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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


Expanding of Limited Scrutiny scope by Section 263 order is invalid

September 26, 2021 2880 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 3999 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 […]

Large share premium: CIT cannot initiate proceedings to start fishing & roving enquiries

September 15, 2021 2955 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur: Challenge against PCIT invoking Section 263 for large share premium. AO’s proper examination defended. Grounds and merits discussed.

Section 263 jurisdiction cannot be exercised if AO Conducted Proper Enquiry

September 12, 2021 3933 Views 0 comment Print

Reliance Industries Ltd. Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Upon perusal of assessment order under consideration, it is quite evident that an order was passed by Ld. AO u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 147 of the Act. One of the reasons to reopen the case was the allegation of Ld. AO that income from assets given on lease, though […]

Limitation period for revisional proceeding in case of both Assessment & Reassessment

September 5, 2021 1788 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Indian Overseas Bank (Madras High Court) The question as to whether the date, on which the order under Section 147 of the Act was passed should be reckoned as the starting point of limitation, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, has been dealt with by several decisions of the Hon’ble Supreme […]

HC stays Section 263 order as Mandatory twin pre conditions were prima facie not fulfilled

August 22, 2021 1488 Views 0 comment Print

In view of above aspects, we find that a prima facie case has been made out by the petitioner. Considering the balance of convenience and irreparable loss that the petitioner may suffer, further process pursuant to the order dated 24.03.2021 under Section 263 of the IT Act shall remain stayed until further order(s).

Section 263 Order of AO must be erroneous & prejudicial to interest of revenue

August 21, 2021 2166 Views 0 comment Print

CMJ Breweries Private Limited Vs Union of India (Gauhati High Court) it is submitted by Dr. Saraf that the pre-condition to be present for invoking the Section 263 of the IT Act is absent in this case inasmuch as there is no prima facie satisfaction by the Principal Commissioner on the basis of the materials […]

Bogus purchases – no section 263 revision for estimating income at higher rates

August 13, 2021 1344 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Vaghasiya Exports Vs Pr. CIT (ITAT Mumbai) Ld. AO was clinched with the issue of suspicious purchases made by the assessee from various entities of tainted group. In fact, it is the only addition made in the assessment order. Specific queries were raised requiring the assessee to substantiate the purchases under suspicion. The assessee […]

No section 263 revision could be made for order of reassessment

August 6, 2021 7575 Views 0 comment Print

Any order of the subordinate authority which could have been considered as erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue in allowing assessee’s claim of deduction under section 80IA, either due to lack of enquiry or otherwise, was the original assessment order passed under section 143(3) r.w.s. 144C and not the re-assessment order. PCIT had proceeded to revise the assessment order passed under section 143(3) r.w.s. 147 to get over the hurdle of limitation which was impermissible.

No section 263 Proceedings for related party transaction excluded from definition of specified domestic transaction

July 16, 2021 2478 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner issued a show cause notice under section 263 and ultimately passed impugned order; by that time the alleged domestic transaction of purchase from related party was not required to be considered as a specified domestic transaction under section 92BA of the Act. It has been omitted, and therefore, no proceedings under section 263 should have been undertaken by the ld. Commissioner.

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