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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


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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 183 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


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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


Addition by Lower Authority Demonstrates Lack of Care, Reassessment Unwarranted

May 12, 2025 522 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition foisted upon the assessee in injudicious manner by the lower authority demonstrates lack of requisite care and caution since neither the initiation of reassessment proceedings nor the consequent addition was warranted.

Minor’s Income Clubbed in Mother’s Return Cannot Be Reassessed in Father’s Hands

May 12, 2025 636 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee, i.e., the father of the minor, Mr. Yogesh Mafatlal Bhansali had originally filed his income tax return declaring a total income of ₹2,71,630, which was accepted after a limited scrutiny assessment under Section 143(3).

Draft Assessment Order Not Mandatory for Ordinary Assessee Under Section 144B

May 9, 2025 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court rules serving draft assessment order not mandatory for ‘ordinary assessees’ under former Section 144B faceless tax law.

PCIT Cannot Mandate Income Addition for Accommodation Entries Under Section 263: ITAT Ahmedabad

May 6, 2025 891 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad partly sets aside PCIT order, rules PCIT cannot issue mandatory direction to add income for accommodation entries under Section 263.

Assessment without Section 143(2) notice is unsustainable: ITAT Kolkata

May 5, 2025 921 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Kolkata rules assessment void due to non-issuance of mandatory notice u/s 143(2) in Sandip Kumar Keshari Vs ITO case.

Arm’s Length Price of assets purchased from AE needs re-verification: Matter remitted

May 5, 2025 528 Views 0 comment Print

During the year, assessee has entered into several international transactions as per Form 3CEB and after analyzing the transactions under consideration. By relying on various decisions, TPO has rejected the submissions of the assessee.

Madras HC Directs IT Department to Resolve Appeal on Bank Account Attachment

May 5, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court directs the Income Tax department to decide CRC Limited’s appeal within two months, addressing the attachment of their bank account during the appeal process.

Tax Loss Cannot Be Reduced by Unserved Section 143(1) Intimation: ITAT Ahmedabad

May 5, 2025 1800 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules that a GST intimation under section 143(1) is invalid if not served within the prescribed time limits to the assessee.

ITAT remands Rs 4.73 Crore Capital Gains Disallowance Appeal to CIT(A)

May 4, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad ITAT sends Thirupathi Rao Naineni’s appeal against Rs 4.73 crore capital gains disallowance back to CIT(A) for fresh hearing.

Addition u/s. 69A towards on-money transaction without any concrete evidence is deleted

May 3, 2025 1356 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition u/s. 69A towards unexplained money [on-money transaction] simply on the basis of presumptions without any concrete evidence is liable to be deleted. Accordingly, addition u/s. 69A deleted as it lacks a valid basis.

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