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Section 194S: TDS on transfer of Virtual Digital Assets (VDA)

Income Tax : The guide provides detailed rules for VDA transfers executed through exchanges, brokers, and payment gateways. It identifies who i...

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ITAT Mumbai Quashes Reassessment for Time-Barred Section 148 Notice

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai quashes reassessment (AY 13-14, 14-15) as AO missed the Rajeev Bansal-mandated "surviving limitation." S. 149 prevails...

October 14, 2025 1311 Views 0 comment Print

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Landmark Rulings on Reassessment u/s 148 – Post 2021 Amendments

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Budget 2024: Block Assessment provisions for Section 132 & 132A Searches

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July 23, 2024 2469 Views 0 comment Print

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

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Latest Judiciary


Section 149 Limitation Bars Section 148 Reassessment Based on Search Material: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat HC quashed Section 148 reassessment as it was issued beyond Section 149 limitation, holding Section 152(3) applies to sear...

July 5, 2026 141 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 321 Views 0 comment Print

No Tax in India on German Tax Resident’s Professional Service Receipts Under DTAA: ITAT Mumbai

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June 29, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

Section 153A Notices Upheld Despite Delay in Handing Over Seized Documents

Income Tax : The Madras High Court held that delayed transfer of seized documents under Section 132(9A) did not invalidate notices issued under...

June 27, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT Deletes Bogus LTCG Addition; Independent Enquiry Essential

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June 27, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


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Procedure for filing and processing of Bill of Entry amendment requests

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Reassessment Quashed as AO Relied on Borrowed Satisfaction Without Independent Analysis

June 22, 2026 534 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Jaipur held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer merely relied on Investigation Wing information without independently analysing the material or establishing a nexus with the assessee.

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Proceedings Were Barred by Limitation

June 19, 2026 183 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that assessments initiated under Section 153C were time-barred under every possible computation of limitation. The assessment orders were declared void ab initio and quashed.

Reopening Upheld as Seized Diaries Revealed Unaccounted Cash Transactions Above Statutory Threshold

June 17, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upheld reassessment proceedings after finding that seized diaries recorded unaccounted cash transactions exceeding prescribed limits. The Tribunal held that statutory conditions for reopening were satisfied.

ITAT Quashes U/s 153C Assessments: AO Cannot Simply Copy Satisfaction Note

June 17, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that Section 153C requires the AO of the other person to independently assess whether seized documents have a bearing on that person’s income. A mechanical satisfaction note based solely on another officer’s communication was held invalid.

WhatsApp Chats, Screenshots & Suspicion Can’t Prove On-Money: ITAT Jaipur

June 17, 2026 2472 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that third-party WhatsApp messages and decoded chat entries lacked evidentiary value against the assessee without corroborative material. The Revenue failed to prove that any cash was actually paid over and above the registered sale consideration.

Search-Based Addition Cannot Be Made Through Reassessment; ITAT Quashes Entire Assessment

June 16, 2026 774 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT held that reassessment proceedings under Section 147/148 were invalid where the case was based on search material requiring action under Section 153C. The ruling reinforces that search-related assessments for third parties must follow the special procedure under Section 153C, not regular reassessment provisions.

ITAT Quashes Black Money Assessment as TOLA Extensions Not Cover Black Money Act

June 15, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT held that notifications issued under TOLA extending limitation periods applied only to specified statutes and not to Black Money Act assessments. As a result, the assessment order passed beyond the statutory deadline was quashed.

ITAT Deletes ₹3.85 Cr Addition Made on a Dissolved Partnership Firm

June 13, 2026 459 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that income could not be assessed in the hands of a firm that had ceased to exist years earlier. Since the deposits belonged to the successor proprietorship concern, the addition was deleted.

ITAT Quashes Section 153C Assessments as Satisfaction Note Was Recorded After 1st April 2021

June 11, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT held that assessments under Section 153C were invalid where the satisfaction note for the non-searched person was recorded after 01.04.2021. The Tribunal ruled that Section 153C(3) barred such proceedings, rendering the assessments void.

Delhi HC Upholds Reassessment Notice as Time Granted for Reply is Excluddible from Limitation

June 8, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court held that the period consumed in granting time to the assessee under Section 148A(b) must be excluded while computing limitation. As reassessment proceedings were initiated within time, the Section 148 notice was held valid.

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