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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 1095 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 4404 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 81 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 66 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 69 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 5910 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


Passing of order u/s. 148A(d) without granting adjournment for furnishing reply is untenable

April 3, 2025 1419 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that passing of order u/s. 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act without considering reply filed by the petitioner by not granting adjournment time as prescribed u/s. 148A(b). Thus, order quashed and matter remanded back.

Re-assessment notice u/s. 148 sent to unrelated e-mail address is invalid service of notice

April 3, 2025 1488 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that re-assessment notice issued under section 148 of the Income Tax Act and sent to unrelated e-mail address is regarded as never served to assessee and hence re-assessment order framed thereon is nonest and bad in law.

ITAT Hyderabad Directs CIT(A) to Reconsider ₹3.56 Cr Undisclosed Transactions

April 2, 2025 402 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad sends ₹3.56 crore income addition case back to CIT(A) for reconsideration, imposes penalty for non-compliance.

Reassessment Unjustified If Assessee Uninformed of Bogus Entity in SCN: Delhi HC

April 2, 2025 804 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC rules reassessment invalid as assessee was not informed about alleged bogus entity. Tax authorities must follow due process under Section 148A of IT Act.

Delhi HC: Ashish Agarwal Ruling Won’t Reopen Old Cases

March 31, 2025 1311 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court clarifies in Anindita Sengupta case that SC’s Ashish Agarwal judgment doesn’t mandate reopening concluded income tax reassessments.

NRI Property Purchase: Income Tax Reassessment Quashed for lack of basis

March 28, 2025 2217 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court quashes income tax reassessment for NRI property purchase. Learn why source of funds matters in tax cases.

Reopening u/s. 148 based on Supreme Court judgement untenable: Madras HC

March 28, 2025 11184 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that reopening of assessment u/s. 148 of the Income Tax Act based on the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme Court judgement is tenable as Supreme Court has not given direction to reopen completed assessment.

Reassessment quashed as it was based on information fully examined during earlier reassessment

March 25, 2025 876 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that reassessment order is liable to be set aside as it was based on information that was fully examined in the earlier round of reassessment u/s. 147 r.w.s. 144B of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal allowed and order set aside.

Order passed overlooking error apparent on face of record is invalid: Delhi HC

March 17, 2025 912 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner stated that the said notice was issued pursuant to the information collected under section 135A of the Act, which pertains to the transactions entered by some other assessee (Manisha Jain) having a different PAN and having no relation with the petitioner.

Reopening assessment without controverting explanation of assessee is bad-in-law: ITAT Kolkata

March 6, 2025 1119 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that reopening of assessment framed u/s. 148A(d) without application of mind and without controverting the explanation of the assessee is bad in law and is accordingly being quashed. Thus, appeal of the assessee allowed.

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