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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 405 Views 0 comment Print

Addition Deleted Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence in Search-Based Case

Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...

April 21, 2026 759 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Invalid as AO Failed to Issue 143(2) Notice After Belated Return

Income Tax : ITAT held that a return filed under section 148 remains valid even if delayed. Failure to issue mandatory notice under section 143...

April 2, 2026 1140 Views 0 comment Print

Delay in Recording Satisfaction Note Under Section 153C Can Invalidate Search Proceedings

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...

March 11, 2026 1866 Views 0 comment Print

Updated Return After Reassessment Notice Comes With Higher Tax Cost Because Additional 10% Levy Proposed

Income Tax : The Finance Bill 2026 proposes allowing taxpayers to file an Updated Return even after receiving a reassessment notice under Secti...

March 6, 2026 2373 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 2286 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 4404 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 6882 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 7494 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 13347 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Indore Sets Aside Ex Parte CIT(A) Order as Notices Were Sent to Wrong Email Address

Income Tax : ITAT Indore held that appellate order violated principles of natural justice after finding that key hearing notices were sent to a...

May 22, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Invalid as It Was Issued by JAO Instead of FAO: Rajasthan HC

Income Tax : Court ruled that reassessment notices under Section 148 must be issued through the faceless mechanism under Section 151A and the 2...

May 22, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Quashes Section 148 Notices as They Were Issued by Jurisdictional AO

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...

May 22, 2026 780 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Notices Invalid as Faceless Procedure Was Not Followed: Madras HC

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...

May 22, 2026 699 Views 0 comment Print

Jharkhand HC Upholds Reassessment Proceedings as Finance Act 2026 Inserted Section 147A Retrospectively

Income Tax : The Jharkhand High Court held that retrospective insertion of Section 147A removed the jurisdictional challenge against reassessme...

May 22, 2026 195 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 1026 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 5832 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 57513 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 5898 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 5910 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Ahmedabad Quashes Reassessment Based on Unverified Vague Portal Data

October 4, 2025 1023 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that reopening an assessment u/s 147 is invalid if based on general, unverified portal information lacking a “live link” to the assessee’s escaped income. Case dismissed.

Assessee Must Use Appellate Remedy, Not Writ, Against Income Tax Notices: Delhi HC

October 4, 2025 711 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC dismissed a writ against a reassessment order, citing the Supreme Court’s Chhabil Dass Agarwal precedent, directing the taxpayer to use the statutory appeal remedy before the CIT(A).

Fully Explained Gift From Daughter Not Taxable as Unexplained Cash Credit

October 4, 2025 1329 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi set aside an unexplained cash addition of ₹3.5 Lakh, ruling in favor of the assessee who received a gift from her adult daughter. The court accepted the daughters creditworthiness and the genuine nature of the transaction.

Penny Stock Business Loss Cannot Be Treated as Bogus LTCG/STCL: Revenue Appeal Dismissed for Low Tax Effect

October 4, 2025 651 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi dismissed Revenue’s appeal against Satya Prakash Gupta regarding an addition of ₹1.61 crore for alleged bogus Short Term Capital Loss, as tax effect was below CBDT’s monetary limit.

ITAT Chennai Remands Case on Depreciation Claim for Goodwill Arising from Amalgamation

October 4, 2025 447 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chennai has set aside the disallowance of depreciation on goodwill claimed by Dynaspede Integrated Systems Pvt. Ltd. The Tribunal remanded the matter to the CIT(A) for a fresh decision.

No Section 68 Addition as Penny Stock Transactions Did Not Yield LTCG

October 4, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the deletion of a ₹1.17 Lakh addition made under Section 68 for alleged penny stock gains, ruling that the taxpayer had incurred a Short Term Capital Loss and had not claimed any exempt LTCG u/s 10(38),

SC Disposes Revenue Appeal Against Reassessment Notice Quashing

October 4, 2025 924 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court of India disposed of the Revenue’s appeal against the Delhi High Court’s order quashing reassessment notices against Trans World International Ltd.

Reassessment Notice Invalid If PCIT Approval is Ritualistic & Mechanical: ITAT Delhi

October 3, 2025 651 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi sets aside reassessment, ruling the PCIT’s ritualistic S. 151 approval for S. 148 notice invalidates the proceedings; “mechanical approval is fatal.”

Reassessment proceedings u/s. 147 cannot be sustained in absence of valid service of notice

October 3, 2025 918 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court held that in absence of valid service of notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, proceedings under section 147 of the Income Tax Act for reassessment cannot be initiated. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.

Rs. 3.50 Cr Bogus Loan Addition: ITAT Delhi Quashes Reassessment Over Wrong PAN & Mechanical Approval

October 3, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reopening under Section 148 on an incorrect PAN and with mechanical sanction by PCIT is invalid, quashing the Rs. 3.50 crore addition under Section 68 and setting aside reassessment proceedings.

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