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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


Reassessment without speaking order against objections raised by assessee is invalid

June 23, 2022 2256 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Muktha Shantiniketan Properties (ITAT Chennai) It is an undisputed fact that the assessee has raised objection for reopening of assessment and the Assessing Officer has not passed any speaking order in respect of the objections raised by the assessee. It is contrary to the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case […]

Unfolding the ‘Defence’ in Section 149 of Income Tax Act

June 22, 2022 20949 Views 2 comments Print

Reading a decision is one thing and interpreting the same is another, isn’t it? Many times, verdict of the decisions written itself per se do not give the correct meaning until the same is read in a proper context or perspective with the facts of each case.

Assessment order on issue other than reasons recorded for reopening is unsustainable

June 22, 2022 5871 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment framed by the AO is on other issues which is not part of the reasons recorded for reopening the assessment. In such a situation, the assessment order is not sustainable in the eye of law.

Section 147/143(3) Assessment is null & void in absence of service of Section 148/143(2) notice

June 22, 2022 2490 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that the absence of service of notice u/s 148/143(2) of the Act, reassessment framed u/s 147 r.w.s 143(3) of the Act will be null and void.

Change of Opinion cannot be alleged If AO finds Fresh Tangible Materials

June 22, 2022 1101 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that despite lapse of four years and a scrutiny assessment, there is fresh tangible material in the present case in the form of information of beneficiaries of bogus LTCL/STCL report prepared by the office of Deputy Director of Income Tax (Investigation) which reveals that Mahanivesh (India) Ltd. is a penny stock whose share price was manipulated in trade by way of a complex web of pre-arranged or artificial transactions to book long term/short term capital gain/loss to the beneficiaries.

Reopening beyond 4 years is bad in law if all primary facts disclosed during original assessment proceedings

June 21, 2022 2586 Views 0 comment Print

Harsh Kaushal Corporation Vs ITO (Bombay High Court) In the present case, it is evident from the reasons recorded for reopening that the petitioner had truly and fully disclosed all material facts necessary for the purpose of assessment. In fact, in the reasons for reopening, there is not even a whisper as to what was […]

Constitutionality of First Proviso to Section 148 – Rajasthan HC Issues Notice To Govt

June 21, 2022 1335 Views 0 comment Print

Maya Rathi Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) We find that the validity of first proviso to Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 has been assailed on the ground that the explanation ‘income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment’, has been restricted in its meaning under the explanation-1 to that provisions. Learned counsel for the […]

Challenge to re-assessment proceeding before disposal of objection not maintainable: HC

June 21, 2022 645 Views 0 comment Print

Jagran Prakashan Limited Vs Assessing Officer (Allahabad High Court) Undisputedly, in view of the decision of the Supreme Court as regularly followed by this Court by way of procedural principle, the Court does not directly entertain the challenge to re-assessment proceeding before disposal of the objection filed by the assessee to the initiation of such […]

HC quashed order passed in haste in violation of principle of natural justice

June 20, 2022 2628 Views 0 comment Print

Court is of the view that the impugned order under Section 148A(d) of the Act has been passed in great haste and in gross violation of principle of natural justice as the Petitioner was not given reasonable time to file a reply.

One Day Delay to reply SCN cannot led to closure of right to file a reply

June 20, 2022 1026 Views 0 comment Print

Court is of the view that the delay of one day in asking for an adjournment should not have led to closure of the right to file a reply to the Show Cause Notice.

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