Month: January 2026

Section 143(1) Intimation is only an intimation and it cannot be treated as an order for the purpose of Section 264 of Income Tax Act. In a recent judgment Hon’ble Kerala High Court has held that Section 143(1) Intimation is only an intimation and it cannot be treated …

Order u/s 127 quashed as PCIT having jurisdiction over non corporate assesee could not have transferred case of a corporate assessee to another AO In a recent judgment ITAT has quashed assessment as PCIT having jurisdiction over non corporate assesee could not have assumes jurisdiction to transfer a …

DGFT issues modalities for eligibility, receipt and processing of applications for issuance of authorizations for export of wheat flour and related products under HS Code 1101 Directorate General of Foreign Trade has issued Public Notice No. 44 /2025-26 Dated: 16th January 2026 notifying the following modalities for eligibility, receipt …

No obligation to deduct tax at source u/s 195 on the commission paid to non-resident foreign commission agent not liable to pay tax in India – ITAT In a recent case, ITAT Agra has held that there was no obligation for the assessee to deduct tax at source …

Deduction u/s 80P denied as assessee did not file return u/s 139(1) but beyond the due date only in response to notice u/s 148 In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Karnataka High Court has upheld denial of deduction under section 80P as by no stretch of imagination a return …

High Court denied pre-arrest bail to accused of fake ITC utilisation on possibility of misusing the concession of pre arrest bail In a recent judgment, High Court of Punjab & Haryana denied pre-arrest bail to accused of fake ITC utilisation observing that there was possibility of petitioner’s misusing …

Return could not be said to be non est for non e-verification when AO had been taken due cognizance of the returned income in the Assessment order. In a recent judgment, Allahabad High Court has held that return could not be held to be non est for non …

Section 43CB read with ICDS-III is applicable to contractors and not real estate developers – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chennai has held that provisions of Section 43CB read with ICDS-III were applicable to contractors and not real estate developers and therefore the assessee being a developer …

Expenses incurred on ESOP are allowable as revenue expenditure u/s 37(1) of Income Tax Act – ITAT Delhi In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has held that expenses of ESOP is considered as allowable u/s 37(1) of the Act and mere admission of SLP before Supreme Court would …

Compliance history of supplier could not be used to invalidate the genuine business transactions of the buyer especially when the same was supported by documentary evidences – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh has held that compliance history of the supplier could not be used to invalidate …