Taxes in India

Observing that the scheme shown by the Central Government does not envisage exclusion of provision of section 148A since the process shown within the mentioned provisions is inextricably associated with Section 148, the Bombay High Court has quashed the whole exercise that the jurisdiction AO has performed under section 148A outside the faceless procedure. Section […]

The addition on the interest income received out of the fixed deposits has been deleted by the Mumbai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The bench of Kavitha Rajagopal (Judicial Member) and B R Baskaran (Accountant Member) has marked that Assessing Officer (AO) is unable to corroborate the fact that the FD made by […]

The Finance Bill 2024 includes changes to Section 148A of the Income-Tax (I-T) Act, which relates to the time limits for issuing notices to reopen assessments. Currently, the Income-Tax Department can reopen assessments under Section 148A for up to 10 years (equivalent to 11 financial years) if the income exceeds Rs 50 lakh. In contrast, […]

The Cuttack bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in a case has remanded the petition via the taxpayer against the commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) order after condoning a 69-day delay. It was remarked by the tribunal that the non-compliance and the absence of documentation in the order of the CIT (Appeals) furnished […]

The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that the AO failed to specify whether the penalty was for concealment or inaccurate particulars in the notice issued under Section 274 and Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act. The bench of Suchitra Kamble (Judicial Member) and Makarand V. Mahadeokar (Accountant Member) has […]

The deduction under Section 54F of the Income Tax Act on the construction of the new dwelling/residential unit has been permitted by the Chennai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The bench of Aby T. Varkey (Judicial Member) and Amitabh Shukla (Accountant Member) has marked that the taxpayer had released the burden to prove […]

For the FY 2024-25, the gross direct tax collections of the Indian government witnessed a rise of 24% YoY to Rs 8.13 lakh crore, as per the information of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). This straight rise arrives in comparison to Rs 6.55 lakh crore collected during the same period in the previous […]