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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 42 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 39 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 5964 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


Income Tax Reassessment without supplying reason is Invalid

August 29, 2022 2721 Views 0 comment Print

Recording of reasons before initiation of reassessment proceedings & communication thereof to assessee is sine qua non that goes to root of matter

Punjab and Haryana HC stays Section 148 Notice & Section 148A(d) order

August 27, 2022 5976 Views 0 comment Print

Challenge in writ petition before Punjab and Haryana High Court was to Notice under section 148 and subsequent order under section 148-A(d)  as well as CBDT Instructions No.1 of 2022 dated 11.05.2022.

Bombay HC stayed Section 148 proceedings for AY 2014-15

August 27, 2022 13134 Views 2 comments Print

Bombay High Court stayed proceedings under Section 148 of Income Tax Act for AY 2014-15. Initial notice was issued after time limit expired

Calcutta High court stays reassessment proceedings on ground of time barred

August 25, 2022 9738 Views 0 comment Print

SS Commotrade Private Limited Vs ITO (Calcutta High court) By this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated 30th July, 2022 under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 relating to assessment year 2014-15, and, all subsequent proceedings based on the impugned notice dated 29th June, 2021 under Section 148 of the […]

Bogus accommodation entries – HC upheld validity of Section 148 Notice

August 25, 2022 2835 Views 0 comment Print

Rochana Agarwal Vs ACIT (Allahabad High Court) The reason for issuing the notice under Section 148 of the Act is that during investigation, the Assessing Officer has gone through the income tax return and other related documents of the assessee and has found that the M/s KCGP Share Broking Service Pvt. Ltd. has been used […]

Bombay HC stays reassessment notice after expiry of a period of six years

August 24, 2022 3261 Views 0 comment Print

Dilipkumar Premji Chheda Vs ITO (Bombay High Court) 1. Issue notice. Mr. Ajeet Manwani, learned counsel waives service for the Respondents. Objections be filed in six weeks. 2. Learned counsel for Petitioner states that the impugned notice dated 7th April, 2021 issued under Section 148 of the Act is unsustainable in law and in as […]

Carry out due verification before initiating Section 148/147 proceedings: CBDT

August 22, 2022 15561 Views 0 comment Print

Consequent to order passed by Allahabad High Court passing severe strictures and proposing to levy exemplary cost of Rs 50 lakhs in a writ challenging reopening of assessment on wrong facts,  CBDT today ( 22nd August, 2022 ) has issued instructions to all its officers that for initiating proceedings under Section 148/147 of the Act, […]

Allahabad HC imposed Cost of Rs. 50 Lakh on Department for creating illegal Income Tax demand

August 17, 2022 25023 Views 1 comment Print

Allahabad HC quashed Income Tax reassessment Order notices for violating principle of natural justice & imposed Rs. 50 Lakh cost on Officers

What is assessment under the income tax act, 1961, and How many types of it are there?

August 16, 2022 78927 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding assessment under the income tax act, 1961. Learn about the different types of assessments and their implications for taxpayers.

Section 148 | Writ Court Cannot Interfere at Notice stage if AO followed due procedures

August 4, 2022 3270 Views 0 comment Print

Midland Microfin Ltd. Vs Union of India and others (Punjab and Haryana High Court) Whether at this stage of notice under Section 148, writ Court should venture into the merits of the controversy when AO is yet to frame assessment/reassemment in discharge of statutory duty casted upon him under Section 147 of the Act Admittedly […]

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