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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 After 31-03-2024 Time-Barred; First Proviso to Sec. 149(1) Prevails Over 148A – Proceedings Quashed by ITAT Bangalore

February 20, 2026 942 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore quashed reassessment for AY 2017-18, holding notice issued on 12-04-2024 time-barred under first proviso to Sec.149(1), despite prior 148A proceedings.

Change of Opinion Based on Existing Records Held Invalid; Section 148 Notice Set Aside

February 17, 2026 795 Views 0 comment Print

The Court ruled that reopening based solely on an audit objection amounts to change of opinion if the issue was previously examined. Without fresh tangible material, reassessment proceedings are unsustainable.

Amendment to bill of entry post initiation of proceeding u/s. 28 not permissible: Kerala HC

February 17, 2026 381 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that importer mis-declared semi-dried dates imported by them as fresh dates hence IGST exemption wrongly claimed. Further, importer approached to amend bill of entry only after initiation of proceedings under section 28, accordingly, amendment is not permissible.

Reassessment Quashed: ₹50L Threshold Not Met; GP Addition Held Double Taxation; Bogus Purchase Case Won: ITAT Ahmedabad

February 17, 2026 525 Views 0 comment Print

The decision clarifies that the monetary threshold under Section 149 applies to actual taxable income, not purchase turnover. As the addition fell below ₹50 lakh, reassessment proceedings were invalid.

Section 148 Notice Invalid Since Issued After Surviving 23-Day Limitation Period

February 17, 2026 2709 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the fresh notice issued under Section 148 was beyond the surviving limitation period available after applying TOLA and Supreme Court directions. As a result, the reassessment proceedings were declared void ab initio.

Reassessment Quashed – Wrong Sanction u/s 151 After 3 Years: ITAT Mumbai

February 14, 2026 693 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that approval by the Principal Commissioner was invalid where more than three years had elapsed from the assessment year. Since Section 151(ii) required sanction from PCCIT/CCIT, the reassessment was declared void.

Reassessment Quashed – Escaped Income Below ₹50 Lakh; Wrong Sanction Authority: ITAT Mumbai

February 14, 2026 627 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that under the amended law, reopening after three years is barred where alleged escaped income is under ₹50 lakh. The notice issued under Section 148 was declared invalid and reassessment proceedings were quashed.

Reassessment Quashed – Invalid Sanction u/s 151(ii) by PCIT After 3 Years: ITAT Chennai

February 14, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

Where more than three years had elapsed, approval from the higher specified authority was compulsory before issuing notice. Failure to obtain such approval vitiated the reassessment proceedings.

Reassessment Quashed as Section 148 Notice Issued After Six-Year Limitation

February 12, 2026 1650 Views 0 comment Print

Applying Supreme Court precedent, the Tribunal held that no notice could be issued once the six-year period under the old regime had expired. The reassessment order was therefore annulled.

Income Tax Reassessment Quashed for Being Time-Barred Under New Law

February 10, 2026 1593 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reassessment for AY 2015–16 was barred by limitation as the Section 148 notice was issued beyond the permissible period. It ruled that TOLA did not extend the time limit and the proceedings were void ab initio.

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