Assessment Orders Passed Ex Parte Against a Deceased Assessee Warrant Remand to AO for Fresh Adjudication Issue Whether ex parte assessment and appellate orders passed due to non-representation by a deceased assessee should be set aside and remanded to the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication to uphold the principles of natural justice. Facts Ex Parte… Read More »
Sole Executor Administering Deceased Estate Must Be Assessed as an Individual at Normal Slab Rates Issue Whether the income of a deceased person’s estate administered by a sole executor should be assessed in the hands of the executor as an individual at normal slab rates under Section 168, rather than as an Artificial Juridical Person… Read More »
Invocation of Section 153A Beyond Six Years Is Void Without Identifiable Asset Under Explanation 2 Invocation of Section 153A Beyond Six Years Is Void Without Identifiable Asset Under Explanation 2 Issue Whether the assumption of jurisdiction under Section 153A beyond the ordinary six-year block is legally sustainable when the seized material fails to establish that… Read More »
Orders Issued Electronically Without Initial DIN Are Valid If Subsequently Communicated With Correct DIN Issue Whether DRP directions and revisional orders under Section 263 initially communicated electronically without a Document Identification Number (DIN)—or containing a minor typographical error in the manually written DIN—are invalid under CBDT Circular No. 19/2019, when DINs were later generated and… Read More »
Filing Objections Only With Assessing Officer Invalidates DRP Claims and Mandates Statutory Appeal Under Section 246A Issue Whether the failure to file draft assessment order objections simultaneously with both the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) and the Assessing Officer under Section 144C(2)(b) permits the Assessing Officer to finalize assessment under Section 144C(3), and whether a writ… Read More »
Inadvertent Filing of Form 10-IF Under Section 115BAD Allows Recomputation of Taxable Income Under Old Regime Inadvertent Filing of Form 10-IF Under Section 115BAD Allows Recomputation of Taxable Income Under Old Regime Issue Whether a co-operative society that mistakenly exercised the option under Section 115BAD by filing Form 10-IF is entitled to have its taxable… Read More »
Reassessment Under Section 147 Based on Search Material Is Void as Section 153C Provisions Apply Exclusively Reassessment Under Section 147 Based on Search Material Is Void as Section 153C Provisions Apply Exclusively Issue Whether the Assessing Officer has jurisdiction to initiate reassessment proceedings under Section 147/148 based on material seized during a Section 132 search… Read More »
LTCG Exemption and Commission Additions for Penny Stocks Cannot Stand Without Direct Evidence Against Assessee Issue Whether the Assessing Officer is justified in treating long-term capital gains (LTCG) from share sales as unexplained cash credit under Section 68 and adding 3% estimated commission under Section 69C based solely on generic Investigation Wing reports regarding penny… Read More »
No Additions Can Be Made Under Section 153A in Unabated Search Assessments Without Incriminating Material Issue Whether the Assessing Officer is legally justified in making an addition under Section 68 in a search assessment completed under Section 153A for an unabated/completed assessment year, in the absence of any incriminating material seized during the Section 132… Read More »
Cash Deposits by Bank Mitra and Accounted Rent Are Non-Taxable; Penalty Applies Once Per Default Category Issue Whether cash deposits in the bank account of a “Bank Mitra” representing customer transactions can be added as unexplained money under Section 69A, whether an ad hoc addition for rental income already accounted for is sustainable, and whether… Read More »