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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 579 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 2250 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 648 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 780 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 918 Views 0 comment Print


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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 10668 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 8199 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 7290 Views 0 comment Print


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DVO Valuation Alone Cannot Justify Section 69 Addition Without Extra Payment Proof: ITAT Amritsar

Income Tax : The ITAT Amritsar held that a valuation report by itself cannot justify addition under Section 69 without evidence of extra paymen...

May 22, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allows Higher BOT Road Amortization Due to Early Termination of Concession Agreement

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that amortization of BOT road project expenditure must be computed based on the actual concession period and not ...

May 21, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Proceedings Quashed as AO’s Order Was Not Erroneous in Jewellery Case

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the reassessment order could not be revised under Section 263 since the conditions for treating jewellery e...

May 20, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes TP Assessment Orders as Consequential Orders Were Passed Beyond Limitation Period

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that assessment orders passed pursuant to earlier remand directions were barred by limitation under Section 15...

May 19, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

AO Cannot Travel Beyond Scope of Section 263 Directions – ITAT Upholds Deletion of Fresh Additions

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that an Assessing Officer cannot make additions beyond the specific issues remanded by the Principal Commissioner ...

May 19, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print


Assessment cannot be deemed as erroneous merely for difference between guideline value & sale consideration

August 28, 2023 987 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai rules no fresh assessment by CIT if AO chooses not to add on Income Tax. Deepika Subramanian’s appeal upheld against PCIT’s decision.

Revisionary proceedings u/s 263 justified if no proper inquiry by AO

August 25, 2023 606 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that invocation of revisionary proceedings u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act justified in absence of proper inquiry by AO which renders the assessment order erroneous as well as prejudicial to the interest of revenue.

Cash Credit Addition Deletion by CIT(A) without Verification is Unjustified

August 25, 2023 813 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition of cash credits in various bank accounts deleted by CIT(A) without verifying the persons/firm/Companies from whom the alleged amount has been credited is bad-in-law. Accordingly, matter resorted to the file of AO.

Revisionary proceedings u/s 263 justified as AO passed order without necessary enquiry

August 25, 2023 714 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that PCIT duly invoked provisions of section 263 of the Income Tax Act as assessment order was passed by AO without carrying out necessary enquiry/verification.

PCIT cannot direct AO to initiate penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c)

August 24, 2023 4692 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that law doesn’t permit delegation of authority by PCIT to Assessing Officer (AO) for the purpose of imposition of penalty. Accordingly, direction issued by PCIT to AO to initiate penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act is unlawful.

Levy of penalty u/s 271D without any assessment proceedings is invalid

August 24, 2023 5700 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that the penalty levied u/s 271D of the Income Tax Act without any assessment proceedings in the case of the assessee is not valid and liable to be quashed.

Sale of Land: Not Business Income Without Trade Indicators – ITAT Ahmedabad

August 23, 2023 2529 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that treating transaction of sale of land as business income without any base which indicates that the transaction would be an adventure in the nature of trade. Hence, AO rightly treated sale of land as capital gain.

Section 263 Order Unsustainable: PCIT’s Action on Inflated Stock Statement Lacks Inquiry

August 21, 2023 999 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court dismisses appeal in PCIT Vs Dimple Murarka, ruling excess stocks should represent income from undisclosed sources.

Passing of revisionary order u/s 263 without issuance of notice on subject matter is unjustified

August 20, 2023 762 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat restored the matter back to the file of Pr. CIT as revisionary order under section 263 of the Income Tax Act cannot be passed without issuance of show cause notice on the subject matter. Such revisionary order is against the principal of natural justice.

CIT rightly Invoked Section 263 for Oversight in examining Composite Property Agreement

August 18, 2023 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that AO failed to examine the agreement as composite agreement and hence non-examination of AO with that angle has caused prejudice to the interest of Revenue and hence CIT rightly set aside the assessment order by exercising powers under section 263 of the Income Tax Act.

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