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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


Section 148 Notice can be issued as per law prevalent on issue date

February 18, 2022 12807 Views 0 comment Print

As held by Allahabad High Court in Mon Mohan Kohli Vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, it is concluded that law prevailing on the date of issuance of notice under section 148 has to be applied.

Reason recorded are without application of mind if for similar reasons no addition been made in earlier Assessment Year

February 5, 2022 1389 Views 0 comment Print

Rajdeep Marketing Private Limited Vs Income Tax Officer (Bombay High Court) HC observed that, If on identical reasons raised for Assessment Year 2012-­13 petitioner’s explanation has been accepted and no addition made, certainly on the same ground, we wonder how an allegation of escapement of income can be made for the subsequent Assessment Years. In […]

Amendment in Income Tax assessment & reassessment provisions

February 2, 2022 17766 Views 3 comments Print

Rationalization of provisions relating to assessment and reassessment The Finance Act, 2021 amended the procedure for assessment or reassessment of income in the Act with effect from the 1st April, 2021. The said amendment modified, inter alia, sections 147, section 148, section 149 and also introduced a new section 148A in the Act. In cases […]

No provision in law to tax income which Assessee could have earned but not earned

January 30, 2022 1875 Views 0 comment Print

Parinee Realty Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) According to the JAO, survey report submitted by DDIT investigation indicate that interest should be charged at 12% per annum on loan given to sister concern totaling to Rs.4,17,04,380/- and therefore income chargeable to tax has been under assessed by the said amount. According to the […]

Division Bench of Rajasthan HC Quashes Section 148 notices in 472 cases

January 28, 2022 3594 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction: – The Division Bench of Hon. Rajasthan High Court consisting of Chief Justice Akil kureshi and Justice Sameer Jain. in Sudesh Taneja vs. ITO DB W.P No.969/2022. Order dated 27.01.22 quashed the reassessment notices issued after 31.03.21. Earlier the Ld. Single judge of Hon. Rajasthan HC had quashed reassessment notices u/s 148 of the […]

Rajasthan HC quashes Section 148 Notice issued after 31.03.2021 in 472 Cases

January 28, 2022 13815 Views 0 comment Print

Sudesh Taneja Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) In the writ petitions the petitioners have challenged respective notices issued by the Assessing Officers under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’ for short) for reopening assessments for various assessment years. All these notices have been issued after 01.04.2021 and pertain to relevant period […]

HC Quashes Section 147 Assessment as reason for reopening was not sustainable

January 28, 2022 3198 Views 0 comment Print

Giraben Atulbhai Shah Vs ACIT (Gujarat High Court) The objections raised by the assessee came to be disposed of by the Assessing Officer vide his order dated 16th November 2021 stating that the assessee sold immovable property for an aggregate value of Rs.52 Lakh and the same was not offered for tax in the return […]

Orissa HC stays section 148 notice issued after 31st March 2021

January 27, 2022 2358 Views 0 comment Print

Rashmi Motors Vs PCIT (Orissa High Court) 1. This matter is taken up by video conferencing mode. 2. It appears that a Division Bench of Allahabad High Court has in its judgment dated 30th September, 2021 in Writ Tax No.524 of 2021 (Ashok Kumar Agarwal v. Union of India) accepted the pleas challenging reassessment notice […]

HC Quashes section 148 notice issued beyond 4 years as same was approved by JCIT instead of CIT

January 27, 2022 3744 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa HC quashes notice under Section 148 of IT Act, citing lack of approval and time bar. Full text of judgment included.

Beyond a period of 4 years, retrospective amendment to section 115JB cannot be a ground for reassessment

January 27, 2022 1110 Views 0 comment Print

Court has held that beyond a period of 4 years, retrospective amendment u/s 115JB of the Act could not be a ground for reassessment. Such legal proposition requires no authority of law.

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