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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 13848 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 2706 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 94161 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 6000 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 114 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 162 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 336 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


Reassessment was valid where audit objections could qualify as “Information” u/s 148A

July 23, 2025 1293 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment proceedings could not be sustained in respect of other issues raised in the audit except in respect of two specific expenditure heads: processing charges and professional fees as the same could be treated as “information” under Section 148A.

Notice u/s. 148A(d) issued beyond time prescribed u/s. 149(1)(a) is untenable-in-law

July 23, 2025 1164 Views 0 comment Print

The AO is a deciding authority. In the present case, it is apparent that the AO had decided that it was not a fit case for issuance of a notice under Section 148 of the Act but had, thereafter, revised the said decision apparently on the basis of an approval of the specified authority.

Will Consultant Be at Fault for Assisting Taxpayer in Claiming Fake Deductions?

July 21, 2025 6375 Views 0 comment Print

NFAC deletes penalty on taxpayer misled by unqualified agent; case highlights misuse of fake deductions, procedural lapses, and risks of unauthorized TRPs.

Reassessment Beyond 3 Years Invalid if Escapement Below ₹50 Lakh: ITAT Ahmedabad

July 20, 2025 1227 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad voids reassessment notice, stating if likely to escape income is below Rs. 50L after basic analysis, it’s barred by limitation under Section 149.

ITAT Quashes Reassessment Notices Over Improper Sanction Post-Finance Act, 2021

July 20, 2025 786 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT sets aside reassessment notices against Sampark Management Consultancy LLP, citing invalid sanction post-Finance Act, 2021, and lack of proper authority approval.

Division Bench Allows Income Tax Appeal Despite Delay; Limitation Not a Bar

July 19, 2025 357 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal by Mukul Mahanta challenging an income tax assessment, directing the petitioner to file a statutory appeal within 30 days.

P&H HC Quashes time-barred Reassessment Notices for AY 2015-16

July 11, 2025 1446 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab & Haryana High Court invalidates reassessment notices for Assessment Year 2015-16, citing limitation bar based on Supreme Court precedent.

Rajasthan HC directs AO to follow SC’s Rajeev Bansal ruling on time-barred AY 2015-16 tax notices

July 11, 2025 834 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court directs ITO to consider the Supreme Court’s Rajeev Bansal precedent regarding expired limitation periods for AY 2015-16 tax notices.

Time Barred Section 148 Notice: ITAT Mumbai Quashes Reassessment

July 11, 2025 1497 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai sets aside reassessment for advocate Nilanjana Arvinder Singh (AY 2013-14, 2014-15), ruling Section 148 notices time-barred. Decision follows Supreme Court’s Ashish Agarwal and Rajeev Bansal rulings on reassessment limitation.

ITAT Raipur Annuls Reassessment for Time-Barred Section 148 Notices

July 11, 2025 1203 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur cancels reassessment for Vinay Agrawal (AY 2014-15 & 2015-16) due to time-barred Section 148 notices. Decision relies on Supreme Court rulings in Ashish Agarwal and Rajeev Bansal.

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