Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/reopening-invalid-search-material-triggers-section-153c.html ITO Vs Sagar Construction Company BA Gateway (ITAT Pune) Search-Based Information Triggers Section 153C, Not Reopening u/s 147 — ITAT Pune Dismisses Revenue
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*******Capital Gains Recomputed After Proving Gift-Funded Purchase Cost
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/capital-gains-recomputed-proving-gift-funded-purchase-cost.html Mohsin Himmati Vs ADIT (ITAT Hyderabad) Father’s Bank-Funded Payments Allowed as Cost of Acquisition — ITAT Hyderabad Grants Full LTCG Relief The Hyderabad
*******Reopening After 3 Years Invalid If Escapement Is Below ₹50 Lakh
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/reopening-3-years-invalid-escapement-rs-50-lakh.html Sanjay Champalal Jaiswal Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) Reopening Beyond Three Years Invalid Where Escapement Is Below ₹50 Lakh — ITAT Pune Quashes Reassessment
*******Reassessment Quashed for Issuance of Notice Outside Faceless Regime
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/reassessment-quashed-issuance-notice-faceless-regime.html Thilak Babu Boppana Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) Reassessment Quashed for Want of Faceless Jurisdiction — ITAT Hyderabad Applies Kankanala Ravindra Reddy The Hyderabad
*******Service of statutory email notices to wrong address (husband’s) undermines validity of s.272A(1)(d) penalty; penalty set aside
Service of statutory email notices to wrong address (husband’s) undermines validity of s.272A(1)(d) penalty; penalty set aside 8. Case-Laws – AT : Whether penalty under section
*****Tax story – The HinduBusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/tax-story/article70508776.ece India’s tax base is expanding, but remains skewed For a long time, policymakers have agonised over India’s narrow tax base and tax collections
*******Sold Indian property for Rs 2 crore, TDS deducted but no ITR filed: Why Delhi HC denied tax relief to NRI – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/sold-indian-property-for-rs-2-crore-tds-deducted-but-no-itr-filed-why-delhi-hc-denied-tax-relief-to-canadian-citizen-of-indian-origin/articleshow/126539540.cms On December 23, 2025, the Delhi High Court turned down a plea from a senior citizen of Indian origin who was asking for
*No Hearing, No Merits: Income Tax Appellate Orders Quashed and Sent Back
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/hearing-merits-income-tax-appellate-orders-quashed.html Shaheed Bhagat Singh Polyethnic Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench concerned multiple assessment years and
*******Section 54 Capital Gains Tax Exemption – What Constitutes Date of Transfer?
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/section-54-capital-gains-tax-exemption-constitutes-date-transfer.html This article forms Part II of a series on capital gains exemption under Section 54 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and examines the
*Income Tax Consultant died during COVID-19: ITAT condones 848 days’ delay [Read Order]
lipped from: https://www.taxscan.in/top-stories/income-tax-consultant-died-during-covid-19-itat-condones-848-days-delay-1441910?TRN300=ceKGZRSUsadMkVDFHbVMSBGgasjdwuMkVdfxKeMhgJhMVDFciMsKzIdnkMsash&LKD333=3345168 The ITAT condoned a delay of 848 days in filing an appeal, noting that the taxpayer’s consultant had died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
*******NRI tax dispute: How Section 6 residency rules cost Binny Bansal his tax appeal – BusinessToday
Clipped from: https://www.businesstoday.in/personal-finance/tax/story/nri-tax-dispute-how-section-6-residency-rules-cost-binny-bansal-his-tax-appeal-510869-2026-01-14 Tax advisory platform Tax Buddy said the crux of Binny Bansal’s case lay in how India’s residency rules are interpreted under Section 6
*******ITAT Grants Relief on Unexplained Income in ₹94-Lakh Property Sale Despite Invalid Income Tax Return [Read Order]
Clipped from: https://www.taxscan.in/top-stories/itat-grants-relief-on-unexplained-income-in-94-lakh-property-sale-despite-invalid-income-tax-return-1441776?TRN300=cEBgzRSUCAUPBvDdVWxMsKgwaszDGdMkeDUEGhPhWZxMvuFciMSkjydRkMCAsx&LKD333=3335995 The statutory mandate under section 69A requires that where the explanation furnished by the assessee is supported by credible evidence and is not
*******Why Should Parents-in-Law Pay Income Tax on Gifts Given to a Daughter-in-Law?
Clipped from: https://www.taxscan.in/top-stories/why-should-parents-in-law-pay-income-tax-on-gifts-given-to-a-daughter-in-law-1440613?from-login=836083&token=RDWEBLBKANG2QPINHG6JME8227VE14Q4NHSPG Why should parents-in-law pay income tax on income from assets they have already gifted away to their daughter-in-law? In most Indian households, financial
*******Income tax return filing rules to change: How the new law will make ITR easier in AY 2026-27 – Money News | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/income-tax-return-filing-to-be-much-easier-in-2026-here-are-key-changes-to-be-introduced-4104825/ From April 1, 2026, income tax return filing is set to become significantly easier with the new Income-tax Act, 2025. With simpler language,
*******ITR-U cannot be filed if proceedings are initiated against a taxpayer, even when it is unrelated to the income to be disclosed in ITR-U, why Budget 2026 must fix this – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/itr-u-cannot-be-filed-if-proceedings-are-initiated-against-a-taxpayer-even-when-it-is-unrelated-to-the-income-to-be-disclosed-in-itr-u-why-budget-2026-must-fix-this/articleshow/126477048.cms The most significant limitation arises once assessment, reassessment or revision proceedings are initiated or concluded for the relevant assessment year—irrespective of whether the
Income Tax Act 2025: 5 things that will change for taxpayers when new laws replace old rules – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/income-tax-act-2025-5-things-that-will-change-for-taxpayers-when-new-laws-replace-old-rules/articleshow/126477339.cms As the Financial Year 2026-27 begins from April 1, 2026, New Income Tax Act, 2025 will come into effect in India. With an aim
*Your Rs 12 lakh annual income isn’t fully tax-free if it includes this component – Money News | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/money/budget-2026-your-rs-12-lakh-annual-income-isnt-fully-tax-free-if-it-includes-this-component-4103704/ The Union Budget 2025 brought massive relief to middle-class taxpayers by making annual income up to Rs 12 lakh tax-free under the new
*Section 68 Addition Deleted After Loan Genuineness Proven
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/section-68-addition-deleted-loan-genuineness-proven.html ITO Vs Mohanbhai Laljibhai Rami (ITAT Ahmedabad) Unsecured Loan Explained Through Evidence; Section 68 Addition Deleted and Revenue Appeal Dismissed: ITAT Ahmedabad Summary:
*****ITAT Condones 3,100 Days Delay, Appeal Sent Back
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/itat-condones-3100-days-delay-appeal.html Unnatiben Suhitbhai Gajjar Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) Extraordinary Delay of Over 3,100 Days Condoned with Costs; Matter Remanded for Adjudication: ITAT Ahmedabad The
*******Reopening Quashed for Non-Supply of Material Relied Upon in Reasons
Clipped from: https://taxguru.in/income-tax/reopening-quashed-non-supply-material-relied-reasons.html Ajay Kumar Bajaj Vs ITO (ITAT Raipur) Reopening Quashed for Non-Supply of Material Relied Upon in Reasons: ITAT Raipur Summary: The Raipur Bench (SMC)