Category: Income Tax

Addition of unexplained investment upheld when assessee was not in the category of the persons permitted to accept the demonetised currency.  In a recent judgment Hon’ble Supreme Court dismissed the Petition challenging addition as unexplained investment towards deposit of demonetised currency in bank as after demonetisation, the assessee …

Some inadequacy in inquiry cannot be a ground for invocation of revisionary powers under section 263 of the Act.   In a recent judgment ITAT Delhi has held that some inadequacy in the manner of inquiry cannot necessarily be a ground for invocation of revisionary powers under section …

Income Tax Department invites applications for empanelment of Special Public Prosecutors Applications are invited for empanelment of Special Public Prosecutors for representing the Income Tax Department in the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (Economic Offences), Ernakulam. The terms and conditions for engagement and eligibility are as per instructions …

Bank certificate stating that fixed deposits did not pertain to the assessee, despite PAN of assessee used, the onus casted upon the assessee stood discharged – ITAT In a recent judgment ITAT Mumbai deleted addition u/s 69A observing that once the bank issued a certificate stating that the …

Entire TDS credit allowed to the joint owner of the property in whose account entire sale consideration was received  In a recent judgment ITAT Bangalore allowed the entire TDS credit to the joint owner of the property in whose account entire sale consideration was received as the co-owners …

Even when the trust is not registered u/s 12A, taxes can be levied on the net income and taxing of the entire receipts without any deduction towards expenditure is wrong and illegal – ITAT In a recent judgment ITAT Chandigarh has held that even when the Trust is …

Merely stating head of income from which unexplained investment was generated without stating the actual source does not amount to an explanation within the meaning of section 69.  In a recent judgment ITAT Allahabad has held that merely stating the head of income from which the unexplained investment …

CBDT issues awareness material on making a rightful claim of refunds in Income Tax Returns It has been seen in past that salaried persons in particular, filed their Income Income Tax Returns (ITRs) claiming large amount of refund towards tax deducted at source. On scrutiny it transpired that …

No infirmity in reopening on the reasoning that no return was filed by the assessee when assessee was using two different PANs, one for bank operation and other for filing ITR – ITAT  In a recent judgment ITAT Allahabad has held that there was no infirmity in the …

Jurisdiction assumed u/s 148 on borrowed satisfaction without any live link between information and material on record – Supreme Court declined to entertain Department  In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court declined to interfere with High Court order quashing notice under section 148 when Assessing Officer assumed jurisdiction …