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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 13854 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 2718 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 94164 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 6006 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 4584 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 168 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 348 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


Writ cannot be filed against sufficiency or adequacy of reasons for Income Tax Reassessment

November 4, 2022 645 Views 0 comment Print

Pramod Kumar Vs ACIT (Telangana High Court) HC is of the view that present is not a fit case to interdict the proceedings at the very threshold. Reasons have been assigned by the assessing officer as to why the explanation given by the petitioner could not be accepted. Certainly, such reasons given have a nexus […]

Section 148A(d) Order without considering responses of petitioner is invalid

November 3, 2022 5850 Views 0 comment Print

Ratnagiri Gas And Power Private Limited Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) A perusal of the paper book reveals that the petitioner’s responses dated 13th June, 2022, and 30th June, 2022, have not been considered by the AO while passing the impugned order under Section 148A(d) of the Act. 11. Consequently, the impugned order passed under […]

HC upheld re-assessment proceeding against alleged bogus LTCG

October 28, 2022 2205 Views 0 comment Print

Vikas Jain Vs ITO (Delhi High Court) In view of the report of DDIT (Inv.) Unit-7(1) and 7(3) Mumbai, shared with the AO which suggests that the LTCG earned by the petitioner in AY 2014-15 was bogus and since, the said LTCG was claimed as exempt income, the AO at this stage, concluded that the […]

Validity of Section 148 notice when escaped assessment is less than Rs.50 lacs

October 19, 2022 20817 Views 1 comment Print

Geeta Agarwal Wife Of Shri Navratan Agarwal Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) It is contended that as in the present case, the income, which is alleged to have escaped assessment, is far below Rs.50 lacs i.e., Rs.8 lacs, the bar under clause (a), sub-section (1) of Section 149 of the Act would come into play […]

Assessment order must mention bank details of bogus accommodation entries

October 18, 2022 1839 Views 0 comment Print

Boutique International Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT (Delhi High Court) Court finds that the information furnished to the Petitioner and the impugned order do not specify in which bank account or account number, the alleged amount have been received by the Petitioner. Though the impugned order states that the asset is represented by bogus accommodation entries in […]

Cash deposited during demonetization – HC allows reassessment

October 18, 2022 1719 Views 0 comment Print

Jain Cooperative Bank Limited Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) As per the notice issued under Section 148A(b) the reassessment proceedings were initiated on the basis of suspicious transactions flagged by the FIU [Financial Intelligence Unit]. It is pertinent to mention that the petitioner is registered as a non-scheduled Urban Co­operative bank who ‘maintained current accounts […]

AO must specify if ITR not been filed by appellant in his Section 148A(b) order

October 17, 2022 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC quashes order under Section 148A(d), remands to Assessing Officer. Petitioner to provide sale/purchase deed for fresh decision.

Rs. 50 Lakhs limit Not Applicable to section 148A(b) issued within 3 years

October 17, 2022 4002 Views 0 comment Print

Ester Industries Ltd Vs ACIT (Delhi High Court) High Court is of the view that the condition precedent of an asset in the form of Rs.50 lakhs is not be attracted to the present case, as the notice under Section 148A(b) of the Act had been issued on 17th March, 2022 i.e. within three years […]

Petitioner has right to get adequate time under Section 148A to respond to SCN

October 17, 2022 1377 Views 0 comment Print

Bird Worldwide Flight Services (I.) Pvt. Ltd Vs DCIT (Delhi High Court) Court is of the view that the Petitioner has a right to get adequate time under Section 148A of the Act to respond to the show cause notice. It is pertinent to mention that Section 148A(b) of the Act permits the Assessing Officer […]

Issuance of notice u/s 148A based on adequate information is tenable

October 13, 2022 3108 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that notice issued u/.s 148A of the Income Tax Act clearly demonstrates that the Assessing Authority had in possession of information about deposit of cash in the banks and hence the same is tenable in law

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