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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


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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


Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment order for Ignoring Submissions on Genuineness

October 17, 2024 378 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC sets aside IT penalty on Cooperative Society due to unexplained genuineness doubts. Case sent back to AO for re-examination of cash deposit transactions.

Section 148A(b) sent to outdated email ID: HC set-aside order & Notices

October 14, 2024 465 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC sets aside Azeem Infinite’s tax assessment as notices were sent to an email created by a former accountant. Case remitted to Section 148A(b) stage.

Reassessment u/s. 148 in contravention of provisions of section 151 bad in law: ITAT Mumbai

October 8, 2024 1332 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that issuance of notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act in contravention of the provisions of section 151, as the sanction of the concerned Specified Authority was not obtained, is void abinitio and bad in law.

Payment of advance tax not required hence dismissal of appeal for non-payment unjustified: ITAT Bangalore

October 7, 2024 504 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that dismissal of appeal by First Appellate Authority [CIT(A)] due to non-payment of advance tax unjustified as assessee was not required to pay advance tax. Hence, matter remanded back for fresh consideration.

Registration status u/s. 12AA and exemption u/s. 11 and 12 needs to be re-examined: ITAT Jodhpur

October 1, 2024 927 Views 0 comment Print

In view of above facts, we restore this appeal back to the learned Assessing Officer with the direction to the assessee to substantiate the status of the assessee as trust and also eligibility of relevant provisions of Sections 11 and 12 by producing the registration u/s. 12AA of the Act.

Issuance of notice by Jurisdictional Officer invalid in view of provisions of section 151A: Himachal Pradesh HC

October 1, 2024 1317 Views 0 comment Print

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that in view of the provisions of Section 151A of the Income Tax Act read with the Scheme dated 29th March, 2022 the notices issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officers and not in prescribed faceless manner are invalid and bad in law.

Final assessment order set aside as passed before disposal of rectification application: Karnataka HC

October 1, 2024 609 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that since rectification application was filed before passing of final assessment order, DRP ought to have waited till disposal of rectification application. Thus, final assessment order liable to be set aside.

Amendment to Section 14A via Finance Act 2022 Not Retrospective: ITAT Mumbai

September 26, 2024 1185 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the Finance Act, 2022 amended section 14A of the Income Tax Act doesn’t have retrospective effect. The said amended provisions are effective from 1st April 2022.

Revisionary Proceedings U/S 263 Justified as AO not verified Unsecured Loan: ITAT Mumbai

September 26, 2024 900 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that invocation of revisionary proceeding u/s. 263 justified as AO was fully ignorant about verification of unsecure loan and addition of 10% unsecured loan by AO was baseless hence assessment order turned out to be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue.

Capital Gain Exemption On Investment In Two Adjoining Properties

September 21, 2024 6786 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai remands case on capital gain exemption for two adjoining flats under Section 54F, directing physical verification of flats by the Assessing Officer.

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