Category: Income Tax

Plea of negligence of tax consultant rejected as no complaint made against him and also tax consultant not impleaded as a party in Writ petition. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Kerala High Court rejected the plea of negligence on the part of the tax consultant in the absence …

Vintage car held non personal effect of the assessee and sale thereof held liable to capital gain tax – High Court In a recent judgment, Bombay High Court has held that vintage car owned by the appellant assessee was not his personal effect and thus the gain arising …

ITAT deleted penalty u/s 271AAB as show cause notice did not specify limb of penalty applicable to the assessee. In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh has deleted penalty under section 271AAB as the show cause notice issued did not specify applicable limb of penalty. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:4703 …

CBDT amends threshold of salaries and gross total income in respect of certain perquisites CBDT has notified Income tax (Twenty Second Amendment) Rules, 2025 vide Notification No. 133/2025 dated 18.08.2025 amending the rules relating to taxability of certain perquisites in the hands of employees. As per section 17(2)(iii) …

Once it is established that assessee has not maintained the books of account, same can not be audited – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Jaipur quashed the levy of penalty u/s 271B for failure to get accounts audited u/s 44AB holding that once it is established that …

When assessee had already repaid unsecured loans along with the interest no addition can be made under Section 68 treating them accommodation entries. In a recent judgment, ITAT Jaipur held that where assessee had already repaid unsecured loans along with the interest no addition can be made under …

Addition 69A deleted for cash deposit in bank during demonetisation period as the AO did not follow source specific general verification guidelines of CBDT. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court of Chhattisgarh has deleted addition 69A for unexplained cash deposit in bank during demonetisation period as the …

Income Tax Officer is “victim” and have right to appeal under CrPC/BNS against acquittal of accused of default in deposit of TDS u/s 276B rws 278B of Income Tax Act. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court held that Income Tax Officer (ITO) is “victim” …

Addition made by CPC as per Clause 16(b) of Tax Audit Report deleted as it was not stated in the report that it was income of the assessee In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has deleted addition made by CPC on the basis of disclosure in Clause 16(b) …

There is no bar to a taxpayer for making a claim by a letter without filing a revised return in a case u/s 143(3) of the Act – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Rajkot has held that there is no bar to a taxpayer for making a …