![Satisfaction Note Lacked Reference of Income Escapement in the Form of Assets Worth ₹50 Lacs: ITAT quashes Reassessment Beyond 6 Yrs [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116453-satisfaction-note-lacked-reference-income-escapement-form-assets-worth-50-lacs-itat-quashes-reassessment-beyond-6-yrs-taxscan.webp "Satisfaction Note Lacked Reference of Income Escapement in the Form of Assets Worth ₹50 Lacs: ITAT quashes Reassessment Beyond 6 Yrs [Read Order]")
Satisfaction Note Lacked Reference of Income Escapement in the Form of Assets Worth ₹50 Lacs: ITAT quashes Reassessment Beyond 6 Yrs [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Income Tax AppellateTribunal (ITAT) ruled that the AO must record a "Satisfaction Note" expressly stating that they possess...
![S. 153C cannot be invoked against Searched Person: ITAT Rules Assessment required u/s 153A, dismisses Revenue Appeal [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116460-invoked-searched-person-itat-rules-assessment-required-dismisses-revenue-appeal-taxscan.webp "S. 153C cannot be invoked against Searched Person: ITAT Rules Assessment required u/s 153A, dismisses Revenue Appeal [Read Order]")
![Unauthenticated Excel Sheets and Emails Sent by Lenders deemed Dumb Documents for interest Addition: ITAT quashes order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116429-unauthenticated-excel-sheets-emails-sent-lenders-deemed-dumb-documents-interest-addition-itat-quashes-order-taxscan.webp "Unauthenticated Excel Sheets and Emails Sent by Lenders deemed Dumb Documents for interest Addition: ITAT quashes order [Read Order]")
![Assessment quashed without granting Liberty of Reopening to AO: ITAT rectifies order as per SC Judgement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116402-assessment-quashed-without-granting-liberty-reopening-ao-itat-rectifies-order-sc-judgement-taxscan.webp "Assessment quashed without granting Liberty of Reopening to AO: ITAT rectifies order as per SC Judgement [Read Order]")
![Third-Party Statements and Documents Insufficient for S. 153A Jurisdiction: ITAT Quashes Assessments for Multiple Unabated Years [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/250x150_2116406-third-party-statements-and-documents-insufficient-for-s-153a-jurisdiction-itat-quashes-assessments-for-multiple-unabated-years-taxscan.webp "Third-Party Statements and Documents Insufficient for S. 153A Jurisdiction: ITAT Quashes Assessments for Multiple Unabated Years [Read Order]")
Alleged Cash Receipts deleted in Hands of Lenders like UK Paints: ITAT upholds deletion of unaccounted interest expenditure [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that where the alleged recipients of cash interest have been judicially cleared of receiving such payments, the corresponding...
![Alleged Cash Receipts deleted in Hands of Lenders like UK Paints: ITAT upholds deletion of unaccounted interest expenditure [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116416-cash-receipts-itat-taxscan.jfif "Alleged Cash Receipts deleted in Hands of Lenders like UK Paints: ITAT upholds deletion of unaccounted interest expenditure [Read Order]")
Consolidated Approval u/s 153D for Multiple Taxpayers and Years in a Mechanical Manner: ITAT Invalidates Search Assessment [Read Order]
The Guwahati Bench of the Income Tax AppellateTribunal (ITAT) quashed search assessments and held that providing consolidated approval for multiple taxpayers and years in a mechanical manner is...
![Consolidated Approval u/s 153D for Multiple Taxpayers and Years in a Mechanical Manner: ITAT Invalidates Search Assessment [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/500x300_2116272-consolidated-approval-us-153d-for-multiple-taxpayers-and-years-in-a-mechanical-manner-itat-invalidates-search-assessment-taxscan.webp "Consolidated Approval u/s 153D for Multiple Taxpayers and Years in a Mechanical Manner: ITAT Invalidates Search Assessment [Read Order]")
Form 10BB Requirement is Directory, Not Mandatory: ITAT Holds Late Filing Cannot Deny S. 11 Exemption [Read Order]
The Jaipur Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that delay in filing the audit report in Form 10BB cannot be used as a ground to deny exemption under Section 11 of the Income...
![Form 10BB Requirement is Directory, Not Mandatory: ITAT Holds Late Filing Cannot Deny S. 11 Exemption [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/500x300_2116276-itat-jaipur-form-10bb-itat-form-10bb-10bb-late-filing-itat-10bb-judgement-form-10bb-directory-not-mandatory-taxscan.webp "Form 10BB Requirement is Directory, Not Mandatory: ITAT Holds Late Filing Cannot Deny S. 11 Exemption [Read Order]")
Third-Party Ledger Entry Insufficient Basis for Tax Addition: ITAT Deletes ₹5.5 Lakh Addition under section 69A [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) held that third-party seized ledger entries alone cannot justify additions under Section 69A without proof of the assessee’s possession...
![Third-Party Ledger Entry Insufficient Basis for Tax Addition: ITAT Deletes ₹5.5 Lakh Addition under section 69A [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/500x300_2116294-income-tax-addition-taxscan-.jfif "Third-Party Ledger Entry Insufficient Basis for Tax Addition: ITAT Deletes ₹5.5 Lakh Addition under section 69A [Read Order]")
Notices to suspend activities and Maintain Status Quo Not Seizure: ITAT Rules closing stock cannot be valued at Nil, Remands for valuation
The Bangalore Bench of the Income TaxAppellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruled that administrative notices directing a taxpayer to suspend mining activities and maintain status quo did not constitute a legal...
![20% Pre-Deposit Not Mandatory for Grant of Stay u/s 220(6) of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/500x300_2116214-delhi-hc-stay-of-tax-demand-taxscan.webp "20% Pre-Deposit Not Mandatory for Grant of Stay u/s 220(6) of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Late Fee for Belated TDS Returns prior to 01.06.2015 invalid in absence of enabling Provision u/s 200A: ITAT [Read Order]
The tribunal ruled that the levy of late filing fees under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act for periods prior to June 1, 2015, was legally unsustainable because of the absence of enabling ...
![Late Fee for Belated TDS Returns prior to 01.06.2015 invalid in absence of enabling Provision u/s 200A: ITAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/500x300_2116123-late-fee-for-belated-tds-returns-itat-taxscan.jfif "Late Fee for Belated TDS Returns prior to 01.06.2015 invalid in absence of enabling Provision u/s 200A: ITAT [Read Order]")