Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...
Income Tax : A detailed look at how the Finance Act, 2021 reshaped Sections 147–151, introduced Section 148A, and reduced limitation periods ...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill, 2026 clarifies who can issue notices under sections 148 and 148A. It confirms that only jurisdictional Assessing...
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Income Tax : Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits...
Income Tax : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association requested CBDT to issue Clarification in respect of the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme...
Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...
Income Tax : Lucknow CA Tax Practicioners Association has made a Representation to FM for Extension of Time Limit for Assessment cases time bar...
Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld reopening under Section 147 as Form 26AS reflected substantial contract receipts despite no return being filed...
Income Tax : The issue was deletion of additions on unsecured loans treated as unexplained cash credits. The tribunal upheld deletion, holding ...
Income Tax : The issue involved dismissal of appeal due to delay and non-appearance. The tribunal condoned the delay citing medical reasons and...
Income Tax : The issue was whether reassessment could be initiated after four years without fresh evidence. The court held such reopening inval...
Income Tax : The issue was whether reassessment notice issued without approval from the correct authority is valid. The tribunal held it invali...
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...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 29/2024-Central Excise rescinds six 2022 excise notifications in the public interest, effective immediately. Deta...
Income Tax : Learn how to initiate proceedings under section 147 of the IT Act in e-Verification cases. Detailed instructions for Assessing Off...
Income Tax : Explore e-Verification Instruction No. 2 of 2024 from the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems). Detailed guidelines for AOs under I...
Income Tax : Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cas...
Vikas Chowdhary Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is well settled law that validity of the reassessment proceedings is to be determined on the basis of the reasons recorded for reopening of the assessment. The reasons are reproduced above. The AO as per NMS information which was pushed into the ITD system came to know that […]
Since there was no allegation by AO on failure on the part of assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for assessment, therefore, reopening of assessment was not based on sound footing and hence the impugned assessment order framed u/s.143(3) r.w.s. 147 was illegal and liable to be quashed.
Mehrunnisa Mohamed Fazal Maniar Vs ITO (Gujrat High Court) The case on hand is not a case where the Income Tax Officer seeks to draw any fresh inference which could have been raised at the time of the original assessment on the basis of the materials placed before him by the assessee relating to the […]
Jagdish U. Thackersey Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) It is well settled that mere fresh application of mind to the same set of facts or mere change of opinion does not confer jurisdiction even under the post-1989 section 147. The consistent view is that even after amendment of section 147 (w.e.f. 01.04.1989) mere change of opinion […]
Kantibhai Dharamshibhai Narola Vs ACIT (Gujarat High Court) (i) The Court should be guided by the reasons recorded for the reassessment and not by the reasons or explanation given by the Assessing Officer at a later stage in respect of the notice of reassessment. To put it in other words, having regard to the entire […]
Sujay Pankajbhai Shah Vs ACIT (ITAT Ahmadabad) A bare glance of the reasons recorded gives an unflinching impression that powers exercised under section 147 of the Act was to enable the AO to carry out detailed verification of the various aspects of such matter in reference made to the AO herein by the office of […]
AO had recorded incorrect, wrong and non-existing reasons for reopening of the assessment and also failed to verify the information received by him before recording the reasons for reopening of the assessment. Thus, there was clearly non-application of mind on the part of AO to initiate the re-assessment proceedings. Thus, the reopening of assessment could not be sustained in Law.
Narendra Kumar Gill Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Moot issue to be decided is whether mentioning the PAN of another entity mistakenly instead of the PAN of the assessee makes the notice issued u/s 148 invalid or not when the notice is addressed to Shri Narendra Kumar Gill and the body of the notice clearly reflects […]
Nilesh Ajit Kumar Jain Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) A perusal of the assessment order shows that the assessment was reopened to examine misuse of Client Code Modification for tax evasion. No addition was made by the Assessing Officer in respect of the issue for which the assessment was reopened. It is a well settled law […]
Maheshwari Roller Flour Mills Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Learned Counsel submitted that initiation under section 147 of the I.T. Act have been done by mentioning the wrong Section 147(b) of the I.T. Act which is deleted from the Income Tax Act w.e.f. 01.04.1989, therefore, reopening is done under non-existent Section in a mechanical […]