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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


Bogus LTCG- HC upheld Reassessment notice after expiry of 4 Years

December 10, 2021 2463 Views 0 comment Print

Kaushaliya Sampatlal Dudani Vs ITO (Gujarat High Court) A bare perusal of the reasons recorded and further clarification of the information made by the revenue by way of affidavit in reply would make it clear that, the company Tuni Textile Ltd., was used in providing bogus accommodation entries of long term capital gain by certain […]

Reopening of assessment merely based on change of opinion of AO not sustainable

December 9, 2021 1926 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening of the assessment was questioned by the petitioner. The principal reason for reopening was advertisement and marketing expenditure incurred by the petitioner was not deductible in view of section 37, as petitioner was prohibited from advertising under the provisions of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956

Mere disclosure of bogus transaction not sufficient, reopening of assessment sustainable

December 9, 2021 4953 Views 0 comment Print

After framing of the assessment made under Section 143(3) of the Act, tangible material came into the hands of the AO through the investigation wing and upon perusal of the same, he made independent inquiries and applied his mind and upon due satisfaction, he formed an opinion that, the income has escaped assessment.

HC Quashes reopening notice issued merely based on change of opinion

December 5, 2021 1506 Views 0 comment Print

Rama Devi Sabat Vs DCIT (Orissa High Court) Contending that the initiation of the reassessment proceedings was based merely on a change of opinion, the present petition has been filed. A perusal of the reasons mentioned above for reopening of the assessment reveals that there was no new material available with department. It is also […]

Is it be Possible to Re-Open Assessment only Because of Change of Opinion?

December 5, 2021 2085 Views 0 comment Print

We know that provisions of sections 147 to 151 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deal with Reassessment of and escaped assessment of income of an assessee. Income Tax Officer under these provisions reassess by reopening the cases assessed earlier on the believe that incomes or profits or gains chargeable to income tax has escaped […]

Rajasthan HC quashed Section 148 notice issued on or after 01.04.2021 in 237 cases

December 4, 2021 11991 Views 0 comment Print

Bpip Infra Private Limited Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) In these cases petitioners are aggrieved of issuance of the re-assessment notice u/s.148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which according to the petitioners are barred by limitation and that the Department before issuing the notice under Section 148 of the Act has not followed the […]

HC quashed reassessment proceedings as reason approved a day after issue of section 148 notice

December 4, 2021 2985 Views 0 comment Print

River Valley Meadows and Township (P) Limited Vs. DCIT (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court quashed reassessment proceedings where reason approved one day after issue of notice u/s 148 In the present case, notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was issued for the A.Y. 2015-16 by the Jurisdictional assessing officer on […]

Section 292BB of Income Tax Act cannot be given a retrospective effect

December 3, 2021 1608 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Mahla Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. (Rajasthan High Court) We do not find that the Tribunal has committed any error in setting aside the assessment. The counsel for the revenue however has strenuously argued that in view of Section 292BB inserted in the Income Tax Act, mere defect in service of notice had to […]

HC quashed reassessment Notice as Assessee fully, truly disclosed all material facts

November 26, 2021 1815 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that for an assessment to be reopened beyond a period of four years there must an omission or failure on part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for the assessment and should not merely be the change of opinion of Assessing Officer (AO).

Reopening of assessment u/s 147 without tangible material is unsustainable in law

November 17, 2021 4479 Views 0 comment Print

Shujaat Ali Khan Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Facts- Case of the assessee was reopened u/s 147 and notice u/s 148 was issued. The assessment U/s 143(3) r.w.s 147 was completed after making addition of Rs. 7,71,826/- being alleged undisclosed short-term capital gain on alleged sale of immovable property after invoking Section 50C of the Act. […]

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