Category: Income Tax

Penalty order quashed as show cause notice and opportunity of personal hearing was wrapped up in 48 hours In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court of Himanchal Pradesh quashed penalty order as the show cause notice and opportunity of personal hearing was wrapped up in 48 hours. ABCAUS …

Department can’t suo motu issue a new PAN when assesseee have a valid PAN under which returns are filed. In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Patna High Court quashed re-assessment order as notices and the assessment order showed a new PAN number suo motu issued by the department …

Sundry creditors are not loans or advances where creditworthiness to give advances is essential point for examination – ITAT In a recent judgment, the ITAT Lucknow has held that sundry creditors do not represent loans or advances taken by the assessee where creditworthiness to extending the advances are …

ITAT is required to examine correctness of the findings recorded by appellate authority and record conclusion why such findings are not acceptable In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court has held the ITAT over-turning the order passed by the appellate authority was required to examine the …

Approved Resolution Plan is binding on Income Tax Department. Demands raised subsequently are invalid – Supreme Court In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that the approved Resolution Plan is binding on the Income Tax Department and any subsequent demand raised are invalid. ABCAUS Case …

Statements recorded u/s 131(1A) instead of section 133A(iii) by survey team were invalid hence no addition can be made merely on the basis of invalid statements – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chennai has held that statements recorded u/s 131(1A) instead of section 133A(iii) by the survey …

ITAT was not justified in declining admission of additional evidence without recording finding those documents were not necessary for deciding the case. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Chhattisgarh High Court held that ITAT was not justified in declining the application for admission of additional evidence as it did …

ITAT quashed additions based on entries found in small diary found during search without any corroborative evidence. In a recent judgment, the ITAT Delhi quashed addition based on entries found in small diary found in the course of search without making any independent enquiry or any corroborative evidence. …

CBDT issues FAQs relating to Revised Guidelines for Compounding of Offences under Income-Tax Act, 1961  CBDT has issued Circular on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) relating to Revised Guidelines for Compounding of Offences under Income-Tax Act, 1961 The revised Guidelines for Compounding of Offences under the Income-Tax Act, 1961 …

Reopening proceedings upheld though the notice u/s 148 wrongly stated that no return was filed as reopening was not based on non-filing of ITR In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Bombay High Court upheld the initiation of reopening proceedings u/s 147 where though the notice u/s 148A(d) wrongly stated …