Managing Section 143(2) Income Tax Scrutiny Notices for AY 2024–25: A Guide for Tax Practitioners with Checklist for Taxpayers

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has initiated the widespread issuance of scrutiny notices under Section 143(2) of the Income Tax Act for the Assessment Year 2024–25. As tax professionals, it is…

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Dispute Over Email ID in Income Tax Proceedings leading to Ex Parte Order: Madras HC Directs Fresh Consideration [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has remanded a case back to the Income Tax Department for fresh consideration after noting that an ex parte assessment order was passed without proper service of notice…

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Advocate Suffers from Depression/Memory Loss, Fails to Defend Appeal resulting Ex-parte Order: ITAT Remands for Fresh Adjudication

The Chandigarh Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) has set aside an ex-parte appellate order passed by the CIT(A)/NFAC after noting that the assessee’s counsel was suffering…

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Certificate of Family Members obtained from Tahsildar Office Admissible to Prove Legal Heirship: DRAT Allows BOI to Claim Property for Debt Recovery

The Kolkata bench of the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) allowed the Bank of India (BOI), holding that a certificate of family members obtained from the office of the Tahsildar…

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Income Tax Exemption u/s 11 Cannot be denied Merely due to Delay in Filing Form 10B: ITAT [Read Order]

The ITAT Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ) has held that income tax exemption under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, cannot be denied merely due…

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CBDT Notifies Cost Inflation Index at 376 for New Financial Year, Applicable from April 1 [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Finance has notified the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for the financial year 2025-26 as 376, through Notification No. 70/2025 dated July 1, 2025. The amendment was issued by the…

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Trump-ets Blaring! How the US President is navigating India Trade Deal, Anti-Subsidy Threats against Tesla and Inflation on Chinese Products

US President Donald Trump’s current trade and economic strategy is shaping key global conversations, with a particular impact on India. As negotiators from both countries inch closer towards finalising a…

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