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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...
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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...
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Kerala HC dismisses writ petition challenging income tax assessment over disputed notice service. Court rules issue is a disputed fact not for writ. Directs taxpayer to file statutory appeal, granting one month.
The petitioner, essentially, impugns a notice dated 22.07.2022 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 inter alia, on the ground that it has been issued beyond the period of limitation as specified under Section 149(1)(a) of the Act.
ITAT Delhi held that assessment framed u/s. 147 invalid due to non-issuance of notice u/s. 143(2) of the Income Tax Act against return filed in response to notice u/s 148. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.
Gujarat High Court Upholds Tax Reopening on Suspected Bogus Share Capital; Fresh Information on Shell Companies Justifies Scrutiny Despite Prior Assessment; Reopening Based on Investigation Report Validated
Chhattisgarh High Court quashes reassessment under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, citing lack of reasonable opportunity and violation of natural justice.
Since the business sales were accepted as genuine and only the purchases were routed through accommodation entries, only a part of the purchases needed adjustment to reflect possible inflation of expenses confirming the restriction of bogus purchase addition to 5% and when additions were made on an estimated basis, penalty for concealment under Section 271(1)(c) could not be imposed.
Bombay High Court held that initiation of reassessment proceedings under section 147 of the Income Tax Act resulting into change of opinion and review of the assessment order is not permissible in law. Accordingly, reassessment proceedings are liable to be quashed.
Patna High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated on the basis of incorrect information which was not supported by any material is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, order passed thereon is liable to be quashed.
Rajasthan High Court backs tax authorities’ power to reopen assessments based on new information, citing Supreme Court rulings on ‘reason to believe’.
Kolkata ITAT cancels reassessment, rules CIT’s mechanical sanction for reopening after 4 years invalid; upholds assessee’s challenge based on lack of recorded satisfaction.
