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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


Sufficiency or correctness of material need not be considered at the stage of issue of Section 148 notice

April 15, 2022 2292 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court has held that the expression ‘reason to believe’ means that there is some prima facie material on the basis of which the Department can reopen the case. The sufficiency or correctness of the material is not a thing to be considered at the stage of issue of notice under Section 148 of the Act.

Reassessment Notice Issued with approval of JCIT instead of CIT is invalid

April 15, 2022 2466 Views 0 comment Print

Global Associates Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) In the instant case, undisputed fact is that the assessee was not earlier assessed to tax for assessment year 2005-06 and hence no assessment order u/s 143(3) of the Act is available. In that situation, the provisions of section 151(2) of the Act is applicable to the facts of […]

Sanction by Addl. CIT instead of PCIT not valid for Reassessment After expiry of four years

April 13, 2022 3000 Views 0 comment Print

J M Financial and Investment Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) HC held that since four years had expired from the end of the relevant assessment year, as provided under Section 151(1) of the Act, it is only the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner or Commissioner who could […]

Reopening based on wrong reasons cannot be a reason to believe that income has escaped assessment

April 13, 2022 948 Views 0 comment Print

Raimaladitya Textile Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (Bombay High C0urt) The allegations in the reasons recorded are that as per information summary available to Revenue there is company by the name Raimaladitya Textile Pvt. Ltd., from whom bogus loan has been taken in F.Y. 2012-13 in the sum of Rs.40,88,06,800/- and the said Raimaladitya Textile Ltd., […]

Reassessment after 4 years not valid If Assessee Made Full & True Disclosure during original assessment

April 13, 2022 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Ranjana Aggarwal Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) When the original assessment is completed u/s 143(3) and the reassessment proceedings have been initiated after a period of 4 years from the end of the relevant assessment year and there is no allegation of any failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all […]

HC quashes Section 148 notice for failure to record reason for issue of notice

April 10, 2022 1479 Views 0 comment Print

Hariom Ingots and Power Pvt. Ltd. Vs PCIT (Chhattisgarh High Court) Perusal of aforementioned provisions under Section 56 of the I.T. Act would reflect that Section 56 mentions about the income from other sources. Section 56(vii) talks about the income received by an individual or a Hindu undivided family in any previous year. Petitioner is […]

HC quashes Reassessment Notice as reasons not existed on the date of notice

April 7, 2022 1839 Views 0 comment Print

Ashika Credit Capital Limited Vs Union of India And Ors. (Calcutta High Court) Mr. Roy Chowdhury, learned advocate appearing for the Revenue was asked to produce the record to establish that the recorded reasons were existing at the time of issuance of impugned notice under Section 148 and initiation of impugned assessment proceeding under Section […]

HC quashes Reassessment notice & Proceeding based on wrong premises

April 6, 2022 1149 Views 0 comment Print

Realization Stock & Equity Pvt. Ltd. Vs. ITO (Calcutta High Court) One of the reasons for reopening of assessment is that no regular assessment under Section 143 (3) of the Act was made in the instant case and even in the last paragraph of the said reason again it has been recorded again that no […]

Reopening merely based on AIR information of Cash Deposit is not valid

April 3, 2022 8616 Views 0 comment Print

Udesh Sharma Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Admittedly in this case, the AO while recording reasons for selection of the case on the basis of AIR information observed that the Assessee has deposited cash of Rs. 44,00,500/- in his S.B. Account during the F.Y. 2008-09 and therefore issued a verification letter dated 30.10.2015 to the Assessee […]

Reassessment provisions framed under Finance Act, 2021 cannot be deferred by CBDT notifications: HC

April 3, 2022 1155 Views 0 comment Print

Shweta Kedia Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) Issues: Whether after introduction of new provisions for reassessment of income by virtue of the Finance Act, 2021 with effect from 01.04.2021, substituting the then existing provisions, would the substituted provisions survive and could be used for issuing notices for reassessment for the past years and Whether the […]

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