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ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14055 Views 0 comment Print

Can Updated Return Be Filed After Notice Under Sections 143(2), 148A or 148?

Income Tax : The article explains how the Finance Acts, 2025 and 2026 have reshaped the Updated Return regime under Section 139(8A). It highlig...

June 27, 2026 2814 Views 0 comment Print

SC Sends JAO vs Faceless Reassessment Dispute Back to High Courts

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has remitted reassessment cases for fresh consideration after the retrospective insertion of Section 147A, leavi...

June 27, 2026 498 Views 0 comment Print

Appellate Kill Shot to Reassessment Notices Under Section 148/148A

Income Tax : This article explains why reassessment proceedings may be invalid if the Assessing Officer merely relies on Investigation Wing rep...

June 20, 2026 1050 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 2469 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 4584 Views 0 comment Print

Request to amend section 151 Sanctioning Authority for reassessment

Income Tax : Humble Representation for modification of Section 151 of the Income Tax Act relating to Sanction for issue of Notice under sec. 14...

July 25, 2022 6918 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 7524 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 13395 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Unaccounted sales must be taxed on net profit basis, not on gross profit

Income Tax : Where unaccounted sales were established through seized material, only the net profit embedded therein was liable to tax, and not ...

July 7, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Section 56(2)(x) Applicability Depends on Agreement Date; Mistaken Tax Payment Refundable: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded the case to examine whether Section 56(2)(x) applied based on the agreement date and to consider refund of ex...

July 6, 2026 543 Views 0 comment Print

APMC Commission Agent Not Taxable on Entire Sale Proceeds; Section 69A Issue Remanded: ITAT Bengaluru

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore remanded a Section 69A addition after holding that an APMC commission agent's entire sale proceeds could not be tre...

July 6, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Section 143(2) Notice & Valid Draft Assessment Mandatory U/s 144C: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment after finding no Section 143(2) notice and that the AO issued a final order disguised as a draft ...

July 5, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax Dept Flags High-Risk Transactions for Reassessment Action – Sections 148/148A

Income Tax : The department has identified high-risk cases through its Insight Portal for AYs 2022-25. It directs officers to initiate reassess...

March 20, 2026 1269 Views 0 comment Print

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 5961 Views 0 comment Print

Guidelines for issuance of notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore the latest guidelines for issuing notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Understand key procedures, amendme...

June 28, 2024 58932 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 6018 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 5985 Views 0 comment Print


Reassessment Invalid as Lower Depreciation Claim Caused No Income Escapement: Gujarat HC

June 20, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

The Gujarat High Court held that reopening under Sections 147 and 148 could not be sustained where allowing higher depreciation would not result in any escapement of income chargeable to tax. It ruled that the reassessment was based on a mere change of opinion and quashed the proceedings.

ITAT Rejects Recall Plea as COVID Limitation Extension Not Apply to Assessment Proceedings

June 20, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that the Supreme Court’s COVID-19 limitation extension did not apply to statutory timelines for completing income-tax assessments. It dismissed the Revenue’s recall application and upheld the earlier order quashing the assessment as time-barred.

ITAT Deletes Bogus LTCG Addition on Green Crest Shares; Suspicion Cannot Replace Evidence

June 20, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT deleted the addition alleging bogus long-term capital gains from penny stock transactions after finding no evidence linking the assessee to any accommodation entry.

ITAT Deletes Section 56(2)(x) Addition Due to Prior Property Agreement

June 20, 2026 684 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the tax authorities failed to consider evidence of an earlier agreement and prior payments before invoking Section 56(2)(x). The addition based on the stamp duty value was deleted.

Allahabad HC Upholds Section 148 Notice as Cash Deposit Information Was Relevant

June 19, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

The Allahabad High Court held that information regarding cash deposits constituted relevant material for issuing a notice under Section 148. It dismissed the writ petition while permitting the assessee to pursue the statutory appellate remedy.

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Proceedings Were Barred by Limitation

June 19, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that assessments initiated under Section 153C were time-barred under every possible computation of limitation. The assessment orders were declared void ab initio and quashed.

Belated Return Filed in Response to Section 148 Cannot Revive Section 80P Deduction: Bangalore ITAT

June 19, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that filing a return in response to Section 148 does not cure the failure to file the original return within the due date prescribed under Section 139(1). Consequently, the claim for deduction under Section 80P was rightly rejected.

ITAT Quashes Two Reassessments: Time-Barred Assessment and Second Section 148 Notice During Pendency of Earlier Reassessment Held Invalid

June 19, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT ruled that the reassessment order passed under Section 147 was unsustainable as it exceeded the limitation period prescribed by the Income-tax Act. The decision highlights that statutory timelines cannot be ignored without supporting evidence from the Revenue.

Wrong Section, Wrong Assessment: Bangalore ITAT Annuls Section 143(3) Order Passed After Search

June 19, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that once a search under Section 132 was conducted, the assessment for the relevant year had to proceed under Section 147/148 in accordance with the post-2021 statutory scheme.

ITAT Remands Cash Deposit Addition as Documentary Evidence Was Not Examined

June 19, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam remanded the assessment after holding that documentary evidence relating to cash deposits, members’ records and audit reports required proper verification. The Tribunal directed a fresh assessment without expressing any opinion on the merits.

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