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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 93759 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 6210 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 735 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 13380 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 54 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 69 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 99 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 252 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


Section 148 Notice issued after expiry of 4 years, based on Addl. CITs approval, is unsustainable

April 17, 2022 2196 Views 0 comment Print

Voltas Limited Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) Facts- Petitioner is a company engaged in the business of air conditioning and refrigeration etc. During the A.Y. 2015-16, petitioner incurred expenses of Rs.3,30,82,713 towards CSR as per section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. Petitioner had also claimed deduction in return of income u/s 35AC and 80G […]

Reasons recorded for reassessment cannot be substituted, added or deleted

April 16, 2022 3573 Views 0 comment Print

It is well established that the reasons recorded by the AO cannot be further be substituted or added or deleted. We are of the view that the reference to market value of the flat as determined by stamp duty valuation authority also cannot justify initiation of reassessment proceedings under section 147 of the Act, as the validity of reassessment has to be tested only on the basis of reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer before issuing notice under section 148 of the Act and those reasons cannot be further improved.

Sufficiency or correctness of material need not be considered at the stage of issue of Section 148 notice

April 15, 2022 2313 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court has held that the expression ‘reason to believe’ means that there is some prima facie material on the basis of which the Department can reopen the case. The sufficiency or correctness of the material is not a thing to be considered at the stage of issue of notice under Section 148 of the Act.

Reassessment Notice Issued with approval of JCIT instead of CIT is invalid

April 15, 2022 2502 Views 0 comment Print

Global Associates Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) In the instant case, undisputed fact is that the assessee was not earlier assessed to tax for assessment year 2005-06 and hence no assessment order u/s 143(3) of the Act is available. In that situation, the provisions of section 151(2) of the Act is applicable to the facts of […]

Sanction by Addl. CIT instead of PCIT not valid for Reassessment After expiry of four years

April 13, 2022 3066 Views 0 comment Print

J M Financial and Investment Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) HC held that since four years had expired from the end of the relevant assessment year, as provided under Section 151(1) of the Act, it is only the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner or Commissioner who could […]

Reopening based on wrong reasons cannot be a reason to believe that income has escaped assessment

April 13, 2022 966 Views 0 comment Print

Raimaladitya Textile Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (Bombay High C0urt) The allegations in the reasons recorded are that as per information summary available to Revenue there is company by the name Raimaladitya Textile Pvt. Ltd., from whom bogus loan has been taken in F.Y. 2012-13 in the sum of Rs.40,88,06,800/- and the said Raimaladitya Textile Ltd., […]

Reassessment after 4 years not valid If Assessee Made Full & True Disclosure during original assessment

April 13, 2022 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Ranjana Aggarwal Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) When the original assessment is completed u/s 143(3) and the reassessment proceedings have been initiated after a period of 4 years from the end of the relevant assessment year and there is no allegation of any failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all […]

HC quashes Section 148 notice for failure to record reason for issue of notice

April 10, 2022 1506 Views 0 comment Print

Hariom Ingots and Power Pvt. Ltd. Vs PCIT (Chhattisgarh High Court) Perusal of aforementioned provisions under Section 56 of the I.T. Act would reflect that Section 56 mentions about the income from other sources. Section 56(vii) talks about the income received by an individual or a Hindu undivided family in any previous year. Petitioner is […]

HC quashes Reassessment Notice as reasons not existed on the date of notice

April 7, 2022 1866 Views 0 comment Print

Ashika Credit Capital Limited Vs Union of India And Ors. (Calcutta High Court) Mr. Roy Chowdhury, learned advocate appearing for the Revenue was asked to produce the record to establish that the recorded reasons were existing at the time of issuance of impugned notice under Section 148 and initiation of impugned assessment proceeding under Section […]

HC quashes Reassessment notice & Proceeding based on wrong premises

April 6, 2022 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Realization Stock & Equity Pvt. Ltd. Vs. ITO (Calcutta High Court) One of the reasons for reopening of assessment is that no regular assessment under Section 143 (3) of the Act was made in the instant case and even in the last paragraph of the said reason again it has been recorded again that no […]

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