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ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14058 Views 0 comment Print

Can Updated Return Be Filed After Notice Under Sections 143(2), 148A or 148?

Income Tax : The article explains how the Finance Acts, 2025 and 2026 have reshaped the Updated Return regime under Section 139(8A). It highlig...

June 27, 2026 2820 Views 0 comment Print

SC Sends JAO vs Faceless Reassessment Dispute Back to High Courts

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has remitted reassessment cases for fresh consideration after the retrospective insertion of Section 147A, leavi...

June 27, 2026 498 Views 0 comment Print

Appellate Kill Shot to Reassessment Notices Under Section 148/148A

Income Tax : This article explains why reassessment proceedings may be invalid if the Assessing Officer merely relies on Investigation Wing rep...

June 20, 2026 1050 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 2469 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 4584 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 6918 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 7524 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 13395 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Unaccounted sales must be taxed on net profit basis, not on gross profit

Income Tax : Where unaccounted sales were established through seized material, only the net profit embedded therein was liable to tax, and not ...

July 7, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Section 56(2)(x) Applicability Depends on Agreement Date; Mistaken Tax Payment Refundable: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai remanded the case to examine whether Section 56(2)(x) applied based on the agreement date and to consider refund of ex...

July 6, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

APMC Commission Agent Not Taxable on Entire Sale Proceeds; Section 69A Issue Remanded: ITAT Bengaluru

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore remanded a Section 69A addition after holding that an APMC commission agent's entire sale proceeds could not be tre...

July 6, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

Section 143(2) Notice & Valid Draft Assessment Mandatory U/s 144C: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed reassessment after finding no Section 143(2) notice and that the AO issued a final order disguised as a draft ...

July 5, 2026 225 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 1272 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 5961 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 58935 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 6018 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 5985 Views 0 comment Print


SC Upholds Delhi HC Ruling as Reassessment Was Based on Changing Grounds

May 21, 2026 639 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed reassessment proceedings under Sections 148A(d) and 148. The courts held that reassessment cannot be sustained on allegations that change after issuance of the original notice.

Delhi HC Quashes Reassessment as Income Tax Department Changed Grounds Midway

May 21, 2026 534 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court held that reassessment proceedings cannot be sustained on changing allegations introduced after issuance of notice under Section 148A(b). The Court ruled that reopening must rest only on the original reasons disclosed to the assessee.

ITAT Pune Set Aside Section 69A Addition as Reopening Notice Was Time Barred

May 21, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the reassessment notice issued on 26.07.2022 was beyond the permissible timeline under the surviving limitation principle and therefore lacked legal validity.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes Reassessment Because It Was Based on Mere Change of Opinion

May 21, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reassessment proceedings initiated after scrutiny assessment were invalid because they relied on the same material already examined earlier. The Tribunal ruled that reassessment cannot be used to review a previously accepted claim.

Reversal of Previously Disallowed Securitisation Provisions Cannot Be Taxed Again: ITAT Mumbai

May 21, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT held that reversal of securitisation provisions already disallowed in earlier years cannot be taxed again upon write-back. The Tribunal ruled that such taxation would amount to double taxation.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes Reassessment as Section 148 Notice Was Issued Beyond Surviving Limitation Period

May 20, 2026 510 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the reassessment notice issued on 24.07.2022 was time-barred under the Supreme Court ruling in Rajeev Bansal. The Tribunal ruled that reassessment proceedings and the consequential assessment order were invalid.

ITAT Delhi Quashes Reassessment as Reopening Was Based Only on Audit Objection

May 20, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT held that reassessment proceedings initiated solely on the basis of a revenue audit objection without fresh tangible material were invalid. The Tribunal ruled that such reopening amounted to a mere change of opinion.

Reassessment Quashed as AO Used Section 147 Instead of Mandatory Section 153C

May 20, 2026 519 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that reassessment based solely on search material seized from a third party must be initiated under Section 153C and not Sections 147/148. The Tribunal quashed the reassessment for lack of jurisdiction and absence of a mandatory satisfaction note.

Penalty for Unsecured Loans Not Automatic Merely for Section 68 Addition: ITAT Bangalore

May 20, 2026 645 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that the use of the word may in Section 271AAC gives discretionary power to the Assessing Officer and does not mandate automatic penalty levy. It emphasized that such discretion must be exercised judiciously.

ITAT Deletes Addition Because Stamp Duty Value Ignored Illegal Construction

May 20, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that stamp duty valuation could not be blindly adopted where the property was affected by BBMP demolition proceedings for unauthorized construction. The Tribunal accepted the actual purchase price as fair market value and deleted the addition.

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