Tag: deceased assessee

There is no statutory obligation upon legal heirs to intimate death of assessee to the Income Tax Department In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court Karnataka held that there is no statutory obligation upon legal heirs to intimate death of assessee to the Income Tax Department. ABCAUS Case …

Cash deposit in bank account cannot be shifted from a live person to a deceased assessee just because he was joint holder – ITAT In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble ITAT has quashed asssessment order on a deceased person holding that cash deposit in the bank account cannot …

Income tax demand will be enforced qua the assets, if any, left behind by the deceased assessee – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT has held that income tax demand will be enforced qua the assets, if any, left behind by the deceased assessee as section 159(2) contemplates …

Order passed on deceased person name without bringing legal heirs on record null and void. This was held by ITAT in a recent judgment. ABCAUS Case Law Citation: 947 2016 (06) ITAT Assessment Year: 2008-09 Date of Judgment: June 2016 Brief Facts of the Case: During the course …