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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


Revision u/s. 263 not justified as plausible view taken by AO: ITAT Mumbai

June 16, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the view taken by AO was a plausible view and the same cannot be subjected to revision under Section 263 of the Act merely for the reasons that PCIT does not agree with the same. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Advocate’s mistaken advice: ITAT Remands Penalty Case & Condones Delay

June 15, 2025 1065 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat condones a 1740-day delay in Chirag P. Thummar’s penalty appeal, citing advocate’s mistaken advice and the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 extension. Case remanded to PCIT for fresh adjudication on merits due to an ex-parte order.

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

June 14, 2025 1005 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 1116 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 564 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 915 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 1443 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 1473 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 912 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 636 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.

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