Daily Archives: March 13, 2025

27 IMPORTANT INCOME TAX LAWS 01.03.2025

By | March 13, 2025

27 IMPORTANT INCOME TAX LAWS 01.03.2025 Section Case Law Title Brief Summary Citation 4 Indus Towers Ltd v. DCIT Reconciliation of income discrepancies can lead to deletion of additions. Click Here 6 Oxford University Press v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, (IT) Reopening of assessment is not justified based on information disclosed during a later assessment… Read More »

Income Tax Case Laws in February 2025

By | March 13, 2025

Income Tax Case Laws in February 2025 11 IMPORTANT INCOME TAX LAWS 27.02.2025 8 IMPORTANT INCOME TAX LAWS 26.02.2025 15 Important INCOME TAX  Law 25.02.2025 19 IMPORTANT INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 24.02.2025 11 Important Income Tax case Law 22.02.2025 14 IMPORTANT INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 21.02.2025 12 IMPORTANT INCOME TAX CASE LAW 20.02.2025 11 IMPORTANT… Read More »

Penalty under section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed without a clear show-cause notice.

By | March 13, 2025

Penalty under section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed without a clear show-cause notice. Penalty Order Quashed; Ambiguous Show Cause Notice Violates Due Process Issue: Whether a penalty order under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, is valid when the Assessing Officer (AO) initiated penalty proceedings for “concealment of income” but levied a penalty for “furnishing… Read More »

ITAT Order Quashed; Ex-Parte Assessment and Appeal Dismissal Violate Natural Justice

By | March 13, 2025

 ITAT Order Quashed; Ex-Parte Assessment and Appeal Dismissal Violate Natural Justice Issue: Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) erred in dismissing an assessee’s appeal without considering additional submissions and without addressing the infirmity of an ex-parte assessment order passed by the Assessing Officer (AO). Facts: The assessee, a 64-year-old retired serviceman, filed his Income… Read More »

Incorrect TDS deduction u/s 194C intstead of 194J  can lead to interest liability under section 201(1A).

By | March 13, 2025

Incorrect TDS deduction u/s 194C intstead of 194J  can lead to interest liability under section 201(1A). Section 194C/194J TDS Error; Interest Liability Upheld; Interest Calculation Remanded Issue: Whether an assessee who deducted TDS under Section 194C  instead of  Section 194J is liable to pay interest under Section 201(1A) for the delayed payment of the correct… Read More »

Reopening of assessment is not justified if the assessee was not informed about non-existent bogus entity in SCN

By | March 13, 2025

Reopening of assessment is not justified if the assessee was not informed about non-existent bogus entity in SCN Reassessment Notice Quashed; Violation of Natural Justice; Non-Disclosure of Incriminating Material Issue: Whether an order under Section 148A(d) and a notice under Section 148 are valid when the Assessing Officer (AO) concluded that a contractor was a… Read More »

A minor error in issuing a notice under section 148 does not invalidate it.

By | March 13, 2025

A minor error in issuing a notice under section 148 does not invalidate it. Section 148 Notice with Incorrect Information Rectified; Rejection Order Quashed Issue: Whether a notice issued under Section 148 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, is invalid when it contains information pertaining to another assessee, and whether the rejection of objections without considering… Read More »

Reassessment Notice to Non-Existent Entity Quashed; Amalgamation Information Ignored

By | March 13, 2025

Reassessment Notice to Non-Existent Entity Quashed; Amalgamation Information Ignored Issue: Whether a notice issued under Section 148 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, to a company that had already been amalgamated with another company is valid. Facts: The Assessing Officer (AO) issued a notice under Section 148 dated March 30, 2021, for Assessment Year 2013-14 against… Read More »

Minor delay in filing Form 10B can be condoned.

By | March 13, 2025

Minor delay in filing Form 10B can be condoned. Condonation of Delay Granted; Pragmatic Approach Required in Time Extensions Issue: Whether the rejection of an assessee-trust’s application for condonation of delay in uploading an audit report is justified when the delay was only 1 hour, 19 minutes, and 16 seconds beyond the midnight deadline. Facts:… Read More »