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Indian income tax regulation and dispute resolution

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The Indian Income Tax Department continues to navigate complex litigation through its Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) and various dispute resolution mechanisms. Recent judicial activity has seen the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) overturn several significant tax disallowances. In disallowances, including rulings in Jaipur, the ITAT upheld the deletion of an ₹83.25 lakh addition under Section 69A against Sardar Shahr Kray Vikray Sahakari Samiti Limited, finding that cash deposits were consistent with recorded business receipts and GST returns. In Mumbai, the ITAT deleted a ₹6.98 crore disallowance for American Express Bank Ltd, ruling that losses from the revaluation of unmatured Delhi, and Nagpur regarding cash deposits, foreign exchange forward contracts were not merely notional but based on existing contractual obligations. Recent ITAT rulings have expanded to cover diverse areas: contracts, and the Delhi ITAT accepted funds in a spouse’s account as originating from a husband’s sale non-retrospective application of agricultural products, while the Nagpur ITAT ruled that the increased tax rate under Section 115BBE cannot be applied retrospectively to transactions before April 1, 2017. In Mumbai, the Tribunal ruled that an entire property price cannot be added as an unexplained investment under Section 69 if payments were spread over several years. 115BBE. High Courts and the Supreme Court have also addressed procedural validity. The Telangana High Court quashed reassessment notices deemed time-barred due to electronic dispatch delays, and While the Supreme Court previously stayed a ruling regarding the constitutionality of Section 147A, which concerns whether local officers can issue reassessment notices instead of the National Faceless Assessment Centre. Furthermore, the Supreme Orissa High Court ruled in M/s. Omaxe Limited has now issued a notice to the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) regarding a petition by Ashok Kumar Sahu. The petitioner challenges the constitutional validity of Section 147A, arguing that settlements reached through the Income Tax Settlement Commission are conclusive provision, introduced by the Finance Act, 2026, with retrospective effect from April 1, 2021, confers “arbitrary powers” and cannot be reopened via reassessment unless fraud violates constitutional rights. Concurrently, the tax framework is proven. undergoing a structural transition. The new income tax regime, formerly governed by Section 115BAC of the Income-tax Act, 1961, is moving to Section 202 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. Effective April 1, 2026, this regime maintains existing tax slabs, such as the 30% rate for income exceeding ₹24 lakh, while providing a standard deduction of ₹75,000 for salaried taxpayers and rebates for qualifying income up to ₹12 lakh.

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