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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


ITAT Ahmedabad confirms validity of Section 263 revision for wrong penalty notice

June 14, 2025 954 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules on Vikas Vijay Gupta vs PCIT, confirming the validity of revision under Section 263 for a wrongly issued penalty notice. Procedural errors in penalty proceedings are rectifiable by PCIT.

Goodwill created upon amalgamation is intangible asset eligible for Section 32 depreciation

June 12, 2025 1053 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that goodwill arose from the excess of consideration over the net value of tangible assets transferred in amalgamation and was therefore a valid intangible asset eligible for depreciation under section 32(1)(ii).

PCIT’s Section 263 Invocation Unjustified as AO duly Verified Property Investment

June 9, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

 The Calcutta High Court upheld the ITAT’s decision, ruling that the PCIT’s revisionary powers under Section 263 were arbitrarily exercised as the AO had conducted due verification.

Section 263 Action Invalid Without Compliance to Limitation Period: ITAT Mumbai

June 6, 2025 864 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT ruled the CIT(E)’s revisionary order against Indian Education Society was time-barred, clarifying Section 263’s scope regarding original vs. reassessment issues.

Section 263 Proceedings Not Justified for Failure to Initiate Penalty Proceedings

June 5, 2025 1311 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab & Haryana HC rules CIT cannot direct penalty initiation via Section 263, reinforcing independence of assessment and penalty proceedings.

AO Must Independently Apply Mind; Non-Application Vitiates Reassessment

June 4, 2025 1362 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court dismisses Revenue’s appeal against Agfa India, ruling reassessment invalid as Assessing Officer acted under dictation, lacking independent reason to believe income escaped assessment. Highlights judicial precedents on AO’s discretion.

Revision u/s. 263 quashed as assessment order not erroneous & prejudicial to revenue interest

June 3, 2025 873 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that invocation of revisionary power under section 263 of the Income Tax Act not sustainable since PCIT failed to establish that assessment order was erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

AO’s plausible view on Trust’s surplus utilisation upheld & Section 263 Revision order quashed

June 2, 2025 561 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal concerns a trust’s income tax exemption and the utilization of accumulated income. The Tribunal reviewed whether the initial assessment, which did not tax past surpluses, was erroneous, and allowed the trust’s appeal.

ITAT Chandigarh Quashes Addition by Gross Profit Rate as Purchases Proven Genuine

June 2, 2025 933 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that addition by applying gross profit rate on alleged bogus purchases not justified since it was proved that alleged purchases were made at par and were not under-valued or inflated. Thus, appeal of assessee allowed.

HC Upholds ITAT Order Quashing Section 263: AO Conducted Due Enquiries During Assessment

June 2, 2025 492 Views 0 comment Print

In Malabar Industrial Co. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, Kerala State reported in (2000) 243 ITR 83 Hon’ble apex court have held that The phrase “prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue” has to be read in conjunction with an erroneous order passed.

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