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Faceless but Not Voiceless: Rethinking Natural Justice under India’s E-Assessment Regime

Income Tax : Courts have held that non-compliance with mandatory procedures under Section 144B renders faceless assessment orders void. The rul...

March 2, 2026 828 Views 0 comment Print

Retrospective Amendments under Budget 2026 – Rectification, Revision, Reassessment Options before Tax Authorities

Income Tax : Budget 2026 introduces sweeping retrospective amendments affecting limitation, reassessment jurisdiction, DIN validity, and TPO ti...

February 26, 2026 6219 Views 1 comment Print

Assessment Void as AO Finalized Without DVO Report: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : The ITAT held that an assessment completed before receiving the DVO report under section 50C(2) is invalid. All additions and disa...

December 3, 2025 1134 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Assessment Scheme: Streamlining Income Tax with Automation

Income Tax : Overview of the Faceless Scheme for Income Tax: electronic assessments, appeals, penalties, and rectifications with no physical in...

November 12, 2025 11364 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Faceless Income-tax Proceedings

Income Tax : Faceless Income-tax proceedings and e-assessments under Section 144B simplify taxpayer compliance. Use the e-filing portal for ele...

October 29, 2025 5022 Views 1 comment Print


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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

Kerala High Court Admits Challenge Against Faceless Assessment Procedure

Income Tax : The Kerala High Court, today admitted a batch of Writ Petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Faceless Assessment...

December 2, 2021 5142 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Indore Sets Aside Ex Parte CIT(A) Order as Notices Were Sent to Wrong Email Address

Income Tax : ITAT Indore held that appellate order violated principles of natural justice after finding that key hearing notices were sent to a...

May 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as Supplier’s Non-Reply Alone Cannot Prove Transactions Fake

Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus merely because the supplier failed to respond to a notice under ...

May 22, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

Entire Joint Property Value Cannot Be Taxed in One Co-owner’s Hands Without Verification: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Tribunal noted the assessee’s contention that only his share in jointly owned properties could be taxed instead of the entire tr...

May 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Bad Debts Written Off Cannot Be Disallowed as Prior Period Expenses: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : Tribunal held that deduction for bad debts is allowable in the year in which the debts are actually written off in the books of ac...

May 22, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Order Quashed Due to Email Communication Issue Despite Valid Section 148 Notice

Income Tax : Court upheld the validity of the Section 148 notice but set aside the assessment order after finding that notices were sent to an ...

May 22, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Clarifies Verification Conditions Under Section 144B

Income Tax : CBDT issues guidelines for IT verification under Section 144B(5), detailing circumstances for digital and physical checks, effecti...

August 1, 2024 9924 Views 1 comment Print

Setting up of Units under section 144B(3) of Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : In pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 144B of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the fo...

March 1, 2023 1890 Views 0 comment Print

SOP for Faceless Income Tax Assessment under Section 144B

Income Tax : Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Assessment Unit (AU), Verification Unit (VU), Technical Unit (TU) and Review Unit (RU) unde...

August 3, 2022 70737 Views 0 comment Print

Changes in ITBA functionalities for Faceless Assessment

Income Tax : Roll out of first phase of changes in ITBA functionalities for Faceless Assessment due to amendments in Section 144B by Finance Ac...

June 14, 2022 7935 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Penalty (Amendment) Scheme, 2022- Reg.

Income Tax : National Faceless Penalty Centre, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board, may,–– (a) in a case where imposit...

May 27, 2022 2148 Views 0 comment Print


Deduction claimed u/s. 80G towards CSR expenditure is allowed

July 22, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the claim for deduction under section 80G of the Act in respect of Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR] expenditure cannot be denied. Accordingly, deduction claimed is allowed and appeal of revenue dismissed.

ITAT Sets Aside Assessment & Permits Fresh Hearing as Assessee claims to be mere Rent Collector 

July 21, 2025 291 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai remands Wavoo Real Estate’s tax appeals to AO for fresh adjudication, citing ex-parte assessment and new evidence, with a condition of payment to Legal Aid.

Jharkhand HC Sets Aside Reassessment Order Passed Without Section 148A Notice

July 20, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

The Jharkhand High Court has set aside a reassessment order against Anvari Khatun, citing the absence of a mandatory Section 148A notice. The case is remanded for fresh consideration with proper procedure.

Division Bench Allows Income Tax Appeal Despite Delay; Limitation Not a Bar

July 19, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal by Mukul Mahanta challenging an income tax assessment, directing the petitioner to file a statutory appeal within 30 days.

Income Tax Section 147/144B Order Appealable, Writ Not Maintainable: Calcutta HC

July 18, 2025 411 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court dismisses challenge against a Section 144B tax order, directing Ayashree Finvest to use available statutory appeal remedies despite accountant’s failure.

Statutory & extra-ordinary remedy cannot be pursued simultaneously: Calcutta HC

July 18, 2025 357 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court rejects Prasanta Sarkar’s writ challenging a 2022 income tax assessment, citing existing statutory appeal and unexplained filing delay.

10% Section 56(2)(x) Tolerance Limit for Property Valuation Retrospective: ITAT Mumbai

July 18, 2025 4545 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules 10% tolerance limit under Income Tax Act’s Section 56(2)(x) applies retrospectively, cutting addition in NRB Developers’ property valuation case.

Revision u/s. 263 quashed as AO conducted detailed enquiry and took legally permissible view

July 18, 2025 351 Views 0 comment Print

Pune Zilha Madhyawarti Sahakari Vs PCIT (ITAT Pune) ITAT Pune held that revisionary order under section 263 of the Income Tax Act is liable to be quashed as AO conducted detailed enquiry and after proper application of mind has taken one of the view legally permissible and concluded the assessment. Accordingly, appeal allowed. Facts- The […]

Second Opinion of AO cannot be Ground for Section 263 invocation

July 17, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal sets aside PCIT’s revisionary order against Synwave Industries, ruling original assessment not erroneous.

Adobe India Tax Order Quashed due to failure to follow Statutory Time Limit

July 14, 2025 660 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashed a tax assessment against Adobe Systems India P. Ltd., ruling it time-barred. The court highlighted the Assessing Officer’s failure to adhere to the statutory deadline post-DRP directions.

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