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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 339 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 14064 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 2856 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 510 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 1056 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 2472 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


Section 148 Notice Based on Search Material Held Without Jurisdiction: Bombay HC

Income Tax : Bombay HC quashed Section 148 notices, holding that search-based material required proceedings under Sections 153A/153C, not Secti...

July 8, 2026 18 Views 0 comment Print

Section 147 Reopening Invalid Where Section 153C Procedure Applies: Karnataka HC

Income Tax : Karnataka HC held Section 147 reopening invalid where seized material from a third-party search required proceedings under Section...

July 8, 2026 30 Views 0 comment Print

Section 147 Reopening Invalid Where Section 153C Applies: SC

Income Tax : SC dismissed the SLP, leaving intact the HC ruling that Section 147 reopening was invalid where Section 153C procedure applied....

July 8, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Reopening on Stale Search Material Invalid: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata upheld quashing of Section 148 reassessment, holding reopening on stale search material amounted to change of opinion...

July 8, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment & Penalty Orders Against Deceased Person Are Nullity: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed reassessment and penalty orders issued against a deceased person, holding proceedings concluded against a dead ...

July 8, 2026 54 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 58977 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 6021 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 5991 Views 0 comment Print


HC dismissed writ petition challenging Section 148A(d) order as jurisdiction of ‘Specified Authority’ not challenged

June 25, 2023 780 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the Calcutta High Court’s decision in the case of Expandable Enterprises Private Limited vs. ITO, dismissing the writ petition due to the unchallenged jurisdiction of the “Specified Authority” under Section 151 of the Income Tax Act.

Non-existence of reason for section 148 re­opening – HC Upholds Writ Petition

June 25, 2023 771 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the recent ruling by the Bombay High Court on the maintainability of a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the initiation of proceedings under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Addition u/s 69A unsustainable as source of loan transaction duly explained

June 24, 2023 8247 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that once the transaction is duly recorded in the books of accounts and due explanation with regard to source of loan transaction is provided, addition u/s 69A towards unexplained money unsustainable.

Re-assessment notice time barred as conditions prescribed under 1st proviso to section 147 not complied

June 23, 2023 1767 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the re­assessment notice issued under Section 148 is clearly time barred owing to non compliance conditions prescribed on 1st proviso to Section 147 of the Act. Accordingly, re-assessment proceeding is illegal and without jurisdiction.

Revisionary order u/s 263 unsustainable as transaction accepted by AO post due application of mind

June 22, 2023 1137 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that revisionary order under section 263 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as AO accepted the deal of sale of agriculture land with a conscious and independent application of mind.

Addition in bogus purchase transaction reduced on pro-rata basis

June 22, 2023 1461 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that addition in case of bogus purchase transaction restricted to the extent of the difference between the gross profit of genuine purchases transactions and gross profit of bogus purchases transactions.

Amount not taxable under ‘capital gain’ as there is no transfer of right, title or interest in property

June 22, 2023 2859 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that amount under the head ‘capital gain’ not taxable as there is no transfer of any right, title, or interest in the property.

Delhi High Court Cancels Reassessment for Income Below Statutory Limit

June 22, 2023 1401 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the recent ruling by the Delhi High Court quashing time-barred reassessment proceedings for escaped income below the mandatory monetary threshold.

Issue of notice u/s 148 against deceased assessee is null in the eyes of law

June 20, 2023 7014 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that issuance of notice for re-opening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act against the deceased assessee is null in the eyes of law.

Shell Entities Purchase: Section 148A(d) order dismissed for Violation of Natural Justice

June 18, 2023 1356 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court in Rajesh Kumar Agarwal Vs Union of India and Ors. The appeal was filed against the order passed under Section 148A(d) of Income Tax Act, alleging violation of principles of natural justice. Court has remanded the matter back to Assessing Officer for fresh consideration.

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