Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an addition under Section 69A cannot be sustained when the assessee is denied the opportunity to cross-exami...
Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that satisfaction for initiating action against other persons in search cases must be recorded promptly. ...
Income Tax : The High Court held that reassessment proceedings for AY 2013-14 were time-barred after computing the surviving limitation as clar...
Income Tax : Budget 2026 introduces sweeping retrospective amendments affecting limitation, reassessment jurisdiction, DIN validity, and TPO ti...
Income Tax : The new reassessment framework mandates enquiry, hearing, and a reasoned order before reopening. Courts now test jurisdiction on p...
Income Tax : Discover how Finance Act 2021 revamped assessment and reassessment procedures under Income-tax Act, impacting notices, time limits...
Income Tax : Humble Representation for modification of Section 151 of the Income Tax Act relating to Sanction for issue of Notice under sec. 14...
Income Tax : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association requested CBDT to issue Clarification in respect of the judgement of Hon’ble Supreme...
Corporate Law : Non- extension of the Time Barring Date for assessment of reopened cases and issuance of the notices for reopening – difficu...
Income Tax : The ITAT Amritsar held that a valuation report by itself cannot justify addition under Section 69 without evidence of extra paymen...
Income Tax : The Court held that the petitioner had no connection with the entities or individuals from whose devices the disputed material was...
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 ...
Income Tax : Tribunal reiterated that credits brought forward from earlier financial years cannot ordinarily be taxed under Section 68 in subse...
Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that reassessment proceedings cannot be sustained on changing allegations introduced after issuance of n...
Income Tax : The department has identified high-risk cases through its Insight Portal for AYs 2022-25. It directs officers to initiate reassess...
Income Tax : Supreme Court in the matter of Shri Ashish Agarwal, several representations were received asking for time-barring date of such cas...
Corporate Law : Income Tax Gazetted Officers’ Association (W.B.) Unit Date: 02.02.2023. To The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, W...
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...
Income Tax : Consequent to order passed by Allahabad High Court passing severe strictures and proposing to levy exemplary cost of Rs 50 lakhs i...
CIT Vs Laxman Dass Khandelwal (Supreme Court of India) After filing a return of income u/s 139(1), 139(4), 139(5), 142(1) if income tax authority considers, it is necessary or expedient to ensure that assessee has not understated the income or has not computed excessive loss or has not under-paid the taxes in any manner, shall […]
Bombay High Court held that initiation of re-assessment proceedings in violation of the procedure prescribed under section 148A(b) of the Income Tax Act i.e. without supplying requisite material is bad in law and liable to be set aside.
As per the provisions of Section 148A(b) 07 days time is required to be given for giving reply to this notice and this provision is mandatory
Salil Gulati Vs ACIT (Supreme Court of India) Hon’ble Supreme Court today in SLP No. 7466/2023 in Salil Gulati v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax has dismissed the SLP. The SLP had challenged the fresh reassessment notices for AY 2014-15 under 148A(b) issued after the Hon’ble SC judgment in Ashish Aggarwal case, on the ground […]
Explore the changes in the law for reopening assessments under Section 147 from April 1, 2021. Understand the salient features, time limits, and what to do if you receive Notice u/s 148A(b). Get expert insights for effective navigation.
Sumit Jagdishchandra Agrawal Vs DCIT (Gujarat high court) All original notices under section 148 referable to old regime and issued between 01.04.2021 to 30.06.2021 would stand beyond prescribed permissible timeline of six years from end of assessment year 2013-14 and assessment year 2014-15. Therefore, all such notices when they would relate to assessment year 2013-14 […]
Now this new section 148A has shifted the power of enquiry about the legality of reopening from the realm of High Courts to the department and assessee is precluded to challenge the u/s 148 notice now and then like before in the High Courts. As a result most of reopening will fall flat no more by judicial interference and coffer of government will swell definitely.
Prakash Tatoba Toraskar Vs ITO (Bombay High Court) In this case initial notice under Section 148 was in the name of the deceased and so was the subsequent communication dated 20 May 2022 purporting to be a notice in terms of Section 148A(b), it is settled law that notice issued under Section 148 of the […]
Gujarat High Court ruling on Section 148A: Notices issued after 01.04.2021 are time-barred. Details of the Keenara Industries Pvt Ltd Vs ITO case provided.
The Author in this article discusses the differing views taken by two high courts (exactly opposing views) on the question of limitation as to whether proceedings for AY 2013-14 and AY 2014-15 can be re-opened by issuing notice u/s 148 (deemed to be 148(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [the ITA] from 01-Apr-2021 to 30-Jun-2021. (the Specified Period)).
