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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


Reopening of Assessment not permissible to take another view on same material

January 18, 2022 6528 Views 0 comment Print

Vodafone Idea Ltd. Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) The entire basis for proposing to reopen, as can be seen from the reasons, is on the documents and submissions which were available before the Assessing Officer, before passing of the original assessment order. In fact, in the reasons, it is also recorded that the same issue […]

Calcutta HC Quashes Section 148 notices issued after 31.03.2021 in 1083 Cases

January 18, 2022 22014 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court Quashes Notices under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 which were Issued After 31st March 2021 in 1083 cases. Bagaria Properties and Investment Pvt. Ltd. & 1082 Anr. Vs. U.O.I & Ors.

Taxability of remuneration/interest not claimed by partnership firm in the hands of partners- HC Quashes assessment order

January 18, 2022 4272 Views 0 comment Print

Mamta Bhavesh Dave Vs ITO (Gujarat High Court) ITAT adjudicated the controversy as regards the deduction of remuneration/interest on the partners capital not claimed by the assessee i.e. the partnership firm in its profit and loss account. The Tribunal took notice of the fact that the CIT Appeals had directed to tax the amount of remuneration/interest […]

मुंबई हाईकोर्ट ने सीबीडीटी को लगाई फटकार, चेताया की अधिकारी करें अपने दिमाग का उपयोग

January 14, 2022 2802 Views 0 comment Print

हाल में ही मुंबई हाईकोर्ट ने आयकर संबंधित एक मामले में आयकर विभाग और उसको चलाने वाली संस्था सेंट्रल बोर्ड आफ डायरेक्ट टैक्सेस ( सीबीडीटी) को काफी खरी खरी सुनाई. कोर्ट ने इतना तक कह दिया कि सीबीडीटी अपने अधिकारियों को कम से कम इतनी ट्रेनिंग तो दें ताकि कोई केस निर्धारण करते समय अपने […]

Reopening of assessment not allowed for mere verification of claim

January 13, 2022 4260 Views 0 comment Print

For a mere verification of the claim, the power of re-opening of the assessment could not be exercised and it further held that AO under the guise of power to re-open the assessment cannot seek to undertake an undertaking a fishing or roving inquiry or seek to verify the claim as if he is the scrutiny officer.

High Court directs CBDT to formulate a scheme to train its officers; Passes strictures against AO, JCIT & PCIT

January 12, 2022 21300 Views 5 comments Print

Sharvah Multitrade Company Private Limited Vs ITO (Bombay High Court) Bombay High Court on non application of mind by AO while recording reasons as well as by PCIT while granting approval. Passes severe strictures against AO who recorded reasons for reopening, JCIT who recommended for approval and PCIT who granted approval. High Court Asks  CBDT […]

Delhi High Court dismisses 1,346 reassessment notices issued after March 31, 2021

January 7, 2022 6876 Views 0 comment Print

The Division bench of the High Court of Delhi in the case of Mon Mohan Kohli Vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax & Anr. quashed all reassessment notices on 15th Dec, 2021 issued by taxmen under the old regime on or after April 1, 2021, bringing in a huge relief for the taxpayers. They made […]

Section 148 notice issued to a dead assesse is notice without jurisdiction

January 4, 2022 1875 Views 0 comment Print

Arunaben Kanaiyalal Patel L/R of Late Kanaiyalal Dalsukh Patel Vs ACIT (Gujarat High Court) The subject matter of challenge in the present writ application is to the notice of reopening issued under Section 148 of the Act for the A.Y. 2017-18, essentially on the ground that the same is without jurisdiction as the impugned notice […]

HC quashes Section 148 order approved by mere noting the word ‘Yes, I am satisfied’

January 4, 2022 11706 Views 0 comment Print

Svitzer Hazira Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) In the facts of the present case, it is clear from the digital signature on the notice issued by Respondent No.1 that the notice was issued at 2.40 p.m. on 31/03/2019. The sanction by the authority under Section 151 was digitally signed at 2.55 p.m. on […]

ITAT allows LTCG exemption on shares of ‘Unisys Software’

January 4, 2022 2406 Views 0 comment Print

Vasantlal Nyalchand Kikavat Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) The case was reopened pursuant to receipt of certain information from investigation wing, Kolkata wherein it was alleged that the assessee was beneficiary of bogus Long-Term Capital gains (LTCG) by dealing in a scrip namely M/s Unisys Software & Holding Industries Ltd. (in short ‘Unisys’). Accordingly, the case […]

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