Notice Under Section 148 Issued After Limitation Expiry Is Valid If Delay Occurred Due To Assessee Adjournment Requests Issue Whether a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 after the normal limitation date is time-barred, or if the time consumed by granting extensions requested by the assessee during pre-notice proceedings can be excluded under the fifth… Read More »
Order and Notice Under Section 148A Passed Ignoring Recorded Adjournment Request Are Legally Void Order and Notice Under Section 148A Passed Ignoring Recorded Adjournment Request Are Legally Void Issue Whether an order passed under Section 148A(d) and a consequential notice issued under Section 148 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, are legally sustainable when the Assessing… Read More »
Section 80-IB(10) Housing Deduction Cannot Be Restricted By Arbitrary and Erroneous Land Cost Substitution Section 80-IB(10) Housing Deduction Cannot Be Restricted By Arbitrary and Erroneous Land Cost Substitution Issue Whether the Commissioner (Appeals) was legally justified in rejecting a rectification application under Section 154 when the original order restricted a housing project’s deduction under Section… Read More »
Reopening Assessment Based Solely on Illegible Third-Party Loose Papers Lacking Nexus is Wholly Unsustainable Issue Whether the revenue is legally justified in reopening an assessment under Section 147 and issuing a notice under Section 148 based entirely on an illegible loose paper seized from an unrelated third party, where the satisfaction note fails to establish… Read More »
Unsecured Loan Additions Deleted upon Proving Source and Transfer Pricing Issues Remanded for Fresh Verification Unsecured Loan Additions Deleted upon Proving Source and Transfer Pricing Issues Remanded for Fresh Verification Issue Whether an addition under Section 68 can be sustained when the assessee provides comprehensive proof of the lender’s identity, creditworthiness, and source of funds.… Read More »
Subsequent Capital Gains Utilized for Improving an Existing Exempt Residential Property Qualify under Section 54F Issue Whether an assessee is entitled to claim an exemption under Section 54F of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for long-term capital gains utilized toward the further construction and structural improvement of an existing residential property, when the initial purchase of… Read More »
Mandatory Contractual Site Restoration Provisions Are Fully Deductible and Cannot Be Added Back to Book Profits Issue Whether a provision for site restoration expenses made pursuant to a mandatory contract with the Government of India is allowable as a business deduction under Section 37(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Whether such a provision constitutes an… Read More »
Contractual Site Restoration Provisions Are Fully Deductible and Reassessment Lacking Recorded Reasons Is Invalid Issue Whether a provision made for site restoration expenses by a non-resident petroleum company under a Production Sharing Contract is an allowed business deduction under Section 37(1) and an ascertained liability for Section 115JA book profit computation. Whether a reassessment undertaken… Read More »
Interest Paid on Funds Borrowed for Commercial Expediency to Acquire Controlling Interest is Fully Deductible Issue Whether the interest paid on capital borrowed by an assessee to acquire shares in a company through a group concern is deductible under Section 36(1)(iii) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, when evaluated under the touchstone of commercial expediency. Facts… Read More »
Benefit of Subsequent Section 12AA Registration Applies Retrospectively to Pending Prior Year Assessments Issue Whether the benefit of a Section 12AA registration granted in a subsequent year can be applied retrospectively to open/pending assessment proceedings for an earlier assessment year under the proviso to Section 12A(2). Whether cash donations received for religious activities and deposited… Read More »