Income Tax : Tribunal held that an assessment is void when the competent officer does not issue the mandatory notice. Jurisdiction cannot arise...
Income Tax : Understand the three core processes of Indian Income Tax: Rectification of mistakes (Sec 154), the four types of Assessment (Summa...
Income Tax : Assessee was entitled to deduction under section 54F in respect of the entire value of all 50 residential flats receivable under t...
Income Tax : The ITAT Kolkata held that the Assessing Officer could not examine issues beyond the limited scrutiny mandate without following CB...
Income Tax : Assessments arising from searches conducted after 01.04.2021 must strictly comply with the reassessment framework under sections 1...
Income Tax : The issue was whether a notice issued before filing of return satisfies Section 143(2) requirements. The Tribunal held such notice...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held the assessment invalid as no mandatory notice under Section 143(2) was issued. The key takeaway is that absence ...
The Tribunal held that substantial bank deposits without filing a return provided adequate basis to reopen under section 147. Notice-service objections failed due to section 292BB, and the quantum issue was remanded for verification. The ruling confirms that prima facie material is sufficient for reassessment.
ITAT upheld reopening of assessment but allowed Section 54 exemption, ruling that construction delay due to YEIDA’s possession issues was beyond assessee’s control and thus eligible for relief.
ITAT Ahmedabad upheld annulment of a ₹1.73 crore assessment, ruling that Section 148 notice was issued in name of a person who had died four years earlier. Tribunal affirmed that proceedings against a deceased person are a fatal jurisdictional defect and void ab initio.
Delhi ITAT declared an entire income tax assessment void ab initio because Assessing Officer, who assumed jurisdiction post-transfer, failed to issue mandatory notice under Section 143(2). This ruling confirms that a fresh jurisdictional notice is compulsory for the new AO to validate the assessment proceedings.
The ITAT held a reassessment under sections 144/147 void due to the absence of a mandatory 143(2) notice. Revenue’s claim that participation cures defects under 292BB was rejected, emphasizing strict compliance with statutory notice requirements.
Understand the three core processes of Indian Income Tax: Rectification of mistakes (Sec 154), the four types of Assessment (Summary, Scrutiny, Best Judgment, and Reassessment), and the Appeal mechanism to CIT(A)/ITAT against adverse orders.
Tax treatment of a foreign exchange fluctuation depended entirely on the nature of the underlying asset or liability. Gains or losses on capital items (like a long-term investment or loan) were not typically recognized for tax purposes until the asset was actually sold or the loan was repaid.
ITAT Chennai quashes assessment because the notice u/s 143(2) was issued by a non-jurisdictional AO after jurisdiction transfer u/s 127 was effective. Jurisdictional error is fatal; entire assessment declared void ab initio.
ITAT Visakhapatnam held that assessment order passed under section 144 of the Income Tax Act without issuance of notice under section 143(2) is not sustainable and liable to be quashed since failure to issue notice u/s. 143(2) cannot be cured u/s. 292BB.
ITAT Delhi held that approval granted under section 151 of the Income Tax Act in mechanical manner without application of mind hence reopening of assessment based on such mechanical order is liable to be quashed.
