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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


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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 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 105 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 777 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 183 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


Delhi HC: Ashish Agarwal Ruling Won’t Reopen Old Cases

March 31, 2025 1323 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court clarifies in Anindita Sengupta case that SC’s Ashish Agarwal judgment doesn’t mandate reopening concluded income tax reassessments.

Offshore supplies not taxable as Nokia Network OY doesn’t have PE in India

March 31, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that Nokia Network OY does not have Fixed Place Permanent Establishment in India [PE] and hence offshore supplies were not taxable in India. Appeal stands dismissed, accordingly.

Section 148 Notice issued in the name of dead person not sustainable: MP HC

March 30, 2025 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Madhya Pradesh HC quashes tax notices issued to a deceased person under Section 148 of the IT Act, allowing authorities to proceed against the legal heir.

Section 143(2) notice mandatory before proceeding with assessment: Delhi HC

March 30, 2025 1680 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court dismissed the revenue’s appeal in PCIT Vs S.G. Portfolio Pvt. Ltd., citing jurisdictional lapses and lack of fresh material for reassessment.

Addition on the basis of retracted statement not sustainable

March 29, 2025 1839 Views 0 comment Print

Gauhati High Court held that addition merely on the basis of retracted statement without any other relied upon evidence/ material is not sustainable since retracted statement cannot be termed as incriminating material. Hence, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Reassessment Without Furnishing Reasons Invalid: ITAT Mumbai

March 29, 2025 990 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai quashes reassessment order in Raghunandan Bhomia vs DCIT case, citing failure to provide reasons for reopening assessment, violating legal precedents.

Assessee should file a return and then seek reasons for reopening: Madras HC

March 29, 2025 552 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee did not file a revised return in response to the Section 148 notice nor did she request the AO to treat her original return as the one filed under the said notice. The court cited the GKN Driveshafts judgment, stating that the assessee should file a return and then seek reasons for reopening.

ITAT Ahmedabad orders Fresh Assessment on FD Interest from Land Compensation

March 28, 2025 753 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that fresh assessment is necessary in case of taxability of interest earned from Fixed Deposit from compensation received for compulsory acquisition of agricultural land. Thus, matter restored for fresh assessment.

Addition u/s. 68 based on suspicion and presumptions not sustainable: ITAT Surat

March 28, 2025 2562 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act treating transaction as bogus merely on the basis of suspicion, presumptions and probability is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

NRI Property Purchase: Income Tax Reassessment Quashed for lack of basis

March 28, 2025 2223 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court quashes income tax reassessment for NRI property purchase. Learn why source of funds matters in tax cases.

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