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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 399 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

Reassessment Notice Quashed Because Section 148 Action Exceeded Surviving Limitation After SC Framework

Income Tax : The High Court held that reassessment proceedings for AY 2013-14 were time-barred after computing the surviving limitation as clar...

March 5, 2026 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Retrospective Amendments under Budget 2026 – Rectification, Revision, Reassessment Options before Tax Authorities

Income Tax : Budget 2026 introduces sweeping retrospective amendments affecting limitation, reassessment jurisdiction, DIN validity, and TPO ti...

February 26, 2026 6219 Views 1 comment Print

Section 148A: When Formality Becomes a Opportunity

Income Tax : The new reassessment framework mandates enquiry, hearing, and a reasoned order before reopening. Courts now test jurisdiction on p...

February 10, 2026 942 Views 0 comment Print


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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 4398 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 6879 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

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 8679 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 60 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 42 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 51 Views 0 comment Print

DVO Valuation Alone Cannot Justify Section 69 Addition Without Extra Payment Proof: ITAT Amritsar

Income Tax : The ITAT Amritsar held that a valuation report by itself cannot justify addition under Section 69 without evidence of extra paymen...

May 22, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Quashed as It Was Based on Unverified PDF Complaint Found on Third Party’s Mobile Phone: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : The Court held that the petitioner had no connection with the entities or individuals from whose devices the disputed material was...

May 22, 2026 108 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

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 5907 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 3372 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 16011 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 15384 Views 0 comment Print


Reassessment Quashed: ITAT Rules Wrong Approval Invalidates Bogus LTCG Reopening Beyond 3 Years

October 20, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

An assessment reopened to tax alleged bogus Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG) was declared void ab initio by the ITAT, strictly applying Section 151. The Tribunal held that statutory sanction cannot be bypassed or taken from a non-competent authority, even following the Ashish Agarwal directions, making the entire reassessment jurisdictionally flawed.

Reassessment notice is void as issued by Jurisdictional Assessment Officer post Faceless Assessment

October 18, 2025 1224 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that reassessment notice issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer post Faceless Assessment instead of National Faceless Assessment Centre is void and invalid. Accordingly, appeal is allowed.

Reassessment notices cannot be mechanically issued without examining documents

October 18, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court quashes Section 148A(3) order against Huawei, directing the AO to pass a fresh, reasoned order on the non-resident’s interest income and Section 194LC compliance.

Time-Barred Notice, No Evidence, MAT Higher – ITAT Quashes Reopening & Wipes Out ₹25 Cr Addition

October 17, 2025 360 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal voided the reassessment, citing multiple legal failures: it was time-barred under the new law, the AO failed to share mandatory material, and the condition under Section 149(1)(b) requiring a proven asset/expenditure was not met. The ruling provides strong takeaways on the validity of new reassessment provisions.

Income Tax Jurisdiction Defect: ACIT Cannot Issue 148 Notice Below ITO’s Prescribed Monetary Limit

October 17, 2025 894 Views 0 comment Print

An assessment was quashed as the ACIT (a senior authority) issued the reassessment notice for an income below the Rs.15 Lakh limit, which was exclusively the ITO’s jurisdiction. The Tribunal affirmed that this jurisdictional defect is fatal and cannot be cured, following the Bombay High Court’s ruling.

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

October 17, 2025 12936 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the three core processes of Indian Income Tax: Rectification of mistakes (Sec 154), the four types of Assessment (Summary, Scrutiny, Best Judgment, and Reassessment), and the Appeal mechanism to CIT(A)/ITAT against adverse orders.

ITAT Deletes Addition on Alleged Shell Company Funds as AO Failed to Prove Transaction

October 17, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

The Kolkata ITAT allowed Winner Tradecom Pvt. Limited’s appeal, deleting a ₹15 lakh addition made under Section 68 for an alleged credit from a shell company.

Reassessment notice u/s. 148 quashed as being barred by limitation

October 16, 2025 1398 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that issuance of reassessment notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act expiry of specified period of limitation is time barred and hence invalid and bad-in-law. Accordingly, appeal of assessee is allowed and notice is quashed.

Give Me 7 Days or Give It Up: Karnataka HC Quashes Reassessment for Short Notice

October 14, 2025 960 Views 0 comment Print

$\text{Karnataka \text{ HC}$ quashes AY 2018-19 reassessment and penalty, ruling that Section 148A(b) notice granting only $\text{5 \text{ days}$ to respond violated the mandatory “not less than seven days” rule.

Faceless Reassessments Must Stay Faceless: Karnataka HC quashes AO Issued Notices

October 14, 2025 1005 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that reassessment notices/orders issued by the AO, rather than NFAC, are void due to jurisdictional defects. The ruling reinforces procedural fairness and statutory compliance.

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