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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 27 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 27 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 33 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


Delhi HC Quashes Reassessment Notice, TOLA Can’t Extend Limitation on or after April 1, 2021

June 18, 2025 891 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court quashes reassessment notice for AY 2015-16, citing Supreme Court’s Rajeev Bansal judgment and Revenue’s concession on notices issued post-April 2021.

ITAT Remands Case to CIT(A) for Fresh Adjudication Due to Lack of Proper Hearing

June 17, 2025 660 Views 0 comment Print

Patna ITAT remands case for fresh CIT(A) hearing, finding assessee was denied proper opportunity to present case and CIT(A) failed to address merits.

Section 148A(d) Order passed without cogent or plausible reasons is invalid: HP HC

June 17, 2025 495 Views 0 comment Print

Himachal Pradesh High Court held that since order passed under section 148A(d) of the Income Tax is bereft of any cogent or plausible reasons the same is liable to be set aside. Accordingly, matter remanded back to AO to decide afresh.

IBC Overrides Income Tax Act: Calcutta HC Affirms IBC’s Supremacy

June 15, 2025 909 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court quashes Income Tax reassessment against Srei Equipment Finance, affirming IBC’s overriding effect post-resolution plan approval.

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Reassessment in Doubtful Investment Case

June 13, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court upholds reassessment where investment source, including mother’s contribution, was inadequately explained by the petitioner.

Email Dispatch Date Treated as electronic Notice Issue Date: Delhi HC

June 5, 2025 1155 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that where notice is sent electronically, the date of dispatch of e-mail is to be considered as date of issue of notice and date of digital signature is irrelevant. Accordingly, petition dismissed.

Notice issue against deceased person instead of registered legal heir not sustainable

June 2, 2025 966 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that issuance of notice u/s. 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act in the name of deceased person is not sustainable since petitioner already registered legal heir. Thus, notice and order thereof quashed and set aside.

Section 147 Reassessment Unsustainable Due to Mismatch in Grounds & Disallowance

June 1, 2025 1623 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur quashes reassessment against Balithal Gram Seva Sahakari Samiti Ltd, citing jurisdictional flaws and lack of ‘live link’ between reopening grounds and final addition.

Validity of Reassessment Under Section 148 Based on AIS Mismatch

May 31, 2025 1908 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the validity of reassessment notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act when solely based on AIS mismatches, without independent inquiry or verification by the Assessing Officer.

ITAT Quashes Reopening as Income Below ₹50 Lakh, Notice Beyond 3-Year Limit

May 19, 2025 8061 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat cancels tax reassessment for AY 2015-16, ruling notice beyond 3 years invalid as alleged escaped income was below the ₹50 lakh threshold.

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