Category: Income Tax

Agricultural land cannot be taken out of the purview of section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) which uses the term “immovable property”.  In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad has held that agricultural land cannot be taken out of the purview of section 56(2)(x) of …

High Court declined to interfere with acquitting the assessee from prosecution u/s 278AA launched by Income Tax Department for non deposit of TDS within due dates.  In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Delhi High Court declined to interfere with Trial Court judgment acquitting the assessee from prosecution under section …

Limitation to issue notice 148 to legal representative do not apply from the first notice issued to deceased father  – Allahabad High Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held that limitation to issue notice 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to the legal …

Unless it is shown that money withdrawn from bank was utilized for some other purpose, no addition can be made merely because there was a time gap between a withdrawal and re-deposit of money In a recent judgment, the ITAT Allahabad has held that unless the Revenue can …

CBDT extends the due date of filing of ITRs for AY 2025-26 from 31.07.2025 to 15.09.2025 CBDT extends the due date of filing of ITRs for AY 2025-26 to 15.09.2025 for the class of assessees for which the due date for filing return of income was 31st July …

Onus lies on assessee to prove amount received from clients towards expenses were actually expended for the purpose intended. In a recent judgment, the ITAT Delhi has upheld that for amount received from clients towards expenses reimbursement, onus lies on assessee to prove that the expenses were wholly …

ITAT deleted addition u/s 68 in the case of Mrs Swapna Roy wife of deceased Subrata Roy of Sahara India for cash deposited in bank account In a recent judgment, the ITAT Delhi in the case of Mrs Swapna Roy wife of deceased Subrata Roy of Sahara India, …

Assessment order set aside as show cause notice was sent to the chartered accountant of the assessee who neither informed regarding notice nor filed any reply.  In a recent judgment, Karnataka High Court set aside the assessment order as the show cause notice was sent to the chartered …

AO using the terms “underreporting” and “misreporting as a consequence of underreporting” loosely, showed he was unaware of the different connotations and their implications.  In a recent judgment, ITAT Agra has deleted penalty under section 270A observing that the AO apparently used the terms “underreporting” and “misreporting as …

ITAT directs AO to examine claim of deferred revenue expenditure not claimed in profit and loss account In a recent judgment, ITAT Indore has directed AO to examine claim for deduction of expenses treated by assessee as “deferred revenue expenses” in books of account as books entries are …