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FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...

June 24, 2026 93714 Views 7 comments Print

FAQs on Maintenance of books of accounts under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains who is required to maintain books of account under Section 44AA based on business, profession, turnover, and i...

June 23, 2026 6201 Views 0 comment Print

Assessments under Income-Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains the various assessments under the Income-tax Act, including summary assessment, scrutiny assessment, best judg...

June 17, 2026 434513 Views 13 comments Print

Section 69A Addition Deleted Because Cross-Examination of Third-Party Witness Was Denied

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an addition under Section 69A cannot be sustained when the assessee is denied the opportunity to cross-exami...

May 13, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) cannot enhance income on issues not examined by AO: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that CIT(A) cannot enhance income under Section 251 on matters not considered by the Assessing Officer during as...

May 10, 2026 732 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 2430 Views 0 comment Print

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 4527 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 7512 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 13377 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 42888 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Not Obtained from Competent Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...

June 24, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed on Interest Income Attributable to Credit Society’s Business

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to it...

June 24, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Granted by Wrong Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that reassessment proceedings were invalid because the approval under Section 151 was granted by the Principal Comm...

June 24, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

SC Remands Over 1000 Reassessment Appeals After Finance Act 2026 Changed Law

Income Tax : The Supreme Court set aside High Court judgments quashing reassessment notices after noting that the Finance Act, 2026 introduced ...

June 24, 2026 2022 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition as Sale Proceeds Were Realisation of Earlier Investment

Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 68 could not be applied to sale proceeds received from investments already recorded in the books in an ...

June 24, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


ITO doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notice to NRI: ITAT Chandigarh

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...

April 11, 2025 5925 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government Rescinds 6 Central Excise Notifications issued in 2022

Excise Duty : Notification No. 29/2024-Central Excise rescinds six 2022 excise notifications in the public interest, effective immediately. Deta...

December 2, 2024 906 Views 0 comment Print

Instructions to AO’s for initiating section 147 proceedings in I.T. e-Verification cases

Income Tax : Learn how to initiate proceedings under section 147 of the IT Act in e-Verification cases. Detailed instructions for Assessing Off...

March 19, 2024 10392 Views 0 comment Print

Instructions to AO’s for initiating Section 147 proceedings in e-Verification cases

Income Tax : Explore e-Verification Instruction No. 2 of 2024 from the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems). Detailed guidelines for AOs under I...

March 1, 2024 5991 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 5961 Views 0 comment Print


Reassessment Quashed for Wrong Approval Under Section 151 – ITAT Holds Sanction by PCIT Instead of PCCIT is Fatal

May 30, 2026 411 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that a notice issued beyond three years from the relevant assessment year requires sanction from the authority prescribed under Section 151. Since approval was obtained from the wrong authority, the reassessment proceedings were held to be illegal.

Reassessment Quashed for Violating 4-Week Cooling-Off Period After Disposal of Objections – ITAT Pune Follows Asian Paints

May 30, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the reassessment order was invalid because it was passed within four weeks of disposing of the assessee’s objections to reopening. Following Bombay High Court precedents, the reassessment proceedings were quashed.

Wrong Claim in Original Return Does Not Automatically Defeat Genuine Chapter VI-A Deduction- ITAT Orders Fresh Verification

May 30, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that the assessees claim for deductions under Chapter VI-A required factual verification rather than outright rejection. It directed the Assessing Officer to reconsider the claim after examining relevant documents and evidence.

Jurisdictional Defects Vitiate Entire Assessment: ITAT Strikes Down Additions Based on Search Material

May 30, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Assessments arising from searches conducted after 01.04.2021 must strictly comply with the reassessment framework under sections 147 and 148. Failure to adhere to statutory jurisdictional requirements, including mandatory approvals and satisfaction for use of third-party material, rendered the entire assessment void.

Section 54F Relief Allowed Despite Sale Deed After Two Years- ITAT Holds Flat Booking & Substantial Payment Satisfy the Law

May 30, 2026 774 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that booking a residential flat and making substantial payments toward its acquisition can amount to a purchase for Section 54F purposes. Registration at a later date does not automatically defeat the exemption claim.

ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 148 Notice Was Based on Incorrect Facts & Figures

May 30, 2026 423 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that the reasons recorded for reopening contained incorrect figures and unsupported assumptions. It held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid and void ab initio due to lack of proper application of mind.

Income Tax Demand Quashed as Resolution Plan Extinguished Pre-CIRP Tax Dues

May 30, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

The Gujarat High Court held that tax liabilities relating to periods before approval of a resolution plan stood extinguished under Section 31 of the IBC. Consequently, the assessment order and demand notice were quashed.

Reassessment Held Void as AO Invoked Section 147 Instead of Section 153C

May 29, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

The reassessment was based on documents found during a search conducted on another person. The Tribunal held that proceedings should have been initiated under Section 153C and not under Sections 147/148, rendering the reassessment invalid.

Income Tax Reopening Sustained as Assessee Was Alleged Beneficiary of Accommodation Entries

May 29, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

The Gujarat High Court upheld reopening of assessment after the Assessing Officer received information linking the assessee to alleged accommodation entries. The Court held that such information constituted tangible material sufficient to form a belief that income had escaped assessment.

Reassessment Notice Upheld as Information on Shell Companies Constituted Tangible Material

May 29, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print

The Gujarat High Court upheld reopening of assessment based on information received from the Kolkata Investigation Wing regarding alleged shell companies. The Court held that such information provided tangible material for forming a belief that income had escaped assessment.

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