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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


Failure to record opinion on penalty not makes assessment erroneous: ITAT Jaipur

February 21, 2025 984 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur rules assessment valid despite no penalty initiation in Mikuni India case. Tribunal cites precedents, highlights separation of assessment and penalty proceedings.

CIT cannot invoke Section 263 for detailed Inquiry When AO Has Examined Issues: ITAT Mumbai

February 21, 2025 1884 Views 0 comment Print

Purna Purshottam Exports Vs PCIT (Central) (ITAT Mumbai) Summary: The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled in favor of Purna Purshottam Exports, stating that the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT) cannot invoke Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, if the Assessing Officer (AO) has already conducted a thorough […]

ITAT Nagpur Directs Fresh Assessment: Assessee’s Gain Shouldn’t Come from AO’s Error

February 20, 2025 3573 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Section 263 proceedings in a case involving a builder and developer. Learn why the PCIT directed reassessment for AY 2016–17 and key judicial observations.

PCIT Rightly Invokes Section 263: AO’s Incorrect Application of Law on Stamp Duty Valuation & Unexplained Investment

February 20, 2025 693 Views 0 comment Print

Learn how the PCIT correctly invoked Section 263 of the Income Tax Act due to the AO’s misapplication of law in taxing Stamp Duty Valuation and Unexplained Investment. Explore detailed analysis of Section 56(2)(x), Section 69, and key judicial precedents.

AO’s order cannot be deemed erroneous Solely Due to PCIT Disagreement: ITAT Jaipur

February 19, 2025 942 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Jaipur decision in Mujmmeel Vs ACIT, examining Section 263 order invoking unexplained investments and its implications on tax assessments.

Delhi HC Lacks Jurisdiction to entertain Appeals Against Amritsar AO Orders

February 18, 2025 429 Views 0 comment Print

In Seth Banarsi Dass Gupta v. Commissioner of Income Tax, it is held that the High Court within whose jurisdiction the AO has passed the assessment order would have the jurisdiction to entertain the appeal under Section 260A of the Act.

No revision u/s 263 for claim of Bank of Maharashtra’s ₹1137 Crore deduction for Bad and Doubtful Debts

February 18, 2025 588 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT was not justified in assuming jurisdiction u/s 263 in the case of Bank of Maharashtra allowing deduction under Section 36(1)(via) as Assessing Officer’s (AO) assessment order was not erroneous, even if it was prejudicial to the interest of revenue.

Revision u/s. 263 quashed as no loss of revenue involved: ITAT Cuttack

February 15, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cuttack held that revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act is liable to be quashed since assessee is entitled for exemption u/s. 11 and hence twin conditions are not satisfied in as much as there is no loss of revenue.

Unexplained income addition sustained as genuineness of transaction not proved

February 14, 2025 471 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Patna held that addition towards unexplained income upheld since assessee failed to prove genuineness of transaction and creditworthiness. Accordingly, appeal dismissed and addition upheld.

Reopening under section 147 without tangible material is invalid: ITAT Chennai

February 14, 2025 849 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that material/ information referred by AO in reasons recorded cannot be held to be tangible material hence reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act without tangible material is invalid.

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