

No Reopening of Assessment to be made on Audit Objections: Committee Recommends

Income Tax : One of the key sources of dispute is the existing arrangement for follow up on audit objections by Internal Audit Party and the Re...

January 20, 2016 7326 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Assessment Order Passed on Deceased Person Is Nullity in Law: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT held an assessment passed after the taxpayer's death was invalid in law, quashed the order, and treated all remaining issues ...

July 4, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Additions as AO Made No Independent Inquiry Beyond ACB Information

Income Tax : ITAT deleted additions after finding the AO relied only on ACB information without independent inquiry or supporting evidence. ITA...

July 2, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Loan to Non-Shareholder Company Not Taxable as Deemed Dividend

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that a loan received by a company that was not a shareholder of the lender could not be taxed as deemed dividend...

July 1, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Rejects Section 263 Revision as AO Conducted Necessary Inquiry

Income Tax : The Court held that Section 263 could not be invoked where the AO had made inquiries and accepted the assessee's explanation....

June 30, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid if CIT Failed to Show Assessment Was Erroneous

Income Tax : The Court held that Section 263 could not be invoked where the AO had raised queries, examined replies and completed the assessmen...

June 30, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print


Initiation of revisionary proceeding u/s 263 on fishing and roving enquiry is unjustified

February 16, 2023 1830 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that initiation of revisionary proceeding under section 263 of the Income Tax Act on a fishing and roving enquiry in the matter without bringing on record any material or evidence is liable to be quashed.

Section 263 invocable as non-verification of trade discount vis-à-vis TDS makes assessment order erroneous

February 15, 2023 771 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that AO failed to verify the issue of trade discount in the light of provisions of section 194C-194H and hence the assessment order passed by AO is erroneous. Accordingly revisionary power under section 263 stand invocable.

Revisionary power u/s 263 not invocable as facts already examined by AO

February 15, 2023 1158 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that revisionary power under section 263 of the Income Tax Act is not invocable for taking second opinion by Pr. CIT as the facts were already examined by AO.

Revision u/s 263 without satisfying twin conditions is unsustainable

February 7, 2023 2592 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that invocation of revisionary jurisdiction under section 263 of the Income Tax Act without satisfying twin conditions i.e. that the order of the AO must be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue is unsustainable in law.

Invocation of section 263 justified as AO allowed deduction u/s 54B without necessary inquiry

February 1, 2023 774 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that invocation of provisions of section 263 of the Income Tax Act justified as AO allowed deduction u/s 54B without necessary inquiry about applicability of the same.

Section 263 order passed without DIN is invalid & deemed to never been issued

January 20, 2023 2073 Views 0 comment Print

Order passed u/s.263 is invalid and shall be deemed to have never been issued if it does not contain the DIN

Section 263 cannot be invoked for non-verification in year of transfer of utilization of amount deposited in Capital Gain Account

January 13, 2023 954 Views 0 comment Print

Any action on part of the Assessing officer to verify utilization of amount deposited in capital gains account scheme needs to be undertaken or examined in the year when the period of three years from the date of transfer of original asset expires and not in year of transfer of original asset.

Adoption of one possible course doesn’t make order erroneous and revision thereon not permissible

January 12, 2023 678 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that adoption of one of the courses permissible in law which resulted in to loss of revenue cannot be treated as erroneous order and accordingly invocation of revision proceedings u/s 263 unjustifiable.

Revisional Jurisdiction cannot be invoked merely for mismatch of truck number

January 12, 2023 738 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT wrongly proceeded to set aside assessment order due to mismatch of truck number in two invoices, which was visibly a clerical mistake.

Revisional power unjustified as detailed inquiry conducted by AO

January 10, 2023 846 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that invocation of revisional power under section 263 of the Income Tax Act unjustified once detailed inquiry conducted by AO on the matter. 

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