Category: Income Tax

Onus is on assessee to prove and substantiate that he is in retail business, and eligible to claim presumptive of taxation u/s 44AD – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Agra has held that onus is on the assessee to prove and substantiate that the assessee is in …

Agriculture income cannot be worked out on the basis of sale bills, purchases of pesticides etc., but on the basis of landholding, crops grown and expected yield – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh has held that the agriculture income cannot be worked out on the basis …

CBDT amends Rule 12CA/12CC regarding due dates of statement to be filed u/s 115UA / 115TCA for payments of income distributed by Business Trust/ Securitisation Trust. CBDT has issued Notification 17/2025 dated 24.02.2025 notifying the Income-tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2025. The following amendments have been made in the …

Addition u/s 69A deleted as there was no difference in the quantity of jewellery found during search and jewellery declared in the wealth tax return. In a recent judgment, ITAT Hyderabad deleted addition u/s 69A as Assessing Officer (AO) made addition only on the basis of value of …

It is incumbent upon AO to give full credit of TDS as per Form 26AS though full TDS could not be filled in the return of income – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Lucknow has upheld the direction of the CIT(A) to AO to give full credit …

Penalty u/s 271DA deleted for receiving cash above Rs. 2 lakhs from farmers against sale of tractors.  In a recent judgment, the ITAT Delhi has deleted penalty u/s 271DA holding that the assessee had bona fide reasons to receive cash over and above Rs. 2 lakhs from the …

Penalty u/s 271E deleted for repayment in cash unsecured loan taken from founder director to meet expenses when bona-fide of transaction was not disputed. In a recent judgment, the ITAT Rajkot has deleted penalty u/s 271E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) because due to bank …

CBDT issues Circular on deduction of Tax TDS on Salaries u/s 192 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 during FY 2024-25  CBDT has issued Circular No. 03/2025 dated 20th February 2025 specifying guidelines for TDS on Salaries for the Financial Year 2024-25. CBDT Circular – TDS on Salaries …

CBDT extends due date of filing of audit report in Form No. 56 u/s 10AA(8) by SEZ Units for Assessment Year 2024-25 to 31.03.2025 F. No. 300173/1112025-ITA-IGovernment of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of RevenueCentral Board of Direct Taxes(ITA-I Division) Circular No. 2/2025 Dated the 13th February, 2025 Sub: Extension …

Penalty u/s 272A(1)(d) deleted. Though law is equal to all, its implementation should not be in a way to take undue advantage of the inability of the assessee – ITAT  In a recent judgment, the ITAT Mumbai has deleted penalty u/s 272A(1)(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 …