Category: Income Tax

Assessee cannot be declined deduction u/s 80IA(4) merely on the ground that the assessee was not a developer but was a contractor only – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Mumbai has held that assessee cannot be declined deduction u/s 80IA(4) merely on the ground that the assessee …

Merely for the reason of no VAT registration of the vendor, the genuineness of payment cannot be doubted – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Hyderabad has allowed expenditure towards cost of improvements to house property observing that merely for the reason of no VAT registration for the …

Re-assessment order upheld despite where no addition was made for reasons on the basis of which the reassessment was initiated. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Guwahati High Court has upheld the re-assessment order where no addition was made in regard to the reasons on the basis of which …

CBDT notifies 10 Year Zero Coupon Bond of Power Finance Corporation Ltd. Clause (48) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act,1961 authorises the Central Government to notify a Zero Coupon Bond. Further Rule 8B of Income Tax Rules lays down Guidelines for notification of zero coupon bond. The …

Section 40A(3) not applicable in respect of expenditure on fuel petrol paid to dealers of Petroleum companies. Directors remuneration also allowed as genuineness was not in question. In a recent judgment, ITAT Cochin has held that section 40A(3) of the Act has no application in respect of cash …

AO directed to allow exemption u/s 54 if assessee was entitled to it where assessee claimed deduction u/s 54F and was not entitled to it. In a recent judgment, ITAT Jaipur directed Assessing Officer to allow alternative claim of exemption u/s 54 of the Act instead of section …

Notice u/s 148 sent to some incorrect e-mail ID held as non-est and bad in law. ITAT quashed re-assessment order. In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi held that notice u/s 148 sent to some incorrect e-mail ID was non-est and bad in law. ITAT quashed re-assessment order. ABCAUS …

How a father support his son either gifting him lump sum cash or at intervals is his prerogative – ITAT deleted addition In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has held that desire of a father how he would support his son either gifting him cash in lump sum …

Penalty u/s 271D can’t be imposed unless AO recorded satisfaction in the assessment order that alleged transaction of acceptance of loan would attract penal consequences. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh has quashed penalty u/s 271D of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) …

Income Tax Department  can not sit over appeal and at the same time taking steps for getting assessment and penalty order being executed by resorting to coercive steps. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court of Telangana quashed the order attaching the bank accounts of the assessee observing …