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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


No Addition, No Revision: PCIT Action Fails for Want of Error and Prejudice

December 29, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that section 263 cannot be invoked merely because no addition was made during reassessment. When the AO conducts proper enquiries and accepts the explanation, revision fails for lack of error and prejudice.

Ind-AS Fair Value Gains Can’t Be Ignored in Section 94B Scrutiny

December 29, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

The issue concerned excess interest deduction claimed by inflating EBITDA through Ind-AS fair-value adjustments. ITAT held that the AO made no enquiry on this critical computation, making the assessment erroneous.

Detailed U/s 153C Enquiry Bars PCIT from Revising Completed Assessment

December 29, 2025 267 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal reaffirmed that revision is impermissible when the Assessing Officer adopts a reasonable view after due enquiry. Section 263 cannot be invoked merely because the PCIT prefers another line of investigation.

PCIT Can’t Convert Bogus Purchases Into U/s 69C to Apply U/s 115BBE

December 27, 2025 1101 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether bogus purchases disallowed under section 37(1) must be reclassified as unexplained expenditure under section 69C. ITAT held that where the source of expenditure is known, section 69C cannot be mechanically invoked.

Section 68 Proviso Not Retrospective – ITAT Quashes Huge Share Capital Addition

December 27, 2025 777 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that the proviso to Section 68 requiring proof of source of source applies only from AY 2013–14. Since the year involved was AY 2008–09, the ₹32.04 crore share capital addition was deleted as legally unsustainable.

Mechanical Invocation of Section 263 at AO’s Behest Held Bad in Law

December 26, 2025 705 Views 0 comment Print

Indian City Properties Limited Vs PCIT (ITAT Kolkata) The Tribunal held that the invocation of Section 263 on the proposal of the AO is not sustainable under the Act, as the PCIT failed to independently apply his mind and record satisfaction of the twin conditions. The assessment was completed under Section 143(3) r.w.s. 144B after […]

Revision u/s. 263 for non-verification of notional interest not justified as it is taxable only on maturity

December 26, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that initiation of revisionary proceeding under section 263 of the Income Tax Act for non-verification of notional interest cannot be justified since notional interest is not liable to be taxed in current year but is taxable only upon maturity hence there cannot be any evasion of tax.

Section 263 Revision Quashed as AO Examined Depreciation on Goodwill: Gujarat HC

December 25, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether depreciation on goodwill arising from demerger was wrongly allowed. The Court held that since the Assessing Officer had made due enquiries and taken a plausible view, revision under Section 263 was invalid.

Section 80P(2)(d) Deduction Allowed Because Co-op Bank Is Also a Co-op Society

December 25, 2025 279 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether interest earned from a co-operative bank qualifies for deduction under Section 80P(2)(d). The Tribunal held that such interest is deductible, as a co-operative bank is itself a co-operative society.

Section 271D Penalty Quashed as Time-Barred in Absence of Assessment: ITAT Chennai

December 25, 2025 1464 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that penalties under Section 271D were invalid as they were imposed beyond the limitation period prescribed under Section 275(1)(c).

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