Tag: income tax jurisdiction

ITAT condemns irresponsible attitude and callous approach of the income-tax authorities making assessee shuttle between the CPC and jurisdictional AO In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad has expressed strong displeasure over the irresponsible attitude and callous approach of the income-tax authorities making assessee shuttle between the CPC and …

Order u/s 127 quashed as PCIT having jurisdiction over non corporate assesee could not have transferred case of a corporate assessee to another AO In a recent judgment ITAT has quashed assessment as PCIT having jurisdiction over non corporate assesee could not have assumes jurisdiction to transfer a …

Jurisdiction of ITAT is determined not by the place of business or residence of assessee but by the location of the AO – ITAT In a recent judgment, Agra ITAT has dismissed the appeal of the assessee observing that the ordinary jurisdiction of the Bench will be determined …

CBDT assigns jurisdiction of CIT(Appeals) in pursuance of assessments completed in pursuance to search u/s 132, requisition u/s 132A or survey u/s 133A or against penalty orders Ministry of FinanceDepartment of RevenueCentral Board of Direct Taxes Notification No. 170/2025 New Delhi, the 15th December, 2025 INCOME-TAX S.O. 5799(E).—In …

Notice u/s 143(2) issued by ITO who lacked jurisdiction held valid as in substance it was in conformity with the intent & purpose of Income Tax Act 1961. In a recent judgment, Guwahati High Court has held that in absence of ITAT finding that notice u/s 143(2) issued …

Assessment quashed as the return of income was filed by the assessee was above Rs.10 lacs, for which, the jurisdiction vested only with the DCIT/ACIT and not with ITO. In a recent judgment, ITAT Raipur quashed assessment as the return of income was filed by the assessee above …

Change of address in PAN Card not result change in Jurisdictional Assessing Officer automatically – High Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Patna High Court has held that change of address in PAN data base only facilitates service of notice in the changed address and it does not …

ITAT is required to follow the Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court instead of orders of Co-ordinate Bench – ITAT In a recent judgment, the ITAT Kolkata has held that Tribunal being subordinate to Hon’ble High Court is required to follow the judgment of the Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court instead …

Residence address of assessee mentioned in PAN registration details is vital and decisive to determine territorial jurisdiction of High Court In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held that in faceless assessment, to decide territorial jurisdiction of a High Court, residence address of assessee mentioned …

CBDT revises jurisdiction of Chief Commissioner of Income-tax New Delhi and Mumbai MINISTRY OF FINANCE(Department of Revenue)(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) Notification No. 71 of 2022 New Delhi, the 28th June, 2022 (INCOME TAX) S.O. 2926(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 120 …