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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


Fresh Reassessment Pending conclusion of first reassessment proceedings is invalid

May 25, 2022 1611 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Jaideep Singh Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) A question that arises for con sideration is whether the AO can issue second notice u/s 148 and initiate fresh reassessment proceedings before completion/conclusion of proceedings initiated by way of first notice u/s 148 either by way of dropping the first reassessment proceedings or completing the proceedings by […]

Initiation of reassessment, based on wrong assumption of facts, is bad in law

May 24, 2022 1995 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening is on the wrong assumption of facts and the information received from another assessing officer would not by itself be the basis to have a belief that the income has escaped assessment. Accordingly, we find the reassessment is bad in law and quash the assessment order passed u/s 143(3) r.w.s 147 of the Act.

Availability of tangible material is pre-conditional for reopening of assessment

May 24, 2022 1221 Views 0 comment Print

Valco Industries Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Chandigarh) Facts- The assessee originally filed return declaring total income of Rs.4,83,83,620/- on 28.09.2012 after claiming deduction of Rs.5,75,64,789/- u/s 80IC of the Act. The assessment was completed u/s 143(3) of the Act on 27.03.2015 at an income of Rs.8,07,03,620/- after making an addition of Rs.3,23,20,000/- on account of […]

No bar under law to initiate fresh reassessment proceedings

May 23, 2022 924 Views 0 comment Print

Shivsamarth Group Vs PCIT (ITAT Pune) Admittedly, in the present case, the order which is sought to be revised is the order dropping the reassessment proceedings u/s 147 of the Act. On carefully going through the material on record, it would be clear that the original reassessment proceedings were initiated with view to tax the […]

Reassessment cannot be In Casual & Whimsical Manner

May 22, 2022 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Manash Nandi Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) We find that the AO has recorded the reasons u/s 148 of the Act in a very casual manner. We find that the AO has only reproduced in the reasons recorded the information received and hurriedly came to the conclusion that there exists escapement of income and evasion of […]

New scheme of reassessment u/s 147- is it really reducing litigation

May 19, 2022 5931 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the impact of the new reassessment scheme u/s 147 under the Income Tax Act. Is it really reducing litigation and promoting ease of doing business? Find out.

Delhi HC Ruling on alleged More than Rs. 1 lakh Crore Income escaped assessment

May 19, 2022 13992 Views 1 comment Print

Analysis of Delhi HC Ruling on order passed under Section 148A(d) passed by order Delhi High Court in the case of Divya Capital One Private Limited Vs. ACIT, alleging income of more than Rs one lakh crore having escaped assessment.

Time Travel in Avengers Endgame Visualised in Income Tax Act

May 19, 2022 4437 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the mind-bending time travel concept of Avengers Endgame visualized through the lens of the Income Tax Act.

HC directs AO to consider representation of Assessee – Section 148A(d)

May 18, 2022 1014 Views 0 comment Print

Purnadisha Trading Private Limited Vs Union of India (Calcutta High Court) Petitioner in this writ petition has challenged the impugned order dated March 30, 2022 under section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (Annexure P1/p.21) on the grounds that the impugned order dated March 30, 2022 has been passed by the assessing officer concerned […]

Bankers Blunders resulting in flood of Section 148/148A notices

May 17, 2022 19080 Views 2 comments Print

Bankers Blunders resulting in flood of IT Notices U/s 148A, U/s 148 etc., leaving Bruises  to IT Assessees for no fault of them –Real Cases analysed

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