Category: Income Tax

Taxman notices mismatches in interest & dividend income reported in ITRs of FY 2021-22 & 2022-23. Taxpayers advised to submit response, may be followed by notices The Income Tax Department has identified certain mismatches between third party information on interest and dividend income, and the Income Tax Return …

Exemption u/s 11 denied on filing wrong ITR-5 instead of ITR-7 by mistake. A genuine and inadvertent mistake by filing ITR-5 instead of ITR-7 as a trust needs to be considered in its proper prospective – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT while remanding the case held that …

Reopening notice u/s 148A quashed as assessee’s reply was not visible on e-filing portal due to technical glitch In a recent judgment the Hon’ble High Court has quashed the reopening notice issued u/s 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act). as assessee’s reply was not visible …

Assessee while removing defect u/s 139(9) can not revise income originally returned. A corrected return does not have an independent existence and only aids to validate the original return of income filed by the assessee In a recent judgment ITAT has quashed the demand raised by CPC holding …

Letter of an ITO is not an appealable order before Commissioner (Appeals) u/s 246A – ITAT In a recent judgment ITAT has dismissed the appeal of the assessee holding that Letter of an ITO is not an appealable order for the purpose of Section 246A of the Act. …

ITAT allows exemption u/s 11 when audit report in Form 10B was uploaded but could not be approved due to technical glitch In a recent judgment ITAT has allowed the exemption u/s 11 when audit report in Form 10B was uploaded within due date but could not be …

Escapement of income u/s 147 has to be established with concrete information under amended Act– High Court In a recent judgment Hon’ble High Court has made an extensive comparison of the amended provisions of income tax act 1961 with respect to escapement of income and held that under …

Explaining source of cash payment not a valid ground for not invoking disallowance u/s 40A(3) – ITAT In a recent judgment the ITAT has held that explaining source of cash payment not a valid ground for not invoking disallowance u/s 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the …

Prosecution u/s 276C and 278B upheld for not declaring income surrendered during search in return filed in response to notice u/s 153A In a recent judgment the Sessions Court has upheld the prosecution under section 276C and 278B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act)  for not …

Income tax e-filing portal enabled mechanism for remitting old tax demands. Check status The Finance Minister while presenting Union Interim Budget 2024 proposed to withdraw disputed old outstanding income tax demands The year wise quantum of demand to be extinguished is as under: up to FY 2009-10 Up …