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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 132 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


CIT can exercise Section 263 jurisdiction even to orders approved by JCIT

October 16, 2021 3558 Views 0 comment Print

CIT had power to correct an error, which was prejudicial to the interest of the Revenue in the order of AO, even if it was approved by the Joint Commissioner, who was also falling below the rank of the Pr. Commissioner. Whatever was to be excluded by the law had already been provided under that Section and the only exception were the issues ‘decided and considered’ in the appellate orders.

Word ‘erroneous’ in section 263 includes failure to make such an inquiry

October 15, 2021 3495 Views 0 comment Print

JNS Instruments Ltd. Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi)  The Commissioner can regard the order as erroneous on the ground that in the circumstances of the case the Income-tax Officer should have made further inquiries before accepting the statements made by the assessee in his return.The reason is obvious. The position and function of the Income Tax […]

Section 263 not mandate service of order Within Two Years: SC

October 10, 2021 1596 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Mohammed Meeran Shahul Hameed (Supreme Court)  On a fair reading of sub­section (2) of Section 263 it can be seen that as mandated by sub­section (2) of Section 263 no order under Section 263 of the Act shall be ‘made’ after the expiry of two years from the end of the financial year […]

Question Based on Provisions of Sections 154, 263 & 264 of IT Act, 1961

October 8, 2021 16887 Views 0 comment Print

Today we are going to consider problem  based on provisions of Sections Sections 154, 264 & 263  of the Income Tax Act, 1961. PROBLEM :-  Assessment of X Ltd., is completed under Section 143(3) with an addition of Rs. 15.00 Lakhs to the returned income. The assesses-company goes in an appeal before CIT (Appeals). Which […]

An Assessment attracts Section 263 revision if AO has not taken one of two possible views

October 8, 2021 792 Views 0 comment Print

Sanctuary Television Pvt. Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) The PCIT holds that in this case administrative expenses were in the nature of pre-operative expenditure which could not be set-off against the assessee’s foregoing interest income. And that the Assessing Officer’s action allowing the assessee’s claim in a very casual and mechanical manner deserves to be […]

SC ruling on whether order section 263 is barred by limitation

October 7, 2021 2760 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Mohammed Meeran Shahul Hameed (Supreme Court) The short question of law which is posed for consideration before this court is, 1. whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the High Court and the learned ITAT are right in holding that the order passed by the learned Commissioner passed under Section 263 […]

Does statute bar initiation of proceedings u/s. 263 when an appeal is pending before CIT(A)?

October 1, 2021 4341 Views 0 comment Print

Very recently the Jaipur bench of the Tribunal in the case of Virendra Singh Bhadauriya Vs PCIT while quashing the order of 263 on the footing that there is no indication as to lack of enquiry/no enquiry, rejected the specific contention of the Assessee on jurisdiction of initiation of Section 263 that mere pendency of […]

Pr. CIT can revise Assessment Order if no proper Inquiry by AO

September 26, 2021 1647 Views 0 comment Print

DSIIDC Ltd. Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) It is pertinent to note that the Assessing Officer has raised only a query before completion of assessment u/s 143 (3) relating to claim of 80IA(4). However, the Assessing Officer has not given any cogent finding. Thus, the observation of the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax that the assessment […]

Expanding of Limited Scrutiny scope by Section 263 order is invalid

September 26, 2021 2853 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT find that order u/s 263 passed by PCIT dwelled into the issue of re-computation of capital gains which is beyond the mandate of limited scrutiny issued by CBDT. Hence, directions of PCIT are beyond selection criteria of scope of scrutiny for instant year cannot be held to be legally valid.

Recovery in cash from Sundry Debtors duly examined by AO- Assumption of jurisdiction u/s 263 by PCIT invalid

September 23, 2021 3963 Views 0 comment Print

Rameshwar Prasad Shringi Vs PCIT (ITAT Jaipur) Assessing officer has carried out exhaustive enquiries and verifications regarding source of cash deposits in the bank account during the financial year relevant to impugned assessment year. The bank statements, the cash book, the ledger accounts, the financial statements for the year under consideration and for the earlier […]

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