![S. 153D Approvals Granted to 30+ Cases within Hours by Income Tax Dept: Bombay Slams ‘Casual’ Revenue Approach [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/500x300_2112778-income-tax-casual-revenue-approach-taxscan.jfif "S. 153D Approvals Granted to 30+ Cases within Hours by Income Tax Dept: Bombay Slams ‘Casual’ Revenue Approach [Read Order]")
S. 153D Approvals Granted to 30+ Cases within Hours by Income Tax Dept: Bombay Slams ‘Casual’ Revenue Approach [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court has criticised the Income Tax Department’s mechanical and casual approach in granting prior approvals...
![Loose Papers, WhatsApp Chats Not Enough: ITAT Quashes S. 69A Additions in Balmukund Group Cases [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/250x150_2112749-loose-papers-whatsapp-chats-not-enough-itat-taxscan.webp "Loose Papers, WhatsApp Chats Not Enough: ITAT Quashes S. 69A Additions in Balmukund Group Cases [Read Order]")
![State Cannot ‘Carve Out Its Own Limitation Period’: Supreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Dept’s Time-Barred SLP against Shriram Finance [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112651-state-carve-out-limitation-period-supreme-court-dismisses-income-tax-depts-slp-shriram-finance-taxscan.webp "State Cannot ‘Carve Out Its Own Limitation Period’: Supreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Dept’s Time-Barred SLP against Shriram Finance [Read Judgement]")
![AO’s Knowledge of ITAT Order Triggers Limitation u/s 153(2A): Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Delhi HC Ruling Against Revenue [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112629-itat-supreme-court-delhi-hc-taxscan.webp "AO’s Knowledge of ITAT Order Triggers Limitation u/s 153(2A): Supreme Court Declines to Interfere With Delhi HC Ruling Against Revenue [Read Judgement]")
Owning Multiple Houses Breaks Section 54F Claim: ITAT Clarifies ‘One Residential House’ Rule [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that the benefit of capital gains exemption under Section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not available where the assessee owns more...
![Owning Multiple Houses Breaks Section 54F Claim: ITAT Clarifies ‘One Residential House’ Rule [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112508-owning-multiple-houses-breaks-section-54f-claim-itat-clarifies-one-residential-house-rule-taxscan.webp "Owning Multiple Houses Breaks Section 54F Claim: ITAT Clarifies ‘One Residential House’ Rule [Read Order]")
Opening Stock Must be Revalued by Same Method as used in Valuation of Closing Stock: ITAT to AO in Gopu Nandilath Case [Read Order]
The Cochin Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled that the Assessing Officer (AO) must revalue the opening stock using the same method applied for the revaluation of the closing...
![Opening Stock Must be Revalued by Same Method as used in Valuation of Closing Stock: ITAT to AO in Gopu Nandilath Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/15/500x300_2112261-opening-stock-revalued-valuation-closing-stock-itat-ao-gopu-nandilath-case-taxscan.webp "Opening Stock Must be Revalued by Same Method as used in Valuation of Closing Stock: ITAT to AO in Gopu Nandilath Case [Read Order]")
Income Tax Dept Sends ‘Nudge’ Intimations on ITR-AIS Mismatches and High-Value Transactions: What Taxpayers Must Do
The Income Tax Department has stepped up its use of data-driven compliance tools by issuing “nudge” intimations to taxpayers where there is a mismatch between income reported in the income tax...
What You See isn’t What You Pay: ITAT Rules High Tag Prices in Jewellery is Sales Strategy, Not Tax Evasion, Deletes Addition [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) has held that high/inflated “tag prices” displayed on jewellery items are part of a common sales and marketing strategy in the...
![What You See isn’t What You Pay: ITAT Rules High Tag Prices in Jewellery is Sales Strategy, Not Tax Evasion, Deletes Addition [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/15/500x300_2112322-itat-quashes-assessment-order-and-penalty-taxscan.webp "What You See isn’t What You Pay: ITAT Rules High Tag Prices in Jewellery is Sales Strategy, Not Tax Evasion, Deletes Addition [Read Order]")
Savings from Foreign Salary Not Taxable: ITAT deletes Income Tax Notice against Dubai NRI for ₹2 Cr Residential Property Investment [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) deleted the ₹2 crore addition made on a Dubai‑based NRI after observing that the investment in a residential property was fully explained...
![Savings from Foreign Salary Not Taxable: ITAT deletes Income Tax Notice against Dubai NRI for ₹2 Cr Residential Property Investment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/15/500x300_2112306-foreign-salary-taxable-itat-deletes-income-tax-notice-dubai-nri-residential-property-investment-taxscan.webp "Savings from Foreign Salary Not Taxable: ITAT deletes Income Tax Notice against Dubai NRI for ₹2 Cr Residential Property Investment [Read Order]")
Relief for Vodafone West Ltd: ITAT Allows Deduction u/s 80IA on SFIS Income, Cites Broader Language of S. 80IA(2A) [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) deleted the disallowance of deduction claimed under section 80 IA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in respect of Service From India Scheme...
![Relief for Vodafone West Ltd: ITAT Allows Deduction u/s 80IA on SFIS Income, Cites Broader Language of S. 80IA(2A) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2112002-relief-vodafone-west-ltd-itat-deduction-sfis-income-cites-language-taxscan.webp "Relief for Vodafone West Ltd: ITAT Allows Deduction u/s 80IA on SFIS Income, Cites Broader Language of S. 80IA(2A) [Read Order]")