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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 2703 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 94158 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 156 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 324 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


Notice issued u/s. 148A(b) in the name of deceased person untenable: Delhi HC

September 30, 2024 1434 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Income Tax Officer Ward 1(3)(7), Surat v. Durlabhbhai Kanubhai Rajpara [2020] 114 com 481 (Guj.), Court had set aside the reassessment proceedings on the ground that no valid notice under Section 148 could be issued against a dead person.

Reassessment Invalid Due to Six-Day Notice Period Under Section 148A(b) Instead of Required 7 Days

September 30, 2024 1515 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment notice issued to assessee by AO was quashed due to non-compliance with the statutory requirement of providing a minimum of seven days for the taxpayer to furnish a reply under Section 148A(b).

Reassessment Under Section 148 Unsustainable Due to Notice Issued to Deceased: Delhi HC

September 30, 2024 714 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that initiation of reassessment proceedings under section 148 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as impugned notice issued in the name of dead person.

Bombay High Court Quashes Notice and Order Under Section 148A(d)

September 29, 2024 3531 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC quashes notice under Section 148 for non-compliance with faceless assessment provisions in VDA Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India case.

Section 148A of the Income Tax Act

September 22, 2024 10383 Views 1 comment Print

Budget 2021 came up with the insertion of section 148A of the Income Tax Act. It is a welcome section from the point of view of taxpayers. In simple terms, section 148A acts as an opportunity granted to taxpayer to explain their case before issuance of notice for reopening of assessment by the tax authorities […]

Reopening concluded assessment jurisdictionally not sustainable: Delhi HC

September 21, 2024 903 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that that there was no justification for the respondents to issue notices afresh seeking to reopen the proceedings which had been concluded prior to the judgment passed in Ashish Agarwal.

Bombay HC Invalid Reassessment Notice for non-compliance with Section 151A

September 16, 2024 2148 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court invalidates reassessment notice under Section 148 due to non-compliance with faceless scheme as per Section 151A of the Income Tax Act

Reassessment cases: Bombay HC in JD Printers Case Deviates from Hexaware Approach

September 12, 2024 6402 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC grants interim relief in JD Printers re-assessment case, opting for a different approach than in Hexaware. Notice and proceedings stayed.

Structure of Reassessment Provisions Under Income Tax Act, 1961

September 5, 2024 3147 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the structure of income tax reassessment provisions, including Sections 147, 148, 148A, 149, and 151, covering notice issuance, procedures, and time limits.

Amendments In Income Tax Act 1961 through Finance Act, 2024

August 31, 2024 13731 Views 0 comment Print

Key changes in the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024 include revised income tax rates, capital gains tax adjustments, and new definitions impacting tax calculations.

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