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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


AO not permitted to take different stand on same issue over different years: ITAT Chennai

November 9, 2024 3432 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that an AO is not permitted to take different stand on the same issue and same set of facts over different years. Thus, exemption u/s. 11 granted in spite of the fact that return was filed using ITR-6.

Action of AO based on High Court decision not erroneous hence jurisdiction u/s. 263 unjustified

November 9, 2024 1308 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that action of AO based on jurisdictional High Court decision as prevalent on the specified time, which was later on reversed by the Supreme Court, cannot be held to be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue.

Addition u/s. 2(22)(e) deleted as advance was recorded as journal entry and no sum was received

November 6, 2024 1029 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition u/s. 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act is liable to be set aside since advance was received was merely recorded as journal entry and no sum was received by the assessee. Thus, appeal allowed.

Section 263 Revision quashed as AO duly examined relevant expense during assessment

October 31, 2024 651 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai quashes PCIT’s Section 263 revision order, ruling AO had duly examined filing fee expenditure for share capital increase in original assessment, thus no error.

Revision u/s. 263 justified as AO allowed deduction u/s. 80P(2)(a)(v) without adequate inquiry

October 28, 2024 534 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that AO allowed the deduction under section 80P(2)(a)(v) of the Income Tax Act without adequate inquire. Accordingly, revisionary jurisdiction u/s. 263 rightly invoked as order passed by AO was erroneous and prejudicial to interest of revenue.

Revisionary jurisdiction not sustained as AO took plausible and legally valid view: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 28, 2024 483 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that revisionary jurisdiction under section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be invoked as AO exercised a plausible and legally valid view and revisionary jurisdiction cannot be invoked merely because PCIT holds a different view.

Completion of revisionary proceeding within short span of 12 days unjustified: Matter restored back

October 25, 2024 618 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the entire proceedings under Section 263 of the Act were initiated and completed by the PCIT within a period of only 12 days without pointing out reason for lack of enquiry unjustified. Accordingly, matter restored back.

SC held broken period interest on securities should be allowed as revenue expense

October 24, 2024 1191 Views 0 comment Print

The securities were treated as stock­-in-­trade in the hands of assessee. The amount received by assessee on the sale of the securities was considered for computing its business income.

View taken by AO cannot be set aside or deferred as per provisions of section 263: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 24, 2024 567 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that invocation of revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act merely taking second opinion unjustified. Further, view taken by AO cannot be set aside or deferred as per provisions of section 263.

Section 68 Addition sustained as creditworthiness of lender not proved: ITAT Visakhapatnam

October 22, 2024 741 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unsecured loan sustained as creditworthiness of the lender not proved. Accordingly, ground raised by the assessee dismissed.

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