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Reassessment 2.0: New Tax Notice Playbook Every Tax Professional Must Decode

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act, 2025 replaces old reassessment provisions with Sections 279 to 286 and increases reopening timelines in certai...

May 15, 2026 7089 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Sanctions under Income Tax: Application of Mind vs. Mechanical Approval

Income Tax : Explains how routine approvals under Section 151 can nullify reassessment proceedings. The key takeaway is that lack of applicatio...

March 31, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

Parrel Assessment under Income Tax not valid: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The ITAT held that reassessment cannot run parallel to ongoing scrutiny proceedings. Such action was declared without jurisdiction...

March 18, 2026 564 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Notice Quashed Because Section 148 Action Exceeded Surviving Limitation After SC Framework

Income Tax : The High Court held that reassessment proceedings for AY 2013-14 were time-barred after computing the surviving limitation as clar...

March 5, 2026 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Sections 147 & 148 of Income-Tax Act: Reassessment From ‘Reason to Believe’ to ‘Information’

Income Tax : A detailed look at how the Finance Act, 2021 reshaped Sections 147–151, introduced Section 148A, and reduced limitation periods ...

February 28, 2026 1038 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Budget 2024: Amendments to Income-tax Assessment & Reassessment Provisions  

Income Tax : Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits...

July 23, 2024 4398 Views 0 comment Print

Request to amend section 151 Sanctioning Authority for reassessment

Income Tax : Humble Representation for modification of Section 151 of the Income Tax Act relating to Sanction for issue of Notice under sec. 14...

July 25, 2022 6879 Views 0 comment Print

Request to clarify on SC judgement on Section 148 notices

Income Tax : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association requested CBDT to issue Clarification in respect of the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme...

May 12, 2022 7494 Views 0 comment Print

Indiscriminate Income Tax notices without allowing reasonable time

Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...

March 20, 2022 13347 Views 0 comment Print

Extend Time Limit for Income Tax Assessment time barring on 31.3.2022

Income Tax : Lucknow CA Tax Practicioners Association has made a Representation to FM for Extension of Time Limit for Assessment cases time bar...

March 20, 2022 42819 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Reassessment Notices Invalid as Faceless Procedure Was Not Followed: Madras HC

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...

May 22, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Quashes Reassessment Orders for Failure to Provide Reasons for Reopening

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held reassessment orders invalid because the assessee was not supplied with the recorded reasons for reopening under Se...

May 22, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

SC Upholds Delhi HC Ruling as Reassessment Was Based on Changing Grounds

Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed reassessment proceedings under Sections 148A(d...

May 21, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Quashes Reassessment by Jurisdictional AOs After Faceless Scheme Implementation

Income Tax : The Telangana High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer after implementation...

May 20, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Upholds Reopening of Assessment Based on Alleged Accommodation Entries

Income Tax : Gujarat HC held that reassessment under Sections 147 and 148 was valid where Assessing Officer received fresh investigation materi...

May 19, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax Dept Flags High-Risk Transactions for Reassessment Action – Sections 148/148A

Income Tax : The department has identified high-risk cases through its Insight Portal for AYs 2022-25. It directs officers to initiate reassess...

March 20, 2026 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation date for reopening cases related to Ashish Agarwal judgment

Income Tax : Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cas...

February 6, 2023 5907 Views 0 comment Print

Time barring date for reopening cases arising out of SC direction

Corporate Law : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association (W.B.) Unit Date: 02.02.2023. To The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, W...

February 2, 2023 3372 Views 0 comment Print

Case reopened in light of SC judgment in Ashish Agarwal to be completed by 31.05.2023

Income Tax : CBDT directed that cases reopened u/s 147/148A in consonance with Judgement of SC in case of UoI vs. Ashish Agarwal & CBDT instruc...

January 27, 2023 16011 Views 1 comment Print

Carry out due verification before initiating Section 148/147 proceedings: CBDT

Income Tax : Consequent to order passed by Allahabad High Court passing severe strictures and proposing to levy exemplary cost of Rs 50 lakhs i...

August 22, 2022 15384 Views 0 comment Print


Section 148 Notices: Steps to follow in cases impacted by SC decisions

May 12, 2022 7470 Views 0 comment Print

ITBA Step–by–Step Document No. 1 w.r.t. CBDT Instruction No. 1 of 2022Dated 12.05.2022 Steps to be followed in ITBA for the cases impacted by Hon’ble Supreme Court decision dated 04.05.2022 in the case of Union of India vs. Ashish Agarwal Dated 12.05.2022 NOTE: The AOs/ITBA users should refer to Instruction No. 1 of 2022 dated […]

Reassessment procedure for Section 148 notices after SC verdict

May 12, 2022 31557 Views 1 comment Print

Understanding the reassessment procedure for Section 148 notices after the Supreme Court’s verdict in Union of India Vs. Ashish Agrawal.

Request to clarify on SC judgement on Section 148 notices

May 12, 2022 7494 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association requested CBDT to issue Clarification in respect of the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of  Union of India Vs Ashish Agarwal ,Civil Appeal No. 3005/2022, Dated: 04/05/2022  in the matter of notices u/s 148 issued between 01-04-2021 to 30-06-2021 under the pre amended provisions Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ […]

CBDT Instruction on Implementing SC Judgment on Section 148 Notices

May 11, 2022 62112 Views 4 comments Print

CBDT issues Instruction No. 01/2022 regarding Implementation of Hon. Supreme Court’s Judgment in Union of India vs. Ashish Agrawal dated 04.05.2022 Instruction No. 01/2022 | Dated: 11th May, 2022 F. No 279/Misc./M-51/2022-ITJ Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes ITJ Section New Delhi Subject: Implementation of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 04.05.2022 […]

For initiation of Section 147 proceedings AO has to consider prima facie material not sufficiency of correctness of material

May 10, 2022 870 Views 0 comment Print

At the time of initiating the proceedings under Section 147 of the Act, the assessing officer has to only examine whether there is prima facie material on the basis of which the assessment should have been reopened. The Supreme court has held that at this stage the court is only required to see whether there was prima facie some material on the basis of which the department could reopen the case. The sufficiency of the correctness of the material is not a thing to be considered at the stage.

Income Taxpayers Will Face the Heat of Reassessment!

May 10, 2022 15939 Views 0 comment Print

Arjuna, there is too much discussion going on regarding the validity of notices issued between 01-04-2021 and 30­06-2021 u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act for reassessment proceedings. The income tax department had issued notices u/s 148 for reassessment proceedings.

Landmark SC Judgment on Section 148 notices which is in Favour of both Assessee & Revenue

May 9, 2022 32079 Views 9 comments Print

Landmark Supreme Court judgment on section 148 notices in favor of both Assessee and Revenue. Key takeaways for taxpayers and Income Tax Department.

Change of opinion not constitutes justification for Reopening

May 9, 2022 465 Views 0 comment Print

Lokhandwala Construction Industries Private Limited Vs DCIT (Bombay High Court) In this case, during the original assessment proceedings, a notice dated 19th October 2019 was issued under Section 142(1) of the Act by which petitioner was called upon to furnish copies of Index II(s) of three flats sold during the year. Petitioner responded by its […]

SC Judgment on Section 148 Notices – Using Missile where Rifle could have sufficed

May 8, 2022 3519 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the recent Supreme Court judgment on Section 148 Notices. Find out if the court used excessive force when a simpler approach would have sufficed.

Way ahead in reassessment after Supreme Court decision

May 8, 2022 7002 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the Supreme Court’s decision on reassessment after the amendment. Learn about the rights of the Revenue and Assessees in this legal controversy.

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