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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 579 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 2250 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 648 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 780 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 918 Views 0 comment Print


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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 10668 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 8199 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 7290 Views 0 comment Print


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DVO Valuation Alone Cannot Justify Section 69 Addition Without Extra Payment Proof: ITAT Amritsar

Income Tax : The ITAT Amritsar held that a valuation report by itself cannot justify addition under Section 69 without evidence of extra paymen...

May 22, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Higher BOT Road Amortization Due to Early Termination of Concession Agreement

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that amortization of BOT road project expenditure must be computed based on the actual concession period and not ...

May 21, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Proceedings Quashed as AO’s Order Was Not Erroneous in Jewellery Case

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the reassessment order could not be revised under Section 263 since the conditions for treating jewellery e...

May 20, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes TP Assessment Orders as Consequential Orders Were Passed Beyond Limitation Period

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that assessment orders passed pursuant to earlier remand directions were barred by limitation under Section 15...

May 19, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

AO Cannot Travel Beyond Scope of Section 263 Directions – ITAT Upholds Deletion of Fresh Additions

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that an Assessing Officer cannot make additions beyond the specific issues remanded by the Principal Commissioner ...

May 19, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print


HC dismisses writ petition for availability of alternative remedy; Impost cost on Advocate for Rude Behaviour in Court

May 7, 2022 1167 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that we are not inclined to entertain this writ petition and the same is accordingly dismissed without going into the merit of the assessment only on the ground of availability of the alternative remedy. This writ petition is dismissed with costs of Rs. 10,000/- upon Mr. Somak Basu, learned Advocate because of his rude behavior in Court and addressing to the chair in highly disrespectful manner.

ITAT quashes Revision order of CIT as AO had a reasonable view

May 6, 2022 639 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. E. Santhakumari Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) We noted that the Assessing Officer while framing the assessment has gone into the details of the cash deposits of Rs.30.00 lakhs and the other two more amounts of Rs.5,09,000/- and Rs.6,95,900/-. She stated before the Assessing Officer that the cash deposits is out of the gift received […]

Revisional Authority cannot act as Appellate Authority” set aside by Hon’ble Division Bench & Allowed Writ petition

May 2, 2022 5115 Views 3 comments Print

Unisource Hydro Carbon Services Private Limited & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The Hon’ble Justice T.S. Sivagnanam And The Hon’ble Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, passed judgement on 22.04.2022 and 02.05.2022 and allowed the Writ petition and set aside the order of the Learned Single Judge passed by the Hon’ble Justice Nizamuddin […]

HC quashes section 263 revision as CIT not assumed jurisdiction without conducting independent enquiry

April 28, 2022 1050 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Anindita Steels Ltd. (Calcutta High Court) In the case at hand the Tribunal rightly pointed out that the ground on which notice under Section 263 of the Act was issued was identical to the reason for reopening the assessment earlier. Furthermore, the Tribunal noted that no independent enquiry was conducted by the PCIT […]

Invocation of section 263 unjustified if order of AO was not erroneous

April 23, 2022 1266 Views 0 comment Print

Since we have already held that the AO has conducted proper enquiry and has taken a plausible view, therefore, the order cannot be held to be erroneous, therefore, in absence of fulfillment of twin conditions, PCIT is not justified in invoking the jurisdiction u/s 263 of the IT Act, 1961.

Revisional Jurisdiction cannot be invoked if no error in order of AO

April 13, 2022 627 Views 0 comment Print

Once it is held that there is no error in the order of ld. AO, the ld. PCIT would be precluded from assuming revisionary jurisdiction u/s 263 of the Act as one of the twin conditions mandated in section 263 is not satisfied.

Revisional Jurisdiction cannot be invoked merely because AO not mentioned reason for accepting explanation of assessee

April 7, 2022 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance Payment Solutions Limited Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) ITAT held that as long as the action of the Assessing Officer cannot be said to be lacking bonafides, his action in accepting an explanation of the assessee cannot be faulted merely because it could have been lawful to make mere detailed inquiries or because he did […]

Revisional power cannot be exercised without indicating possible & prospective path of enquiry

March 31, 2022 1434 Views 0 comment Print

Shivalic Academy Society Vs CIT (E) (ITAT Delhi) Settled position of law is that for the purpose of exercising jurisdiction u./s. 263 of the Act, the conclusion that the order of the AO is erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue has to be preceded by some minimal enquiry. If the Revisional authority […]

AO made adequate enquiries – PCIT not conducted any independent enquiry- Section 263 proceedings invalid

March 29, 2022 1896 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Sanjay Jain Vs PCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) In the present set of cases, AO asked the assessees to furnish the relevant details relating to Long Term Capital Gain, Short Term Capital Gain, exemption u/s 10(36) of the Act, deduction u/s 57 of the Act and unsecured loans and the assessees furnished all the relevant documents […]

Indiscriminate notices by Income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time

March 29, 2022 10668 Views 0 comment Print

National Chamber of Industries & Commerce, U.P has made a representation against Indiscriminate notices by the Income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time. They submitted that in the last few days large number of taxpayers in whose cases the Assessment/Re-assessment, proceedings were pending at the Income Tax Department have been in receipt of various notices, […]

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