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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 105 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 321 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 210 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 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 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


Approval required before issuance of Section 148 notice wef 1.4.2021

July 28, 2021 10023 Views 2 comments Print

Four level of approvals are required before issuance of notice from specified authority . 1. Before conducting enquiry u/s 148A(a) 2. Before issuing notice under section 148A(b) 3. Before passing order under section 148A(d) 4. Before issuing notice under section 148 [proviso to section 148] In case where procedure under section 148A is not applicable […]

Procedure under Section 148A for issue of notice u/s 148 wef 1.4.2021

July 28, 2021 163749 Views 0 comment Print

Under the new previsions, before issuing notice, AO is required to comply with procedure under Section 148A. Earlier to 1.4.2021 before issue of notice u/s148 reason recorded by AO was the requirement . Now from 1.4.2021 issue of notice u/s 148A which is an opportunity to the assessee to explain his case when revenue requires […]

New scheme for re-assessment u/s 147 of the Act wef 1.4.2021

July 27, 2021 16977 Views 1 comment Print

Section 147 has been Amended vide Finance Act 2021. Information is required by AO for reopening not “Reasons to believe” If any income chargeable to tax, in the case of an assesses, has escaped assessment for any assessment year. The assessing office may, subject to the provisions of Section 148 to 153, assess or re-assess […]

Calcutta HC too stays reassessment proceedings U/s. 148 R.W. 148A

July 15, 2021 15387 Views 0 comment Print

Honourable Calcutta High Court too stayed the reassessment proceedings under section 148 read with section 148A , notices issued post 31/03/2021 and the notifications of extension of notices , following the ratio of the other HC judgements on similar issues . Interim order of STAY PASSED 

HC stays section 148 notice for non-compliance of Section 148A

July 15, 2021 2526 Views 0 comment Print

Bagaria Properties and Investments Private Limited & Anr. Vs Union of India and Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The Court:-In this matter petitioners have challenged the impugned notices dated 29th May, 2021 and 18th June, 2021 relating to assessment years 2014-15 and 20 15-16 respectively under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on the […]

Delhi HC stays section 148 proceedings through a reasoned order

July 13, 2021 2373 Views 0 comment Print

Mudra Finance Limited Vs ITO (Delhi High Court) Petitions have been heard by way of video conferencing. Present writ petitions have been filed challenging t he notices dated 09th June, 2021, 30th June, 2020 and 28th June, 2020 issued in W.P. (C) 6442/2021, 6443/2021 and 6451/2021 respectively by respondent No.1 under section 148 of the Income Tax […]

Applicability of newly inserted provisions of Section 148A: HC Stays the matter

July 7, 2021 8529 Views 0 comment Print

Briefly, the issue concerns the applicability of the newly inserted provisions of Section 148A and the amendments brought inter alia in Section 149 of the Act. According to the petitioner, the proceedings should conform to the amended provisions.

HC stays section 148 notice for violation of new provisions effective from 1st April 2021

June 9, 2021 23454 Views 3 comments Print

Armada D1 Pte. Ltd. Vs DCIT (Bombay High Court) Notice under Section 148 stayed by Bombay High Court in view of conflict between new Income Tax Provisions for reopening of Assessment with Old Provisions On 3rd June Bombay High Court has stayed the operation of Notice under Section 148 dated 7th April 2021 for Assessment […]

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