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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...

June 7, 2026 15474 Views 0 comment Print

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

Reassessment – Rajeev Bansal’s case Impact Analysis – Approving Authority

Income Tax : Analysis of the Rajeev Bansal Supreme Court ruling on reassessment approvals, clarifying complexities in Section 151 and its impac...

July 22, 2025 9312 Views 1 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Explore key court rulings on reassessment under Section 148 post-2021 amendments, covering procedural changes, taxpayer rights, an...

February 7, 2025 7464 Views 0 comment Print

Board of Directors: Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013

Company Law : Overview of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013: Board composition, women directors, resident and independent directors' roles,...

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

Income Tax : Learn about the new block assessment provisions for cases involving searches under section 132 and requisitions under section 132A...

July 23, 2024 2469 Views 0 comment Print

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


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 147 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

Income Tax : Receipts earned by a German resident individual from rendering managerial, consultancy and business development services outside I...

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

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that an Investigation Wing report alone cannot justify an addition under Section 68 without independent verific...

June 27, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


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Procedure for filing and processing of Bill of Entry amendment requests

Custom Duty : Learn how to file and process Bill of Entry amendments at Jawahar Lal Nehru Custom House. Get insights on self-approval and office...

February 23, 2024 21960 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Delhi Quashes Reassessment – Section 148 Notice Held Time-Barred

October 26, 2025 789 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal ruled that the Section 148 notice issued on 29.07.2022 was beyond the limitation period under Section 149, following the Supreme Court’s Rajeev Bansal (2024) decision. Reassessment proceedings were declared void, and the assessee’s appeal was fully allowed.

Re-assessment Quashed as Notice Issued by PCIT instead of Principal Chief Commissioner

October 25, 2025 894 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Pune quashed reassessment proceedings, ruling them void ab initio because the requisite approval under Section 151(ii) was granted by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCIT) instead of the Principal Chief Commissioner (PCCIT). This failure to follow the mandatory jurisdictional hierarchy for notices issued after three years vitiated the entire reopening.

ITAT Restores ₹22.01L Bank Deposits to AO After Ignored Affidavits & Sale Deeds

October 19, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Agra set aside the NFAC’s order confirming a Rs. 22,01,000/− cash deposit addition, citing the NFAC’s failure to follow earlier verification directions and admitting new legal grounds under the NTPC principle.

Share application money Addition Quashed Due to Absence of Incriminating Material

October 19, 2025 375 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata rules that additions under Section 153A cannot be made without incriminating material, citing the Supreme Court’s Abhisar Buildwell judgment.

ITAT Jaipur Quashes Time-Barred Reassessment for Lack of Proper Section 151 Sanction

October 19, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that a reassessment notice issued beyond the surviving limitation period and without sanction from the Principal Chief Commissioner was invalid, following the Supreme Court’s rulings in Ashish Agarwal and Rajeev Bansal.

Drawback recovery proceeding under rule 16/16A cannot be used to modify value in Shipping Bills

October 16, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that proceedings to recover the drawback under Rules 16/16A of the Drawback Rules are in the nature of execution proceedings hence they cannot be used to modify the value in the Shipping Bills.

Reassessment notice u/s. 148 quashed as being barred by limitation

October 16, 2025 1452 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that issuance of reassessment notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act expiry of specified period of limitation is time barred and hence invalid and bad-in-law. Accordingly, appeal of assessee is allowed and notice is quashed.

Anti-dumping appeal maintainable since amendment u/s. 134 vide Finance Act, 2023 not yet effective

October 15, 2025 825 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that since amendment u/s. 134 of the Finance Act, 2023 has not come into force, the present anti-dumping appeal would be maintainable before the Tribunal u/s. 9C of the Customs Tariff Act.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes Reassessment for Time-Barred Section 148 Notice

October 14, 2025 1311 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai quashes reassessment (AY 13-14, 14-15) as AO missed the Rajeev Bansal-mandated “surviving limitation.” S. 149 prevails over S. 148A procedural timelines.

Notice issued within time but Served After Limitation Period Voids Reopening: ITAT Kolkata

October 11, 2025 504 Views 0 comment Print

Relying on the jurisdictional High Court precedent, the Tribunal quashed the entire crore addition, holding that service of the notice beyond the statutory limitation date is a fatal flaw. The decision emphasizes that procedural compliance with the time limit is mandatory and cannot be waived.

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