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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


Quasi-judicial authority must decide issue of jurisdiction when raised: ITAT Delhi

January 24, 2024 1053 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi acknowledged the significance of jurisdictional facts and held that a quasi-judicial authority must decide the issue of jurisdiction when raised. The lack of a clear decision on jurisdiction prompted the ITAT to set aside the PCIT’s order and remand the matter for a fresh decision, including the preliminary issue of jurisdiction.

Inadequate Enquiry Alone does Not Warrant Invoking Section 263 of Income Tax Act

January 21, 2024 876 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules in PCIT vs Mohak Real Estate Pvt Ltd case that inadequate enquiry alone doesn’t warrant invoking Section 263 of Income Tax Act.

Revision u/s 263 sustained as assessment completed in a routine and mechanical manner

January 20, 2024 930 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held revisionary order under section 263 of the Income Tax Act to be proper and just as assessment was completed in a routine and mechanical manner without due diligence and without due application of mind.

CIT(A) cannot exercise enhancement power on issue not dealt by AO

January 18, 2024 2073 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that CIT(A) cannot exercise the power to enhance u/s. 251(1) where AO has not dealt with the issue and has not applied his mind on the taxability or non-taxability of a specific matter. Accordingly, exercise such power by CIT(A) will be beyond his jurisdiction.

Section 263: Revision unjustified as AO took possible view based on available records

January 18, 2024 1086 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that revision under section 263 of the Income Tax Act unjustified as AO while allowing the exemption in the order passed under section 144 r.w.s.263 has taken a possible view upon verifying the details available on record.

TDS not deductible from discount paid on prepaid sim card/ recharge vouchers

January 17, 2024 1374 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the assessee is not liable to deduct tax at source from the discount paid on prepaid sim card/recharge vouchers. Thus, disallowance made u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act liable to be deleted.

Revisionary order unsustainable as issue of exemption u/s 11 considered during scrutiny assessment

January 16, 2024 876 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that the assessment order passed by the AO is neither erroneous nor prejudicial to the interest of the Revenue, because, the issue of exemption u/s.11 of the Act, has been considered by the AO while completing assessment u/s.143(3) of the Act. Thus, order passed by the CIT(Exemptions) u/s.263 of the Act unsustainable.

Conditions for invoking Section 263: AO Order must be Erroneous & Prejudicial to Revenue

January 16, 2024 1035 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Delhi High Court’s judgment on CIT – International Taxation, highlighting the invalidity of invoking S. 263 without satisfying twin conditions. Full analysis and implications.

Plea of defect in the notice not accepted as it had caused no prejudice to assessee

January 16, 2024 1788 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that plea of defect in the notice cannot be accepted as it had caused no prejudice to the assessee and the assessee “clearly understood” what was the purport and import of notice issued under section 274 read with Section 271 of the Act.

AO Conducted Enquiry on High Premium Shares; PCIT Error in Section 263 Exercise: HC

January 16, 2024 1653 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court ruling on PCIT vs Trojan Developers Pvt. Ltd. AO’s enquiry on high premium shares and HC’s critique of Section 263 exercise. Full text of judgment.

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