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ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 339 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14064 Views 0 comment Print

Can Updated Return Be Filed After Notice Under Sections 143(2), 148A or 148?

Income Tax : The article explains how the Finance Acts, 2025 and 2026 have reshaped the Updated Return regime under Section 139(8A). It highlig...

June 27, 2026 2856 Views 0 comment Print

SC Sends JAO vs Faceless Reassessment Dispute Back to High Courts

Income Tax : The Supreme Court has remitted reassessment cases for fresh consideration after the retrospective insertion of Section 147A, leavi...

June 27, 2026 510 Views 0 comment Print

Appellate Kill Shot to Reassessment Notices Under Section 148/148A

Income Tax : This article explains why reassessment proceedings may be invalid if the Assessing Officer merely relies on Investigation Wing rep...

June 20, 2026 1056 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 2472 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 4584 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 6918 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 7524 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 13395 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 148 Notice Based on Search Material Held Without Jurisdiction: Bombay HC

Income Tax : Bombay HC quashed Section 148 notices, holding that search-based material required proceedings under Sections 153A/153C, not Secti...

July 8, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Section 147 Reopening Invalid Where Section 153C Procedure Applies: Karnataka HC

Income Tax : Karnataka HC held Section 147 reopening invalid where seized material from a third-party search required proceedings under Section...

July 8, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Section 147 Reopening Invalid Where Section 153C Applies: SC

Income Tax : SC dismissed the SLP, leaving intact the HC ruling that Section 147 reopening was invalid where Section 153C procedure applied....

July 8, 2026 21 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Reopening on Stale Search Material Invalid: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata upheld quashing of Section 148 reassessment, holding reopening on stale search material amounted to change of opinion...

July 8, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment & Penalty Orders Against Deceased Person Are Nullity: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed reassessment and penalty orders issued against a deceased person, holding proceedings concluded against a dead ...

July 8, 2026 57 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 1272 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 5961 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 58977 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 6021 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 5991 Views 0 comment Print


Limitation date for reopening cases related to Ashish Agarwal judgment

February 6, 2023 5991 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cases, in the light of communication sent by ITBA. The Board is of the view that such cases have to be completed by 31.05.2023

Exclusion of 15 day period for issuance of section 148 notice in Search cases

February 5, 2023 6132 Views 0 comment Print

In cases where a search under section 132 is initiated or a search for which the last of the authorization is executed or requisition is made under section 132A, after the 15th March of any financial year a period of fifteen days shall be excluded for the purpose of computing the period of limitation for issuance of notice under section 148 and the notice so issued shall be deemed to have been issued on the 31st day of March of such financial year.

Whether writ against notice u/s 148 is maintainable

February 4, 2023 2451 Views 0 comment Print

Pawan Kumar Agrawala Vs Income Tax Officer (Orissa High Court) The Chief Justice bench of Orissa High Court, of late has not been entertaining writ petition against notice u/s 148 in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Anshul Jain. This is notwithstanding the fact that on 1st February 2023, […]

Information triggering assessment/ reassessment proceedings must be furnished to assessee

February 4, 2023 2058 Views 0 comment Print

HC set aside reassessment order against assessee, for non-supply of information/ material by Revenue Department for reopening of assessment.

Draft submission when AO not complies with section 147 to 151 of Income Tax

February 2, 2023 5808 Views 0 comment Print

Draft submission to ITAT when AO doesn’t comply with section 147 to 151 of Income Tax. Ground of Appeal & Arguments in writing, AO’s reasons recorded u/s 148(2) were never supplied to assessee. Assessment bad in law & spirits as reopening bad enough.

Time barring date for reopening cases arising out of SC direction

February 2, 2023 3429 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association (W.B.) Unit Date: 02.02.2023. To The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, West Bengal & Sikkim Region, Kolkata. Sir, Sub: Time barring date for reopening cases arising out of the direction of the Hon’ble SC in the case of Ashish Agarwal-matter regarding. Your kind attention is invited to the minutes […]

Investment in shares of Agile by Blackstone – HC set-aside Section 148A(d) order

January 29, 2023 1572 Views 0 comment Print

According to HC, the central issue, to which the Assessing Officer (AO) should have applied his mind is, as to whether the investment in shares of Agile by the petitioner was a capital account transaction, given the fact that there is no allegation of round-tripping.

Writ jurisdiction should not substitute findings of an AO with its own: HC

January 29, 2023 1101 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that Writ Court should not in exercise of its writ jurisdiction should substitute the findings of an assessing officer in his order with its own.

Writ Jurisdiction of HC cannot be invoked on the ground that reasons recorded are not well-reasoned

January 23, 2023 630 Views 0 comment Print

Lakshya Vintrade Private Limited Vs Union of India And Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The sole ground by the petitioner for challenging the impugned order under Section 148A(d) of the Act is that the same is not a speaking order and the reasons recorded therein are not well-reasoned and satisfactory which according to me cannot be […]

Reopening of assessment sustained due to failure of true & full disclosure

January 23, 2023 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that reopening of assessment sustainable on failure of true and full disclosure of demanded material on the part of the petitioner.

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