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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 13845 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 2697 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...

June 24, 2026 94158 Views 7 comments 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 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Period of limitation prescribed under Income-tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A detailed overview of limitation periods prescribed under the Income-tax Act reveals how missing statutory deadlines can lead to ...

June 11, 2026 5997 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


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 4578 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

IT officers association demand extension of Time Barring Date for assessment

Corporate Law : Non- extension of the Time Barring Date for assessment of reopened cases and issuance of the notices for reopening – difficu...

March 29, 2022 8733 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Draft Assessment Ignoring Filed Return Set Aside for Fresh Consideration: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras HC held that merely issuing a corrigendum acknowledging the return did not rectify the defective assessment process and ord...

July 4, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Reassessment Based on Pre-2021 Third-Party Search Material Invalid; Section 153C Mandatory: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT held reassessment under Sections 147/148 invalid because it was based on a pre-1 April 2021 third-party search, requiring pro...

July 4, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Notice Issued Beyond First Proviso to Section 149 Time Limit Quashed: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashed a Section 148 notice issued after the limitation under the first proviso to Section 149, holding the reassessm...

July 4, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Quashes Section 148 Notice as Adjournment Request Was Ignored

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed the reassessment proceedings after holding that ignoring the assessee's adjournment request violated natural ju...

July 1, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Purchase Addition Cannot Survive as Suspicion Cannot Override Documentary Evidence: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that extensive documentary evidence, audited books, supplier confirmations and banking records established the g...

June 28, 2026 201 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 1269 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 5982 Views 0 comment Print

Time barring date for reopening cases arising out of SC direction

Corporate Law : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association (W.B.) Unit Date: 02.02.2023. To The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, W...

February 2, 2023 3423 Views 0 comment Print

Case reopened in light of SC judgment in Ashish Agarwal to be completed by 31.05.2023

Income Tax : CBDT directed that cases reopened u/s 147/148A in consonance with Judgement of SC in case of UoI vs. Ashish Agarwal & CBDT instruc...

January 27, 2023 16119 Views 1 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Consequent to order passed by Allahabad High Court passing severe strictures and proposing to levy exemplary cost of Rs 50 lakhs i...

August 22, 2022 15555 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Mumbai Quashes Reassessment Orders Due to Time-Barred Section 148 Notices

June 25, 2026 315 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that reassessment notices issued after the surviving limitation period prescribed by the Supreme Court were invalid. Consequently, the reassessment proceedings and assessment orders were quashed for lack of jurisdiction.

Gujarat HC Sets Aside Reopening as High-Value Bank Credits Alone Cannot Justify Reassessment

June 25, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

The Gujarat High Court held that reassessment cannot be sustained merely because of high-value bank transactions without evidence of escaped income. It quashed the Section 148 notices and Section 148A(3) orders after finding that the transactions were recorded in audited books and adequately explained.

Karnataka HC Quashes Tax Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard & Unfreezes Account

June 25, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that the assessment and consequential demand could not stand where the petitioner had not participated in the proceedings and offered a bona fide explanation. The matter was remanded to the notice stage for fresh consideration.

ITAT Remands Property Sale Gain Addition as Purchase Cost Was Not Considered

June 25, 2026 177 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Hyderabad held that the entire sale consideration could not be assessed as short-term capital gains without examining the cost of acquisition and improvement. It remanded the matter to the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication after considering the available records.

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

June 24, 2026 94158 Views 7 comments Print

Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures, notices, timelines, reassessment provisions, and taxpayer remedies.

Income Tax Reopening Quashed as Section 31 of IBC Barred Fresh Tax Proceedings: Gujarat HC

June 23, 2026 282 Views 0 comment Print

The Gujarat High Court held that once the Resolution Plan was approved under Section 31 of the IBC, all tax liabilities not forming part of the plan stood extinguished. It therefore quashed the reassessment notice and the order under Section 148A(d).

Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard Under Section 148A

June 23, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court set aside the assessment order, demand notice, and bank attachment after finding that the proceedings were completed without the petitioner’s participation. The matter was restored to the stage of the Section 148A(b) notice for a fresh response.

Telangana HC Allows Withdrawal of Income Tax Reassessment Challenge with Liberty to Refile

June 23, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

The Telangana High Court permitted the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition challenging the reassessment order passed under Sections 147, 144, and 144B of the Income-tax Act. The Court granted liberty to file a fresh writ petition, leaving all issues open for future adjudication.

Section 148 Notice Set Aside as AO Ignored Explanations & Supporting Materials

June 22, 2026 531 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court set aside the Section 148A(3) order and Section 148 notice after finding that the Assessing Officer failed to consider the assessee’s detailed replies. The Court held that non-consideration of the replies violated the statutory requirement under Section 148A.

Calcutta HC Quashes Section 148A Order for Failure to Consider Assessee’s Replies

June 22, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court set aside the Section 148A(3) order and Section 148 notice after finding that the Assessing Officer failed to consider the assessees complete replies. The Court held that non-consideration of the replies vitiated the reassessment proceedings.

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