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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


No section 263 revision by PCIT based on borrowed satisfaction

June 18, 2021 1932 Views 0 comment Print

Since the revision proceedings u/s 263 had been apparently triggered only based on borrowed satisfaction i.e Audit Objection and not based on independent application of mind by PCIT therefore, the revision order passed by PCIT u/s 263 was hereby directed to be quashed.

Section 263 need not be invoked for computational error: ITAT

May 28, 2021 834 Views 0 comment Print

Manoj Singhal Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) On going through the details, we find that the deduction claimed u/s 54F was Rs.6,12,10,100/- whereas the deduction eligible was Rs.6,11,19,500/-. Thus, there is a computational difference of Rs.90,600/- in the claim of deduction u/s 54F which could have been rectified u/s. 154. The provisions of section 263 need […]

AO cannot revisit his conclusions at the stage of passing the final order

May 24, 2021 6489 Views 0 comment Print

Galaxy Surfactants Limited Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Once an Assessing Officer prepares a draft assessment order, that is the end of his domain of powers so far as framing of assessment is concerned- unless of course there are any directions from the Dispute Resolution Panel which are required to be implemented by the Assessing Officer. […]

Tax Neutral Section 263 order passed by CIT is liable to be Quashed

May 24, 2021 1872 Views 0 comment Print

Pooja Marketing Vs. Pr. CIT (ITAT Mumbai) In the present case before us, the assessee had offered its entire income including income by way of winnings from lotteries on unsold lottery tickets, as income chargeable under the head ―Profits and gains of business or profession“. However, the ld PCIT had sought to treat the income […]

CIT by exercising revisional jurisdiction cannot expand AO’s limited scrutiny

May 13, 2021 1245 Views 0 comment Print

Since AO passed the assessment order and accepted the return filed by assessee after examining the issue regarding increase in capital account as assessee had credited his capital account with agricultural income and the capital gain from sale of flats and had reflected that same in its capital account, therefore, CIT had exceeded jurisdiction under section 263 by directing AO to make fresh assessment on the issues which were not the subject matter of the AO’s limited scrutiny.

Revision order by CIT invalid if AO taken a possible view that transactions were genuine

April 21, 2021 1473 Views 0 comment Print

Hill Queen Investment (P) Ltd. Vs PCIT (ITAT Kolkata) In this case issue is whether the ld. Pr. CIT is correct in invoking his powers u/s 263 of the Act. In our considered view, the Assessing Officer has called for and verified all the details and documents in connection to the purchase and sale of […]

No revision by CIT on mere ‘Cut & Paste’ reasoning without mind application

April 21, 2021 1608 Views 0 comment Print

CIT could not brand the action of AO to accept the claim of assessee in respect of LTCG as a case of no enquiry on the part of AO to term it as an erroneous order and which finding could have facilitated him to usurp/interfere by exercising his revisional jurisdiction u/s. 263. Further, CIT himself ought to have conducted enquiry to bring out the fallacy as to show how the enquiry conducted by the AO was erroneous. Thus, revision was not justified as the impugned order was nothing but cut & paste exercise without application of mind.

No revision by CIT if AO had taken a possible view

April 19, 2021 1146 Views 0 comment Print

CIT was not justified in exercising his powers under section 263 and considering the assessment order passed by AO as erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the Revenue as AO after appreciating the complete documentary evidences placed on record and applying his mind to the facts of the case, accepted the evidences filed by assessee and had taken a possible view.

CIT can invoke Revisional Jurisdiction only if Assessment is erroneous & causing prejudice to interest of revenue

April 9, 2021 1152 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Subbaraya Annamalai Siva Kumar Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderbad) Ld.DR fails to dispute the clinching fact that the Pr. CIT’s impugned order has nowhere held the assessment in question dated 06.01.2015 as an erroneous one so far as it causes prejudice to the interest of Revenue as per Sec.263 of the Act. Ld.Pr.CIT has rather […]

Section 263 Jurisdiction not invocable when Re-Assessment was Illegal

April 6, 2021 1368 Views 0 comment Print

SBS Realtors Private Limited Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Learned Counsel for the Assessee submitted that since the re-assessment order is illegal and bad in Law and is covered by the Order of the Tribunal Dated 01.04.2019 in the case of assessee on the same issue, therefore, the Learned Pr. CIT cannot exercise jurisdiction under section […]

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