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Proposed Changes to the ITR-U Framework under Finance Bill 2026

Income Tax : Budget 2026 proposes allowing taxpayers to file an updated return even after receiving a reassessment notice under Section 148. Wh...

March 5, 2026 1713 Views 0 comment Print

Section 270A Penalty Quashed Because Incorrect Limb Was Invoked at Initiation

Income Tax : Misreporting under Section 270A(9) applies only to six specific circumstances. Where the assessment order does not clearly establi...

March 2, 2026 846 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty for Under-Reporting to Be Issued With Assessment, Not Separately

Income Tax : The law now proposes a single consolidated assessment-cum-penalty order for under-reporting of income, reducing multiple proceedin...

February 2, 2026 1455 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Detailed overview of penalties under various sections of the Income Tax Act, covering defaults in tax payment, reporting, document...

October 30, 2025 5388 Views 0 comment Print

Precision in Penalty: Why Misreporting Must Be Pinpointed Under Section 270A

Income Tax : Section 270A penalties must specify the exact misreporting clause. Vague notices invalidate penalties and can restore immunity und...

October 25, 2025 4473 Views 3 comments Print


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Budget 2024: Time-limit for filing appeals to Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

Income Tax : Explore amendments to section 253 of Income-tax Act, adjusting time limits for filing appeals to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal...

July 23, 2024 12540 Views 0 comment Print


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Duty Drawback Taxable Only on Receipt – ITAT Deletes Addition & U/s 270A Penalty

Income Tax : The tribunal examined whether duty drawback should be taxed on accrual or actual receipt. It held that as per law, duty drawback i...

April 16, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune: Interest on Bank Deposits Not Covered by Mutuality; Only Proportionate Expenses Allowed

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned on bank deposits is taxable and not covered by the principle of mutuality. The ruling confirms that...

April 13, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty U/s 270A Held Premature – ITAT Bangalore Restores Matter Pending Quantum Outcome

Income Tax : The Tribunal restored the penalty matter as the quantum addition was sent back to the AO. It held that penalty must follow the out...

April 9, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

Debatable Issue, No Penalty – ITAT Deletes U/s 270A Penalty on Land Classification

Income Tax : The issue was penalty for misreporting on sale of land classified as capital asset. The Tribunal held the issue was debatable and ...

April 6, 2026 1407 Views 0 comment Print

Dividend Stripping Disallowance Upheld as Section 94(7) Applies to Entire Dividend

Income Tax : The case examined whether disallowance under section 94(7) should be limited to exempt dividend. The Tribunal held that the provis...

April 4, 2026 366 Views 0 comment Print


Effect of depreciation must be excluded for determining fair and true profit for purpose of TNMM: ITAT Kolkata

March 20, 2024 1068 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that for determining fair and true profit for the purpose of application of Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM), it is appropriate that the effect of depreciation must be excluded.

ITAT Criticizes AO for Hasty 200% Penalty Imposition without application of Mind

March 19, 2024 1047 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Pune’s criticism of the Assessing Officer’s hasty penalty imposition at a 200% rate without proper application of mind in the Adinath Vasantrao Wandhekar case

Physical rendition of service in India required as virtual service PE not considered under India-Singapore DTAA: ITAT Delhi

March 19, 2024 1068 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that there is no provision regarding establishment of virtual service PE under India-Singapore DTAA and hence physical rendition of service in India is required under India-Singapore DTAA as per present service PE.

Form No. 68 Upload Error: ITAT directs AO to reconsider Section 270A immunity

March 19, 2024 2631 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT directs AO to reconsider immunity from penalty u/s 270AA for Prathamesh Vivek Khot vs ITO. Error in Form 68 caused delay. Detailed analysis & implications.

Order passed u/s 144(C)(1) of Income Tax Act to be construed as draft assessment order only: Madras HC

March 19, 2024 1464 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court rules that any order under Sec 144(C)(1) must be a draft assessment; detailed analysis of Ramco Cements Ltd. vs ITO case provided.

Illogical to Treat Sales as Bogus When Purchases & Stock are Deemed Genuine

March 18, 2024 1674 Views 0 comment Print

In Bharat Agro Industries Vs DCIT, New Delhi ITAT questions the logic of treating sales as bogus when purchases are genuine and stock is accepted.

Business restructuring entered by enterprise with associated enterprise qualifies as international transaction

March 16, 2024 801 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that business restructuring entered into by an enterprise with its associated enterprise for eliminating duplicate corporate procedures falls within the ambit of “international transaction” as defined in section 92B of the Income Tax Act.

Exclusion of Comparables Unjustified if Financial Data Can Be Reasonably Extrapolated: ITAT

March 3, 2024 1533 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that comparables cannot be excluded if their financial data can be reasonably extrapolated, in Syngenta Services Private Limited’s case.

TRC issued by authority of Mauritius is sufficient tax residency evidence

February 28, 2024 1446 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Sarva Capital LLC Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) regarding the validity of Tax Residency Certificate (TRC) for determining treaty benefits under the India-Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA).

CIT’s Section 263 Jurisdiction on AO’s Failure to Initiate Penalty justified

February 22, 2024 2763 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that non-initiation of penalty proceedings under section 270A by the AO, in light of the addition made under the head ‘income from house property’, rendered the assessment order erroneous and prejudicial to the Revenue’s interest.

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