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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 762 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 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 339 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 783 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 702 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 222 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


Rajasthan HC stays Section 148 Income Tax Notice for AY 2014-15

August 30, 2022 3330 Views 0 comment Print

Hemant Gokhru vs. UOI & Ors (Rajasthan High Court) Learned Senior Counsel Shri Balia assisted by Shri Priyansh Arora submits that as per first proviso to Section 149 of the Income Tax Act, the impugned notice dated 22.7.2022 issued to the petitioner under Section 148 for the assessment year 2014-­2015 is without jurisdiction because it […]

Income Tax Reassessment without supplying reason is Invalid

August 29, 2022 2688 Views 0 comment Print

Recording of reasons before initiation of reassessment proceedings & communication thereof to assessee is sine qua non that goes to root of matter

Punjab and Haryana HC stays Section 148 Notice & Section 148A(d) order

August 27, 2022 5940 Views 0 comment Print

Challenge in writ petition before Punjab and Haryana High Court was to Notice under section 148 and subsequent order under section 148-A(d)  as well as CBDT Instructions No.1 of 2022 dated 11.05.2022.

Bombay HC stayed Section 148 proceedings for AY 2014-15

August 27, 2022 13095 Views 2 comments Print

Bombay High Court stayed proceedings under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for AY 2014-15. Initial notice was issued after time limit expired

Calcutta High court stays reassessment proceedings on ground of time barred

August 25, 2022 9714 Views 0 comment Print

SS Commotrade Private Limited Vs ITO (Calcutta High court) By this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated 30th July, 2022 under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 relating to assessment year 2014-15, and, all subsequent proceedings based on the impugned notice dated 29th June, 2021 under Section 148 of the […]

Bogus accommodation entries – HC upheld validity of Section 148 Notice

August 25, 2022 2802 Views 0 comment Print

Rochana Agarwal Vs ACIT (Allahabad High Court) The reason for issuing the notice under Section 148 of the Act is that during investigation, the Assessing Officer has gone through the income tax return and other related documents of the assessee and has found that the M/s KCGP Share Broking Service Pvt. Ltd. has been used […]

Bombay HC stays reassessment notice after expiry of a period of six years

August 24, 2022 3240 Views 0 comment Print

Dilipkumar Premji Chheda Vs ITO (Bombay High Court) 1. Issue notice. Mr. Ajeet Manwani, learned counsel waives service for the Respondents. Objections be filed in six weeks. 2. Learned counsel for Petitioner states that the impugned notice dated 7th April, 2021 issued under Section 148 of the Act is unsustainable in law and in as […]

Carry out due verification before initiating Section 148/147 proceedings: CBDT

August 22, 2022 15390 Views 0 comment Print

Consequent to order passed by Allahabad High Court passing severe strictures and proposing to levy exemplary cost of Rs 50 lakhs in a writ challenging reopening of assessment on wrong facts,  CBDT today ( 22nd August, 2022 ) has issued instructions to all its officers that for initiating proceedings under Section 148/147 of the Act, […]

Allahabad HC imposed Cost of Rs. 50 Lakh on Department for creating illegal Income Tax demand

August 17, 2022 24924 Views 1 comment Print

Allahabad HC quashed Income Tax reassessment Order notices for violating principle of natural justice & imposed Rs. 50 Lakh cost on Officers

What is assessment under the income tax act, 1961, and How many types of it are there?

August 16, 2022 78786 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding assessment under the income tax act, 1961. Learn about the different types of assessments and their implications for taxpayers.

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