Category: ITAT

Pursuing remedy through rectification application u/s 154 within time, is a reasonable cause for condonation of delay in filing of appeal before CIT(A). In a recent judgment, ITAT Lucknow has accepted the plea that pursuing remedy through application u/s 154 of Income Tax Act within time, should be …

ITAT allows depreciation on highway project awarded on DBOT basis In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi allows depreciation on highway DBOT project rejecting the argument that assessee was not the owner of the road constructed by it and ownership of the asset is sine qua non for claiming …

Date of dispatch of notice as per ITBA portal and date of communication by email may not necessarily be the same – ITAT quashed notice 148A In a recent judgment, ITAT Hyderabad quashed notice under section 148A as invalid holding that date of dispatch of notice as per …

Date of digital signature and issuance determines the date of a notice u/s148 of the Income Tax Act – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chennai has held that date of digital signature and issuance determines the date of a notice u/s148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 …

Refusing to condone delay can result in a meritorious matter thrown out at very threshold against case being decided on merits after hearing the parties  In a recent judgment, ITAT Mumbai has condoned the delay in filing appeal observing that Hon’ble Supreme Court had held that refusing to …

When prior period expenses are not admissible as deduction, following the same principle the prior period income also cannot be considered as income In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad accepted the contention that if the prior period expenses are not admissible as deduction, following the same principle the …

Addition can not be made relying on the valuation report of property when the stamp duty valuation is also available on record – ITAT  In a recent judgment, ITAT Agra has held that addition can not be made for inadequate sale consideration of property sold merely relying on …

Wrong claim of deduction u/s 54F/54B was not a case of concealment of particulars of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars In a recent judgment, ITAT Pune has held that making a wrong claim of deduction u/s. 54F/54B was not a case of concealment of particulars of income or …

When foundation of reopening does not survive, no addition can be made in respect of other issues – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has held that when the very foundation of reopening does not survive, no addition can be made in respect of other issues based …

It is well settled that if any receipt cannot be subjected to tax being exempt under law, negligence of any tax payer would not make it taxable. In a recent judgment, ITAT Varanasi has held that it is well settled that if any receipt cannot be subjected to …