Tag Archives: Income tax Officer

Reassessment additions are legally unsustainable if the original issue triggering the reopening is entirely dropped. Issue Whether the Assessing Officer can legally disallow a Section 54 capital gains deduction and make a new addition in a reassessment order if no addition is ultimately made on the primary issue for which the Section 147 reopening was… Read More »

Rebate Under Section 87A Cannot Be Denied on Section 112 Capital Gains for Assessment Year 2024-25 Issue Whether a resident individual opting for the new tax regime under Section 115BAC is eligible to claim a tax rebate under Section 87A against long-term capital gains taxable under Section 112, provided their total income does not exceed… Read More »

Interest Income From Mandatory Bank Deposits Is Business Income Eligible For Section 80P Deduction Issue Whether interest income earned by a co-operative society from statutory and compulsory deposits placed with co-operative or scheduled banks in compliance with State co-operative laws is assessable as business income eligible for deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i), or as income from… Read More »

Delay of 252 days condoned by ITAT; CIT(A) order dismissing JDA capital gains claim in limine set aside for failure to evaluate delay condonation. Issue Whether the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) should condone a 252-day delay in filing an appeal by a deceased assessee’s legal heir, and whether the CIT(A) was justified in dismissing… Read More »