Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...
Income Tax : This guide explains who is required to maintain books of account under Section 44AA based on business, profession, turnover, and i...
Income Tax : This guide explains the various assessments under the Income-tax Act, including summary assessment, scrutiny assessment, best judg...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an addition under Section 69A cannot be sustained when the assessee is denied the opportunity to cross-exami...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that CIT(A) cannot enhance income under Section 251 on matters not considered by the Assessing Officer during as...
Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...
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 ITAT held that reassessment notices issued after the surviving limitation period prescribed by the Supreme Court were invalid....
Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that reassessment cannot be sustained merely because of high-value bank transactions without evidence ...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that an addition under Section 68 cannot be sustained solely on information received from the Investigation Wi...
Income Tax : The ITAT Hyderabad held that the entire sale consideration could not be assessed as short-term capital gains without examining the...
Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...
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...
Lokhandwala Construction Industries Private Limited Vs DCIT (Bombay High Court) Once a query is raised during assessment proceedings and assessee has replied to it, it follows that the query raised was a subject matter of consideration of the Assessing Officer while completing the assessment. It is not necessary that an assessment order should contain reference […]
Orion Book Binders Private Limited Vs ITO (Calcutta High Court) HC held that writ petition is allowed subject to payment of costs of Rs.5,000/- to the Calcutta High Court Bar Association Lawyers’ Benevolent Fund, since the impugned notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been issued on April 8, 2021 as […]
Sandipkumar Parsottambhai Patel Vs ITO (ITAT Surat) We note that in assessees case, the assessing officer received information from the Investigation Wing, Kolkata who had carried out survey / search operations wherein it was established that in large number of penny stock companies share prices were artificially raised/manipulated on the Stock Exchanges in order to […]
Gist and a Snap Analysis of SC Judgment – Union of India Vs Ashish Agarwal (Supreme Court), Appeal Number : Civil Appeal No. 3005/2022, Date of Judgement: 04/05/2022 1. The Union felt aggrieved due to the adverse outcome of several writ petitions which were filed on PAN India basis against notices issued u/s 148 of the Income […]
Understanding the implications of the Honble Supreme Court order on income tax reassessment notices under new provisions. Learn more here.
The issue of validity of notices issued between April 01, 2021 and June 30, 2021 has been a subject matter of major litigation in the past year. Large number of writ petitions were filed across the country, challenging the constitutional validity of the notices issued under section 148 of the Act.
Uphill Farms Private Limited Vs Union of India (Allahabad High Court) HC explains principles, powers and limitations on exercise of powers under Section 147/148 by Income Tax Officers/ Authorities under the Income tax Act, 1961, as under:- (a) The assessing officer under Section 147 of the Act, 1961 has the power to re-assess any income which […]
Union of India Vs Ashish Agarwal (Supreme Court) Hon. Supreme Court Validates Section 148 Notices issued after 31st March 2021- Surprising Turn of Events Introduction: – Various High Courts had quashed reassessment notices issued u/s 148 of the act, on the ground that the same are bad in law in view of the new reassessment […]
Atma Ram Saria Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) The Supreme Court in GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. vs. Income Tax Officer and Ors., (2003) 1 SCC 72 has held that when a notice under Section 148 of the Act is issued, the proper course of action for the noticee is to file a return and if […]
M.R. Enterprises Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Admittedly, in the present case the assessment was reopened on the basis of cash deposited in the bank account and no addition has been made by the Assessing Officer regarding deposit of this amount. It is seen that the assessee has not raised this issue before the learned CIT(Appeals). […]
