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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 264 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


CBDT Instruction on Implementing SC Judgment on Section 148 Notices

May 11, 2022 62439 Views 4 comments Print

CBDT issues Instruction No. 01/2022 regarding Implementation of Hon. Supreme Court’s Judgment in Union of India vs. Ashish Agrawal dated 04.05.2022 Instruction No. 01/2022 | Dated: 11th May, 2022 F. No 279/Misc./M-51/2022-ITJ Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes ITJ Section New Delhi Subject: Implementation of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 04.05.2022 […]

For initiation of Section 147 proceedings AO has to consider prima facie material not sufficiency of correctness of material

May 10, 2022 906 Views 0 comment Print

At the time of initiating the proceedings under Section 147 of the Act, the assessing officer has to only examine whether there is prima facie material on the basis of which the assessment should have been reopened. The Supreme court has held that at this stage the court is only required to see whether there was prima facie some material on the basis of which the department could reopen the case. The sufficiency of the correctness of the material is not a thing to be considered at the stage.

Income Taxpayers Will Face the Heat of Reassessment!

May 10, 2022 15969 Views 0 comment Print

Arjuna, there is too much discussion going on regarding the validity of notices issued between 01-04-2021 and 30­06-2021 u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act for reassessment proceedings. The income tax department had issued notices u/s 148 for reassessment proceedings.

Landmark SC Judgment on Section 148 notices which is in Favour of both Assessee & Revenue

May 9, 2022 32184 Views 9 comments Print

Landmark Supreme Court judgment on section 148 notices in favor of both Assessee and Revenue. Key takeaways for taxpayers and Income Tax Department.

Reopening for Mere High Turnover in bank account not justified

May 9, 2022 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Merely that there were huge turnover i.e. deposits and withdrawal in the bank account of the assessee without correlating the same with the accounts and with the nature of the business of the assessee, in our view, that was not enough to form a belief of escapement of income of the assessee for the assessment year under consideration.

Change of opinion not constitutes justification for Reopening

May 9, 2022 480 Views 0 comment Print

Lokhandwala Construction Industries Private Limited Vs DCIT (Bombay High Court) In this case, during the original assessment proceedings, a notice dated 19th October 2019 was issued under Section 142(1) of the Act by which petitioner was called upon to furnish copies of Index II(s) of three flats sold during the year. Petitioner responded by its […]

SC Judgment on Section 148 Notices – Using Missile where Rifle could have sufficed

May 8, 2022 3558 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the recent Supreme Court judgment on Section 148 Notices. Find out if the court used excessive force when a simpler approach would have sufficed.

Way ahead in reassessment after Supreme Court decision

May 8, 2022 7035 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding the Supreme Court’s decision on reassessment after the amendment. Learn about the rights of the Revenue and Assessees in this legal controversy.

Reincarnation of Section 148 Reassessments Notices issued post 01/04/2021

May 8, 2022 12930 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the impact of the Finance Act 2021 on reassessment notices and the validity of unamended Act notices issued post 01/04/2021.

HC direct Tax dept to maintain judicial discipline & follow doctrine of binding precedent

May 7, 2022 3537 Views 0 comment Print

HC direct the respondents to maintain judicial discipline and follow the doctrine of binding precedent and be careful in future, having due regard to the authorities of the Court, keeping in mind the judicial propriety and discipline.

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