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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 93765 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 6222 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 434525 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 741 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 4533 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 13386 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 Mumbai Quashes Reassessment Orders Due to Time-Barred Section 148 Notices

Income Tax : The ITAT held that reassessment notices issued after the surviving limitation period prescribed by the Supreme Court were invalid....

June 25, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Sets Aside Reopening as High-Value Bank Credits Alone Cannot Justify Reassessment

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that reassessment cannot be sustained merely because of high-value bank transactions without evidence ...

June 25, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Bogus LTCG Addition as No Independent Enquiry Was Conducted

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that an addition under Section 68 cannot be sustained solely on information received from the Investigation Wi...

June 25, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Remands Property Sale Gain Addition as Purchase Cost Was Not Considered

Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that the entire sale consideration could not be assessed as short-term capital gains without examining the...

June 25, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

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 261 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 5928 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 5967 Views 0 comment Print


Forfeited amount is deductible from cost of acquisition at the time of actual transfer of asset

May 8, 2023 1605 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that applying the provisions of section 51 of the Act, the amount of advance which was forfeited would be deducted from the cost of acquisition of the asset at the time of actual transfer of the asset in future.

Disallowance of short term capital loss merely based on information from investigation wing is unsustainable

May 5, 2023 2004 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of short term capital loss incurred on sale of shares by mechanically applying the information received from investigation wing is unsustainable in law.

Addition without Considering Submissions of Assessee – ITAT restores matter

May 5, 2023 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Rupa Mahesh Gandhi Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) As transpires from the orders of the authorities below, the addition to the income of the assessee on account of unexplained investment in Bombay Stock Exchange of Rs.25,21,525/- and unexplained source of payment of credit card amounting to Rs.3,45,000/- was made in the absence of any details submitted […]

Addition unsustainable as identity and creditworthiness of investor company duly proved

May 4, 2023 1002 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that addition as an unexplained cash credit u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in as much as the assessee company has duly discharged the onus of proving the identity and creditworthiness of the investor company.

Nothing can be added or subtracted to reasons recorded for reassessment 

May 4, 2023 2685 Views 0 comment Print

Nothing can be added or subtracted. We cannot infer anything which is not available in the reasons recorded. Therefore, in the light of the discussion as well as judicial precedent cited (supra) we find that the reasons recorded does not muster the requirements of the law as necessary for reopening of the assessment.

Addition u/s 68 untenable as AO failed to conduct independent investigation

May 3, 2023 5358 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act untenable as AO failed to conduct any investigation or enquiry in respect of information submitted by the assessee. AO also failed to conduct independent investigation and simply relied on third party statements and facts.

Mere cash deposit in bank not sufficient to believe Escapement of Income

May 3, 2023 2901 Views 0 comment Print

Only information in possession of AO for assuming jurisdiction to reopen case was that of cash deposited in bank account of assessee

Co-owners showed capital gains of different amount – Section 148 notice invalid

May 3, 2023 1179 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that co-owners showed capital gains of different amount, is not a valid ground for issue of notice under section 148

HC set-aside Section 148 notice as notice issued without any new tangible material

April 28, 2023 2592 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that issuance of a notice under Section 148 in absence of any new tangible material was nothing but an attempt to review earlier order of assessment passed by A.O.

Reassessment beyond four years is invalid if no failure to disclosure by Assessee during original assessment

April 28, 2023 1665 Views 0 comment Print

S. Ramamirtham Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) It is an admitted fact that the original assessment has been completed u/s. 143(3) of the Act on 20.03.2014. It is also an admitted fact that notice u/s. 148 of the Act dated 13.09.2017 is beyond four years from the end of the relevant assessment year. Thus, proviso to […]

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