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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 336 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 14061 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 2829 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 1056 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: ITAT Delhi

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 345 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 837 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 306 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 291 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 231 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 1272 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 58947 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


ITAT Jaipur Quashes Time-Barred Reassessment for Lack of Proper Section 151 Sanction

October 19, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that a reassessment notice issued beyond the surviving limitation period and without sanction from the Principal Chief Commissioner was invalid, following the Supreme Court’s rulings in Ashish Agarwal and Rajeev Bansal.

Delhi HC Quashes Reassessment for Lack of Proper Sanction

October 19, 2025 1149 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court quashes reassessment for AY 2016-17 in Kusum Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. vs DCIT, holding sanction by PCIT invalid under Section 151 of the Income Tax Act.

Reassessment notice is void as issued by Jurisdictional Assessment Officer post Faceless Assessment

October 18, 2025 1269 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that reassessment notice issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer post Faceless Assessment instead of National Faceless Assessment Centre is void and invalid. Accordingly, appeal is allowed.

Section 50C Addition Deleted: AO Cannot Ignore DVO Valuation Once Reference Is Made

October 18, 2025 789 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT partly allowed the Revenue’s appeal, upholding the Section 147 reopening as the notice was issued within the four-year limit because the assessee hadn’t filed a return. However, the Tribunal confirmed the deletion of the Section 50C capital gains addition, ruling that the AO is bound by the DVO’s accepted valuation after making a reference.

Reassessment Notice Issued by Wrong Authority – ITAT Quashes Entire 148 Proceedings Following P&H HC

October 18, 2025 1116 Views 0 comment Print

The case confirms that the CBDT’s Section 151A notification makes the NFAC/NPAC the sole authority for issuing Section 148 reassessment notices after March 29, 2022.4 The ITAT ruled that the local AO lacked the legal authority, rendering the entire reassessment process and order non est.

On-Money Addition Reduced: Photocopy of Agreement Lacks Evidentiary Value for Taxation

October 18, 2025 387 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that alleged on-money based on an unverified photocopy of a sale agreement could not be added to income, emphasizing that a registered sale deed is the primary document. Furthermore, payments made in the next financial year cannot be taxed in the current Assessment Year, leading to a significant deletion of the unexplained investment addition.

ITAT Ahmedabad directs AO to mandatorily refer to DVO when stamp duty value is disputed – Addition u/s 50C set aside

October 18, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that a reference to the Departmental Valuation Officer (DVO) under Section 50C(2) is mandatory when the taxpayer objects to the stamp duty valuation of the property sold. The Tribunal set aside the addition of short-term capital gains, ruling that the AO erred by directly adopting the jantri value without obtaining a DVO report, and remanded the matter for re-adjudication.

Reassessment notices cannot be mechanically issued without examining documents

October 18, 2025 552 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court quashes Section 148A(3) order against Huawei, directing the AO to pass a fresh, reasoned order on the non-resident’s interest income and Section 194LC compliance.

CIT(A) Misreads Jewellery Sale as Purchase: ITAT quashes Cash Deposit Addition

October 18, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

 The Ahmedabad ITAT set aside the CIT(A)’s order in Nidhiben Mrugeshkumar Shah Vs ACIT(OSD), restoring the addition dispute of ₹10,00,100 under Section 69A for fresh review.

No Fair Hearing, No Valid Assessment – ITAT Backs Remand for Fresh Inquiry

October 18, 2025 267 Views 0 comment Print

The AO virtually passed an ex parte order regarding a70 lakh addition, ignoring the assessee’s detailed submissions and denying a proper opportunity. The ITAT upheld the CIT(A)’s decision to set aside the assessment and remand the matter for a fresh adjudication, confirming that violations of natural justice necessitate a proper de novo inquiry.

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