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Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14043 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty as Estimated Addition Cannot Justify Penalty

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that penalty under Section 270A cannot be levied merely because income was estimated after rejection of books. Si...

June 20, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Faceless Income-tax Proceedings

Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how faceless assessments under Section 144B operate through the e-Filing portal without requiri...

June 20, 2026 5532 Views 1 comment Print

Faceless Assessment Scheme: Streamlining Income Tax with Automation

Income Tax : The guide explains faceless assessments, appeals, penalties, rectification requests, and demand responses under the Income-tax Act...

June 8, 2026 11823 Views 0 comment Print

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 960 Views 0 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 13395 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 42891 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 5172 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 56(2)(x) Applicability Depends on Agreement Date; Mistaken Tax Payment Refundable: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded the case to examine whether Section 56(2)(x) applied based on the agreement date and to consider refund of ex...

July 6, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69 Addition Unsustainable as Joint Ownership & Foreign Investment Source Established: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted a Section 69 addition after finding documentary evidence established joint ownership, source of funds, and ear...

July 5, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Issued Beyond First Proviso to Section 149 Time Limit Quashed: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed a Section 148 notice issued after the limitation under the first proviso to Section 149, holding the reassessm...

July 4, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Without SCN on Proposed Additions Violates Natural Justice: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The High Court held that an assessment order passed without issuing a show cause notice detailing the proposed additions violated ...

July 4, 2026 519 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 10284 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 1941 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 72465 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 8100 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 2229 Views 0 comment Print


Additions Based on Bank Credits Without Verification Unjustified – CIT(A)’s Factual Findings Upheld

October 10, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Hyderabad in ITO Vs. SR Peddi Estates India Pvt. Ltd. confirmed the deletion of a ₹4.39 crore addition made during reassessment. The Tribunal ruled that bank credits

No Capital Gains Tax on JDA Execution Until Land Possession Is Handed Over

October 10, 2025 1536 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that capital gains did not arise in the relevant year because the JDA explicitly stated possession was deemed given only upon handing over the landowners’ built-up share. This means Section 45(1) cannot be invoked until actual possession or consideration is received, overriding the AO’s reliance on stamp duty valuation.

Don’t Add Purchases Based on GST Portal Data Alone: ITAT Remands for Full Reconciliation

October 10, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled against mechanically confirming a large addition under Section 69C, stating that tax authorities must genuinely distinguish between procedural discrepancies and fraudulent inflation. The case was sent back, underscoring that documentary proof is essential before penalizing for purchase differences.

No Retrospective Remand: ITAT Scraps CIT(A)’s Order in Bogus LTCG Case for Wrongly Invoking New Law

October 10, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that the CIT(A) cannot set aside a reassessment order framed under Section 147 read with Section 144B, as the limited power to remand only applies to best-judgment assessments under Section 144. The Tribunal sent the penny stock LTCG case back, directing the CIT(A) to decide the appeal strictly on its merits.

No addition based solely on a third-party document denied by assessee

October 8, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

Where the only piece of evidence, AO possessed was the ‘Iqrarnama’, which was not found in the assessee’s possession, was not in their handwriting, and did not bear their genuine signatures, no addition could be made to the assessee’s income, treating it as unexplained money and interest.

Final assessment order time barred in terms of section 144C(13) of Income Tax Act

October 8, 2025 1389 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee has preferred the present appeal mainly assailing validity of final assessment order dated 30.06.2022 on the ground of limitation. It is contested that the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) issued directions u/s. 144C(5) of the Act on 23.03.2022, the Assessing Officer (AO) passed final assessment order on 23.06.2022.

Faceless AO Ignored Evidence of Family Funding – Tribunal Restores Justice for Homemaker

October 7, 2025 408 Views 0 comment Print

Judicial ruling confirms that investment source for property purchased by a homemaker was genuine. The ITAT found that the entire consideration had a clear trail from the son’s account, reversing the mechanical addition made by lower authorities.

Income Tax reassessment order was quashed for delay in issuing sec.143(2) notice

October 7, 2025 1182 Views 0 comment Print

Issuance of a valid notice under section 143(2) was mandatory and non-issuance or belated issuance vitiated the assessment. Accordingly, Tribunal quashed the reassessment order passed under section 147 r.w.s. 144B as being void ab initio.

Jurisdictional AO Cannot Issue Notice u/s 148 After Faceless Mandate: ITAT Delhi

October 4, 2025 2571 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi allows NRI’s appeal in Chirag Kirpal Vs ACIT, ruling that the Jurisdictional AO (JAO) lacks the power to issue a Section 148 notice after the Faceless Reassessment Scheme (s.151A) took effect.

Telangana HC Directs Fresh Income Tax order considering Resolution Plan Approval

October 4, 2025 654 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC ordered the Income Tax Department to issue a fresh order under Section 156A for a ₹143 crore tax demand on NSL Mining Resources, confirming the extinguishment of the dues following the NCLT-approved Resolution Plan.

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