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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


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

Assessment Order Quashed Due to Email Communication Issue Despite Valid Section 148 Notice

Income Tax : Court upheld the validity of the Section 148 notice but set aside the assessment order after finding that notices were sent to an ...

May 22, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

Opening Balances Cannot Be Added Under Section 68 as They Relate to Earlier Years

Income Tax : Tribunal reiterated that credits brought forward from earlier financial years cannot ordinarily be taxed under Section 68 in subse...

May 22, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC Quashes Reassessment as Income Tax Department Changed Grounds Midway

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that reassessment proceedings cannot be sustained on changing allegations introduced after issuance of n...

May 21, 2026 207 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


Section 148A(d) Order Without proper Section 151 Sanction is Illegal: Bombay HC

July 30, 2024 1209 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full judgment of Umang Mahendra Shah Vs Union of India by Bombay High Court, ruling that an order under Section 148A(d) without Section 151 sanction is unlawful. Learn more about the implications.

Budget 2024: Rationalization of Income Tax Re-assessment Provisions

July 25, 2024 3057 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the key amendments in the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2024, affecting income tax reassessment procedures under the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Order set aside for non-complying with modified reassessment proceedings: Telangana HC

July 25, 2024 705 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana High Court held that department failed in complying with modified income tax reassessment proceedings as laid down under the Finance Act, 2021. Accordingly, show cause notice and consequential order passed set aside.

Big Changes in Tax Notices: Say Goodbye to Arbitrary Reassessments

July 24, 2024 1818 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the key changes in the Finance Act 2024 affecting income tax assessment and reassessment. Learn about new provisions, implications, and deadlines.

Budget 2024: Amendments to Income-tax Assessment & Reassessment Provisions  

July 23, 2024 4398 Views 0 comment Print

Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits, and procedural requirements effective from September 2024.

Order u/s 148A(d) treated as notice u/s 148A(b) because reasons in order differed from those in original notice

July 23, 2024 1851 Views 0 comment Print

The Madras High Court ruled in Satluj Credit & Holdings Pvt Ltd Vs ITO that discrepancies between reasons in notices u/s 148A(b) and orders u/s 148A(d) invalidate the notice’s purpose.

HC Quashes Section 148A(d) order as approval was not from correct specified authority

July 22, 2024 1980 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court quashes IT order against Triton Overseas for jurisdictional issues under Section 148A(d). Learn about the Court’s decision and implications.

JAO has no Authority for Sections 148A(b) & 148A(d) Notices Outside Faceless Assessment

July 22, 2024 1956 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court rules on jurisdiction of JAO to issue reassessment notices under faceless assessment, impacting Income Tax Act Section 148A(b).

Reassessment Notice to Non-Existing Entity Invalid: Karnataka HC

July 22, 2024 810 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court rules reassessment notice to a non-existing entity, Informatica Business Solutions, invalid. Read the full judgment and analysis here.

ITAT Upholds Section 56(2) Addition for Property Purchase Without Consideration

July 18, 2024 954 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Indira Ramaiah Vs ITO case by ITAT Bangalore. ITAT upheld the addition of gift for undisclosed investments and property purchase.

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