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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 2394 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


Failure to Follow 263 Directions Renders Assessment Unsustainable

December 17, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that additions under Section 69C cannot be made if the AO exceeds the scope of directions issued under Section 263, emphasizing procedural compliance.

Transfer Pricing Assessments Quashed as Time-Barred Despite DRP Directions

December 17, 2025 831 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that assessments completed through the DRP mechanism remain subject to the outer time limit prescribed under section 153. The key takeaway is that section 144C does not extend or override statutory limitation periods.

ITAT Hyderabad quashes final TP assessment as time-barred despite DRP directions

December 16, 2025 801 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that limitation under Section 153 overrides the DRP timeline under Section 144C. As the assessment was completed beyond the statutory outer limit, it was quashed as invalid.

Profit Mismatch Between Audit Report and Return Validly Revised

December 16, 2025 375 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee argued that revision proceedings were vitiated as they followed an audit objection. The ITAT rejected this plea, holding that audit-based information can validly trigger revision if conditions of section 263 are met.

Twin Conditions of Section 263 Not Met, Revision Order Set Aside

December 16, 2025 306 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that revision under Section 263 cannot be invoked merely because the PCIT disagrees with the Assessing Officer’s view. Once enquiries are made and explanations accepted, substitution of opinion is impermissible.

ITAT Rejects Business Parlance Test in Section 56 Application

December 16, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that even a small part payment through banking channels before or on the agreement date is sufficient to invoke the provisos to section 56(2)(vii)(b)(ii). Substantial payment or possession is not a statutory requirement.

Section 263 Revision Quashed as Penny Stock LTCG Was Examined & AO Took Plausible View

December 16, 2025 1368 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held PCIT cannot revise assessment where penny stock LTCG transactions were fully examined and AO adopted a permissible view.

ITAT Upholds U/s 80P(2)(d) Deduction on Deposits with Co-operative Banks

December 15, 2025 939 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled that a co-operative society’s deposits in co-operative banks are eligible for deduction under section 80P(2)(d), despite section 80P(4) limiting banks themselves. The decision reinforces liberal interpretation of 80P to support the co-operative sector.

Section 80P(2)(d) Benefit Granted Due to Plain and Liberal Reading of the Statute

December 15, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that interest from deposits with co-operative banks qualifies for deduction under section 80P(2)(d). The is that co-operative banks still meet the legal definition of a co-operative society.

Section 263 Cannot Override 153D Approval: Revision Quashed as Jurisdictionally Flawed

December 15, 2025 1689 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT invoked section 263 against an assessment under section 153C. ITAT held that without challenging statutory 153D approval, revision is unsustainable, emphasizing that 153D is a statutory safeguard.

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