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

Income Tax : Understand Section 194S of the Income Tax Act on 1% TDS for Virtual Digital Asset transfers, including deductor rules, compliance,...

November 10, 2025 14436 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 1200 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 9120 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 6984 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,...

January 30, 2025 7236 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


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 2277 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 4398 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Pune Set Aside Section 69A Addition as Reopening Notice Was Time Barred

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the reassessment notice issued on 26.07.2022 was beyond the permissible timeline under the surviving limita...

May 21, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT Quashes AY 2015-16 Reassessment as Time-Barred – Revenue’s Own Concession in Rajeev Bansal Proves Fatal

Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT held that reassessment notice issued under Section 148 for AY 2015-16 on 31.07.2022 was barred by limitation under Sec...

May 19, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) Cannot Order Protective Reopening for Different Assessment Year: ITAT Lucknow

Income Tax : ITAT ruled that appellate powers under Section 251 are confined to assessment year under appeal. Directions to reopen completed as...

May 19, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

U/s 153C Assessments Quashed – Mere Seized Material Not Enough Unless AO Shows Its Bearing on Total Income

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that the Revenue must establish a direct connection between seized material and the assessee’s taxable income...

May 18, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Hyderabad ITAT Quashes AY 2015-16 Reopening – Notice u/s 148 Issued After 6 Years Held Time-Barred Despite ₹50 Lakh Escape Claim

Income Tax : Hyderabad ITAT held that a notice issued under Section 148 after six years from the end of AY 2015-16 was invalid. The Tribunal ru...

May 18, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 21195 Views 0 comment Print


Reassessment Beyond 10-Year Limit: HC Clarifies Scope of Finance Act, 2017 Amendments

March 18, 2025 2052 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court rules in A.R. Safiullah Vs ACIT, quashing a tax notice under Section 153A for AY 2009-10, citing statutory limits on search-based assessments.

Time-barred Section 148 – Finance Act, 2021: Rajasthan HC Stays Final Order

March 14, 2025 1500 Views 0 comment Print

 Rajasthan High Court stays final order in Radha Mohan Maheshwari’s reassessment case, citing time-barred notice under Section 148. Proceedings may continue, pending reply.

Initiation of reassessment u/s. 147 based on search action instead of 153A/153C is untenable

March 11, 2025 2007 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that once search action u/s. 132 of the Income Tax Act is the foundation of the case, assessment could be initiated only under section 153A/ 153C. Thus, initiation of reassessment proceedings u/s. 147 is liable to be quashed.

Reassessment notice issued u/s. 148 beyond six years is time barred: ITAT Mumbai

March 10, 2025 8187 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act issued after a period of six years is barred by limitation. Accordingly, assessment proceedings under section 147 is liable to be quashed.

Rajasthan HC Orders 20% Deposit for Stay in Reassessment Case

March 8, 2025 771 Views 0 comment Print

 Rajasthan HC allows partial relief in reassessment dispute, directing a 20% deposit for stay on demand recovery while cases await further hearing.

Reopening assessment without controverting explanation of assessee is bad-in-law: ITAT Kolkata

March 6, 2025 1119 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that reopening of assessment framed u/s. 148A(d) without application of mind and without controverting the explanation of the assessee is bad in law and is accordingly being quashed. Thus, appeal of the assessee allowed.

Reopening u/s. 147 based on communication without independent application of mind is invalid

March 5, 2025 870 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that reopening of an assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act merely on the basis of communication from ACIT, without independent application of mind, is invalid and liable to be set aside.

Delay Condonation Without Sufficient Cause Violates Statutory Provisions: SC

February 28, 2025 1377 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court dismissed Ajay Dabra’s appeal for specific performance, citing delay in filing. The judgment discusses Section 149 CPC and past precedents.

Section 148 Notice Procedure Must Be Completed Within Section 149 Timeframe: Delhi HC

February 12, 2025 1446 Views 0 comment Print

Therefore, the procedure that is required to be completed for issuance of notice under Section 148 of the Act is required to be completed prior to the expiry of the time limit as prescribed under Section 149(1) of the Act.

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

February 7, 2025 6984 Views 0 comment Print

Explore key court rulings on reassessment under Section 148 post-2021 amendments, covering procedural changes, taxpayer rights, and revenue interests.

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