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 Pune quashes assessment where AO shifted grounds without fresh notice u/s 148. Reinforces need for proper procedure in reassessments.
Madras High Court held that reopening of assessment u/s. 148 of the Income Tax Act merely on the basis of change of opinion does not constitute justification and/or reasons to believe that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. Accordingly, appeal allowed and reassessment quashed.
NFAC deletes penalty on taxpayer misled by unqualified agent; case highlights misuse of fake deductions, procedural lapses, and risks of unauthorized TRPs.
Himachal Pradesh High Court stays reassessment proceedings against Prakash Chand Jadaik, awaiting the Supreme Court’s verdict on similar Section 148 challenges.
ITAT Delhi deletes Rs. 14 lakh tax addition for Aquakiosk India, citing invalid reassessment notice and proven investment source from mutual fund switch-outs.
ITAT Rajkot held that transactions of sale and purchases cannot be treated as cash credit/bogus under section 68 of the Act, if they are circular in nature. Also held that profit margin of 12.50% can never be possible in case of circular trading activities.
ITAT Hyderabad held that assessee failed to participate in proceeding and produce any explanation or source of deposits as well as credits since he was in judicial custody. Accordingly, matter remanded back for fresh adjudication.
The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ruled that a Schedule Tribe member’s income is not exempt under Section 10(26A) if the source is not from the specified Ladakh region. The court upheld a tax assessment on Mehmood Askari, finding he failed to prove his residency and income source from the exempted area.
The ITAT Surat has remanded an appeal by Pankajbhai Devrajbhai Soliya to the CIT(A) for merits-based adjudication, citing an inadvertent email oversight as the cause for delay, imposing a ₹15,000 cost on the assessee.
ITAT Ahmedabad voids reassessment notice, stating if likely to escape income is below Rs. 50L after basic analysis, it’s barred by limitation under Section 149.
