Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an addition under Section 69A cannot be sustained when the assessee is denied the opportunity to cross-exami...
Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...
Income Tax : ITAT held that a return filed under section 148 remains valid even if delayed. Failure to issue mandatory notice under section 143...
Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...
Income Tax : The Finance Bill 2026 proposes allowing taxpayers to file an Updated Return even after receiving a reassessment notice under Secti...
Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...
Income Tax : Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits...
Income Tax : Humble Representation for modification of Section 151 of the Income Tax Act relating to Sanction for issue of Notice under sec. 14...
Income Tax : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association requested CBDT to issue Clarification in respect of the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme...
Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...
Income Tax : ITAT Indore held that appellate order violated principles of natural justice after finding that key hearing notices were sent to a...
Income Tax : Court ruled that reassessment notices under Section 148 must be issued through the faceless mechanism under Section 151A and the 2...
Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...
Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that reassessment notices required to be issued by the Faceless Assessing Officer are invalid if issued...
Income Tax : The Jharkhand High Court held that retrospective insertion of Section 147A removed the jurisdictional challenge against reassessme...
Income Tax : The department has identified high-risk cases through its Insight Portal for AYs 2022-25. It directs officers to initiate reassess...
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...
Income Tax : Explore the latest guidelines for issuing notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Understand key procedures, amendme...
Income Tax : Explore e-Verification Instruction No. 2 of 2024 from the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems). Detailed guidelines for AOs under I...
Income Tax : Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cas...
ITAT Nagpur condones a 607-day delay in Astavinayak Gramin Bigar Sheti’s appeal, ruling that an assessment order on a surrendered PAN constituted justifiable cause.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that mere filing of return in response to notice u/s. 148 does not ipso facto justify the invocation of section 270A(2)(b), unless there is a demonstrable act of under-reporting in substance. Thus, penalty deleted as failure to furnish return u/s. 139(1) doesn’t constitute under-reporting.
The ITAT Chennai has quashed a reassessment against Ambattur Constructions, ruling that a mere audit objection without fresh material is not a valid basis for reopening a completed assessment.
ITAT Raipur held that addition made on account of unexplained out of books cash transaction merely on the basis of certain information without cogent evidence or plausible reasoning has not substance to survive in eye of law. Accordingly, addition deleted.
Telangana High Court held that initiation of reassessment proceeding by issuance of notice without following faceless procedure is bad-in-law. Accordingly, notice issued u/s. 148A and section 148 of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained.
ITAT Pune held that addition by invoking provisions of section 43CA of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained since the difference between the Stamp Duty Value and agreement value is less than the allowable limit of 5%.
Taxpayers can challenge income tax reassessment notices on jurisdictional grounds, including improper notice formats, non-compliance with case selection criteria, and untimely or unauthorized NAFAC actions.
ITAT Delhi held that permission of initiation of reassessment proceedings u/s. 148 of the Income Tax Act beyond the period of three years is to be obtained only from Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax. Here, permission obtained from Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax is invalid.
Bombay High Court sets aside reassessment notices for AY 2017-18, ruling Jurisdictional AO lacks authority to issue them under Faceless Assessment Scheme.
Delhi ITAT sets aside a Section 263 revision after ruling the underlying reassessment order was void from the start. Reassessment initiated during active regular assessment period is invalid.
