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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 84 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 96 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


Reassessment valid as AO formed prima facie opinion for escapement of income

July 29, 2021 1152 Views 0 comment Print

Electrotherm (India) Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad) Conclusion:  Since AO after applying his mind on information received from VAT Department arrived at the conclusion, based on the reasons to believe that income of assessee had escaped assessment. and at the time of issuing notice under section 148 AO had formed prima facie opinion for escapement […]

New scheme for re-assessment u/s 147 of the Act wef 1.4.2021

July 27, 2021 17055 Views 1 comment Print

Section 147 has been Amended vide Finance Act 2021. Information is required by AO for reopening not “Reasons to believe” If any income chargeable to tax, in the case of an assesses, has escaped assessment for any assessment year. The assessing office may, subject to the provisions of Section 148 to 153, assess or re-assess […]

Powers/Jurisdiction of Assessing Authorities for Reassessment u/s 147

July 21, 2021 2802 Views 0 comment Print

Aban Offshore Limited Vs Addl. CIT (Madras High Court) Case Summary: – Facts of the case: ♦ The Assessee, Aban Offshore Limited, engaged in providing oil field services to various oil majors for offshore exploration and production of hydrocarbons in India and abroad, is a regular Assessee in terms of the provisions of the Indian […]

AIR information of cash deposit with Bank – Section 147 Notice reply

July 15, 2021 18663 Views 0 comment Print

Applicability of Section 147 read with explanation 2(b) on the basis of AIR information regarding cash deposit with the Bank. Written Submission before the Hon’bleCIT(A), Faceless in respect of Sh. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX for the A.Y. 2012-13 [XXXXXXXXXXXXX] Appeal filed against the order of assessment u/s 144 made by ITO, Ward No. 2 (5), XXXXXXXXXXX dated 30.11.2019 […]

LR of deceased not obliged to intimate death to Income tax deptt & get PAN cancelled

July 14, 2021 7458 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court quashed reopening notice as well as reassessment order & all consequential proceedings initiated in the name of deceased & also held, interalia, that the LR of deceased are not obliged to intimate death to Income tax deptt & get PAN cancelled & that reassessment order can be challenged in such cases in writ petition.

Reassessment vitiated if required procedure not been followed

July 5, 2021 2916 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Chand Singh Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) n the present case it is an undisputed fact that there was a failure by the AO to comply with the mandatory requirement of disposing of the objections raised by the assessee to the reopening of assessment in terms of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme […]

No Power to Carry Out Reassessment on Same Material & Facts Available on Record

July 5, 2021 2787 Views 0 comment Print

Ess Advertising (Mauritius) S.N.C. Et Compagnie Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) No Power to Carry Out Reassessment On Same Material And Facts Available On Record And Rubber Stamp Approval Held Invalid Following Synfonia Decision Of Own Court Thus, the moot question, which arises for consideration, is: should the respondent be permitted to assess the petitioners‟ […]

Time limit to issue Section 149 notice (Reassessment cases)

July 5, 2021 18759 Views 10 comments Print

Time limit to issue notice- One of the major differences between the new and old regime is the time limit of issue of notice, under the earlier regime the time limit for issue of notice was 4 years from the end of the relevant assessment year however in certain circumstances it was 6 and 16 years.

Reopening of concluded assessment permissible if Info disclosed originally not disclosed Fully & Truly

July 5, 2021 2985 Views 0 comment Print

The Assessing Officer having arrived at his subjective satisfaction based on additional fresh material placed before him that the petitioner had not fully and truly disclosed all the material facts necessary for his assessment for the relevant assessment year and prima facie his income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment, he was fully justified in initiating the proceedings under section 147/148 of the said Act.

HC declines to interfere at the stage of issuance of Section 147 notice for reopening

July 5, 2021 1818 Views 0 comment Print

Court is not satisfied that the Petitioner has made out any case for interference by the Court at the present stage, i.e. the stage of issuance of the notice for reopening of the assessment under Section 147

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