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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 7107 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 1098 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 4404 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 72 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 192 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 246 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 135 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 5910 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


Reopening to assess Income under different head due to change of opinion is invalid

August 31, 2020 1389 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening of assessment to assess the remuneration under the head ‘income from salary’ instead of ‘income from other sources’ constitutes difference of opinion and the AO is not permitted to reopen the assessment on difference of opinion

Section 148 Notice to Legal heirs after expiry of limitation period is invalid

August 27, 2020 9870 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Shambhu Dayal, Ravi Dutt, Gori Shankar Rajesh Rohit L/h Late Sh. Jhabar Mal (ITAT Jaipur) The undisputed facts are that the assessee, Shri Jhabar Mal Kumawat had expired on 10.10.2015 as noted by the AO in the assessment order. Thereafter, the reasons for reopening the assessment u/s 147 were recorded and after seeking approval […]

Second Re-Assessment Notice Issued against Johnson & Johnson is Rejected by ITAT

August 25, 2020 1023 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the re-opening of assessment u/s 147 of the Act is justified in law?

No addition for other items if addition for reopening of reassessment not survives

August 19, 2020 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Naresh Kumar Garg Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) When the grounds for reopening the reassessment do not exist any longer and no additions were ultimately made on that account, the addition in respect of the other items, which were not part of the ‘ reasons to believe’cannot be made. ITAT states that it is evident that […]

Reopening of Assessment for Mere Change of Opinion is unjustified

August 12, 2020 2316 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the Tribunal was justified in holding that the reopening of assessment was a result of mere change of opinion, even when there is no opinion formed or expressed by the Assessing Officer on this issue in the original assessment?

Onus on Revenue to prove Assessee Paid Donation to College in Cash

August 12, 2020 1185 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the addition made by AO merely based on the statement recorded under section 132(4) of the I.T. Act is justified in law?

Assessment cannot be Reopened if Assessee disclosed fully & Truly All Material Facts during Original Assessment

August 12, 2020 1776 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the AO is correct in re-opening of the assessment under section 147 even though the assessee has disclose fully and truly all the material facts during original assessment?

Reassessment not sustainable when reasons for initiation of proceedings Seized to Survive

August 11, 2020 1194 Views 0 comment Print

Aince the AO has accepted the returned income for which reasons were recorded, therefore, for making any other addition, he should have issued fresh notice

Assessment reopening based on Wrong Appreciation of Facts is unsustainable

August 10, 2020 1587 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the re-opening of assessment u/s 147 on the basis of wrong appreciation of facts can be sustained in law?

Issues in Respect of Reopening of Assessment

August 10, 2020 5754 Views 0 comment Print

Mr. Jay Kishor Mishra, IRS (IT: 1993) CIT (DR)(ITAT)-4, Delhi jkmishrairs@gmail.com Mr. Jay Kishor Mishra is an officer of the 1993 batch of the Indian Revenue Service. He is a Graduate in Economics and Post Graduate in Sanskrit. He is an LLB and also holds Post Graduate Diploma in Management. Ms Sushama Singh, IRS (IT: […]

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