TRANSFER PRICING: GUARANTEE COMMISSION & INTEREST ON LOANS

By | December 19, 2025

TRANSFER PRICING: GUARANTEE COMMISSION & INTEREST ON LOANS A. Corporate Guarantee Fee: 0.25% Accepted over Bank Rate ISSUE: Whether the TPO was justified in benchmarking the corporate guarantee fee at 2.02% (based on bank guarantee rates), rejecting the assessee’s internal rate of 0.25%. DECISION: Bank Rate Inappropriate: A corporate guarantee provided to a subsidiary is… Read More »

FAQs related to Section 80G – NUDGE CAMPAIGN

By | December 19, 2025

FAQs related to Section 80G – NUDGE CAMPAIGN 1. What is Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961? Section 80G provides for a deduction in computing the total income of an assessee in respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. A broad structure of this section is given below :- FAQs_80G_Section_mentioned

IMPORTANT INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 18.11.2025

By | December 19, 2025

IMPORTANT INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 18.11.2025 Relevant Act Section Case Law Title Brief Summary Citation Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 2(47) (Transfer) DCIT v. Mathikere Ramaiah Seetharam Entering into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) where the owner receives a revenue share does not convert the asset into stock-in-trade. No transfer of property occurs under   2(47)(v) or  (vi)… Read More »

DENIAL OF CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESS ‘H’ VIOLATES NATURAL JUSTICE; 153C ASSESSMENT SET ASIDE

By | December 19, 2025

DENIAL OF CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESS ‘H’ VIOLATES NATURAL JUSTICE; 153C ASSESSMENT SET ASIDE ISSUE Whether the denial of the assessee’s request to cross-examine a third party (‘H’), whose statement (recorded under Section 132(4)) and seized material were used as the basis for assessments under Section 153C read with Section 153A, amounts to a violation of… Read More »

SECTION 148 NOTICE AFTER 3 YEARS INVALID WITHOUT SANCTION FROM PRINCIPAL CHIEF COMMISSIONER

By | December 19, 2025

SECTION 148 NOTICE AFTER 3 YEARS INVALID WITHOUT SANCTION FROM PRINCIPAL CHIEF COMMISSIONER   ISSUEWhether a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 after the expiry of three years from the end of the relevant assessment year is valid if the sanction under Section 151 was obtained from the Principal Commissioner (PCIT) instead of the Principal… Read More »

SECTION 68 ADDITION: ADMISSION OF NOTICES PRECLUDES “NATURAL JUSTICE” DEFENSE

By | December 19, 2025

SECTION 68 ADDITION: ADMISSION OF NOTICES PRECLUDES “NATURAL JUSTICE” DEFENSE   ISSUE Whether an assessment order treating land advances as unexplained cash credit under Section 68 can be challenged on the ground of violation of principles of natural justice, when the assessee admittedly received multiple show-cause notices but failed to furnish complete details (PAN, creditworthiness)… Read More »

SECTION 54F DEDUCTION CLAIM REMANDED: JOINT OWNERSHIP WITH SPOUSE & STAMP DUTY VALUE DISCREPANCY

By | December 19, 2025

SECTION 54F DEDUCTION CLAIM REMANDED: JOINT OWNERSHIP WITH SPOUSE & STAMP DUTY VALUE DISCREPANCY   ISSUE Whether the Assessing Officer was justified in disallowing the deduction under Section 54F (Capital Gains exemption) by making an addition based on the difference between the ready reckoner value and stamp duty paid for the new asset, and ignoring… Read More »

SECTION 263 REVISION: PCIT CAN REVISE REASSESSMENT ORDERS INDEPENDENTLY

By | December 19, 2025

SECTION 263 REVISION: PCIT CAN REVISE REASSESSMENT ORDERS INDEPENDENTLY   ISSUE Whether the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT) has the jurisdiction under Section 263 to revise a reassessment order passed under Section 147, treating it as a separate and distinct order from the original assessment order, especially regarding issues not touched upon in the… Read More »

SECTION 80-IB(9): EACH OIL WELL TREATED AS A SEPARATE UNDERTAKING

By | December 19, 2025

SECTION 80-IB(9): EACH OIL WELL TREATED AS A SEPARATE UNDERTAKING   ISSUE Whether each oil well operated by an assessee engaged in oil exploration under a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) constitutes a separate “undertaking” eligible for deduction under Section 80-IB(9), or if all wells under a single contract must be aggregated as one undertaking. FACTS… Read More »