https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103472 Scrutiny assessments founded on revised returns require a statutory notice tied to the operative revised return; its absence is an incurable jurisdictional defect not cured by participation, and assessments for three years were quashed. Pre-amendment annual Form 3CL quantification could not defeat or cap weighted research-and-development deductions where substantive approval existed, but eligibility required limited verification. Rule 8D disallowance required account-based satisfaction, excluded investments yielding taxable foreign dividends, and could not automatically increase book profit under the self-contained minimum alternate tax regime. Expenditure improving access to an existing factory remained revenue expenditure where no capital asset or proprietary advantage was acquired. en-us Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:48:57 +0530 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:48:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103472 Scrutiny assessments founded on revised returns require a statutory notice tied to the operative revised return; its absence is an incurable jurisdictional defect not cured by participation, and assessments for three years were quashed. Pre-amendment annual Form 3CL quantification could not defeat or cap weighted research-and-development deductions where substantive approval existed, but eligibility required limited verification. Rule 8D disallowance required account-based satisfaction, excluded investments yielding taxable foreign dividends, and could not automatically increase book profit under the self-contained minimum alternate tax regime. Expenditure improving access to an existing factory remained revenue expenditure where no capital asset or proprietary advantage was acquired. Highlights Income Tax Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:48:57 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103472