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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 2394 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 156 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 132 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 435 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


Limited Scrutiny not converted into complete scrutiny – ITAT dismisses Appeal

December 1, 2023 1944 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent case, ITAT Guwahati ruled on ‘Income other than business/profession mismatch,’ setting aside the assessment order. Detailed analysis of the decision.

Reassessment merely because AO didn’t carried independent enquiries of confirmation from creditors unsustainable

December 1, 2023 1326 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that initiation of reassessment proceeding merely on the fact that AO has not carried out independent enquiries of confirmations from the creditors, without pointing out any deficiency or inaccuracy, cannot be a base to hold that order was erroneous in so far as prejudicial to the interest of revenue. Accordingly, reassessment unsustainable.

Notice issued u/s 263 without DIN makes entire revisionary proceeding invalid

November 24, 2023 1980 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that initiation of revisionary proceedings by issuing show cause notice u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act without Document Identification Number (DIN) makes the entire proceedings invalid-in-law.

Levy of interest u/s. 115P for short payment of DDT not being part of order u/s. 143(3) cannot be revised u/s. 263

November 23, 2023 1710 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that revision of assessment order passed u/s. 143(3) unsustainable as levy of interest u/s. 115P of the Income Tax Act for short payment of Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) u/s. 115-O of the Income Tax Act, which comes under a separate Chapter, was not part of assessment order.

Estimating rental value of unsold flats and notionally computing annual letting value unjustified

November 20, 2023 1470 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that unsold flats which are in stock in trade should be assessed under the head “business income” and there is no justification in estimating the rental value from those flats and notionally computing annual letting value under section 263 of the Act.

Initiation of revisionary proceedings based on proposal by AO for making revision lacks jurisdiction

November 20, 2023 1227 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that initiation of revisionary proceedings under section 263, based only on the proposal sent by AO for making revision, lacked jurisdiction and hence revisionary proceedings liable to be set aside.

Disallowance of expense owing to suspension of business unsustainable in absence of closure of business

November 20, 2023 1794 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance of expenditure owing to suspension of business unsustainable as there is nothing on record to show that assessee has completely abandoned or closed the business forever by disposing of its assets and going into liquidation.

Orders passed beyond period of limitation prescribed u/s 153 (2A) was quashed

November 17, 2023 19116 Views 0 comment Print

The proceedings drawn, admittedly being beyond a period that was prescribed under sub-section (2A) of Section 153 and the consequential orders passed were all beyond the period of limitation prescribed under sub-section (2A) of Section 153 hence, the same being not sustainable, deserved to be and was accordingly set aside/quashed.

Exemption u/s. 11 not deniable as no violation of proviso to provision of section 2(15)

November 17, 2023 1056 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that revision order u/s. 263 unjustified and liable to be quashed as no findings which proves that there is a violation of the proviso to provision of section 2(15) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Accordingly, exemption u/s. 11 rightly claimed.

ITAT Upholds Section 263 Revision on ITR Acceptance Without Adequate Enquiry

November 13, 2023 717 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi validates PCIT’s revision order under Section 263, emphasizing the importance of adequate enquiry by AO for unsecured loans, advances, and income in AY 2015-16.

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