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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


Latest News


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


₹4.05 Cr Addition Reduced to ₹12.5L by ITAT in Bogus Entry Case

July 29, 2025 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was engaged in agro-based trading, faced reassessment for Assessment Year (AY) 2017-18 based on information from a survey under Section 133A conducted at premises linked to Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta and associates.

No incidence of tax invokable without transfer: Delhi HC

July 29, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that in absence of transfer of title or sale of property, no incidence of tax can be invoked. Accordingly, addition u/s. 68 on account of sale not justifiable in absence of any transfer. Hence, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Action u/s. 147 not justified when material found during search of another person is sole basis for reopening

July 29, 2025 9921 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that where the entire foundation of reopening solely based on material found during the search of another person, the appropriate course of action is to proceed under Section 153C, and not under Section 147. Accordingly, reassessment proceedings u/s. 147 quashed.

Penalty Under 271(1)(c) Fails as Reopening Found Invalid: Madras HC

July 29, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

The Madras High Court ruled that income tax assessment and penalty proceedings cannot survive if the foundational Section 148 reassessment notice has been statutorily quashed.

Madras HC Sets Aside Reopening Beyond 4 Years Based on Disclosed Facts

July 29, 2025 966 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court ruled that income tax reassessment based on information already available in audited financial statements is invalid, finding no failure by the company to disclose material facts.

DVO reference U/s 142A made before initiation of reassessment is invalid

July 28, 2025 1374 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules DVO reference before Sec 148 notice invalid; deletes Rs 2.28 Cr addition in Aerens Group case due to lack of pending assessment.

Non-service of notice u/s. 142(1) as per valid mode of transmission is bad-in-law

July 28, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that non issuance of notice u/s. 142(1) of the Act and non serving of such notice to the assessee as per valid mode of transmission makes the assessment order arbitrary, bad in law. Accordingly, order quashed and appeal allowed.

LTCG Claim in NYSSA Stock Is Bogus, Calcutta HC Upholds ₹9.16 Lakh Addition

July 26, 2025 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court restores reassessment for bogus LTCG, finding ITAT erred by ignoring AO’s evidence and satisfaction in a penny stock scam, citing Supreme Court precedents.

AO Cannot Reopen Assessment Beyond Grounds Mentioned in Section 148A(b) Notice

July 26, 2025 1647 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court sets aside tax action against Rajat Sharma’s Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd. over alleged unaccounted foreign remittances for AY 2017-18.

Kerala HC Quashes Income Tax Reassessment Notice Issued on Cancelled PAN

July 26, 2025 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court sets aside reassessment against co-operative bank, ruling proceedings based on a cancelled PAN denied effective opportunity to contest.

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