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Income Tax Litigation Mastery is a practical, drafting-first programme for CAs, CS professionals, advocates, tax practitioners, and accountants who want to handle income tax notices, penalty proceedings, and appeals with confidence — instead of outsourcing every matter that lands on their desk. This is not a theory course where you memorise sections and forget them a week later. It is built around how litigation actually works: reading the notice correctly, identifying the real issue, drafting a strong reply, defending your client, and carrying the matter through appeal.
What sets this programme apart is its dual-Act coverage. Every concept is taught against both the Income-tax Act, 1961 and the new Income Tax Act, 2025, effective from 1 April 2026. You get a consolidated section-mapping reference linking all Litigation Relevant sections of the old Act to the corresponding sections of the new Income Tax Act 2025 — across assessment, penalty, prosecution, TDS, recovery, and appeals. So whether your client’s matter falls under the old law or the new, you’ll know exactly which provision applies. Right now, almost nobody in the market is teaching litigation this way.
What the course covers
Structured across 20 Hours+ lectures taking you from the first notice to the appellate stage. The curriculum walks through the complete litigation lifecycle:
- Assessment & notices: Section 143(2) scrutiny, 142(1) inquiry, 148 & 148A reassessment, 133(6) information calls, faceless assessment, and 144 best judgment assessment.
- Penalty proceedings: Section 270A under-reporting and misreporting, 271AAC, 271AAD — and how to frame replies that protect your client from penalty exposure.
- Prosecution & recovery: Sections 276C, 276CC, TDS defaults under 201 & 234E, and recovery under 220 & 226.
- Appeals: First appeals before CIT(A).
For every section you learn what proofs the department asks for, the consequences of non-reply, the exact penalty that follows, and the limitation periods you cannot miss. Each topic includes practical add-ons — sample notice formats, ready-to-use reply drafting templates, and real case studies and judgments.
What you’ll learn
By the end, you’ll be able to read any income tax notice and understand what the department is really asking. You’ll draft a structured, legally sound reply on your own, cite the right case law, and build a defence around limitation, natural justice, and the assessing officer’s procedural lapses. You’ll respond to penalty proceedings strategically, and know when and how to take a matter into appeal.
Most importantly, you’ll think like a litigator — not just a return filer. That single shift lets you take on higher-value work and genuinely sets your practice apart.
Whether you want to add litigation to your services or simply stop fearing the notice, this course gives you the knowledge, the templates, and the confidence to do it right.
Curriculum
- 29 Sections
- 30 Lessons
- 20 Hours
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- Course Foundation & Income Tax Act 1961 – New Income Tax Act 2025 Section Mapping1
- Scrutiny Assessment — Sections 143(1), 143(2) & 143(3)1
- Sections 142(1), 144 & 154 — Inquiry, Best Judgment & Rectification1
- Faceless Assessment- Section 144B & Section 144C DRP1
- The Reassessment Regime Sections 147, 148, 148A, 149 & 151 Income Escaping Assessment1
- Search, Seizure & Block Assessment Sections 132, 153A, 153C & 158B-158BH1
- Section 270A & 270AA Penalty + Immunity Part-11
- Section 270A & 270AA Penalty + Immunity Part-21
- The 271 Series & Cash Transaction Penalties1
- Failure to deposit TDS, failure to file return, false statement in verification1
- TDS & TCS Default, Penalty and Interest1
- Stay of Demand & Recovery Defence1
- CIT Appeal & Vivad se Vishwas Scheme1
- 143(2) Read With 144B of Income Tax Act Practical1
- Notice U/s 144B of Income Tax Act1
- 11 High Value Transactions to Avoid Income Tax Notice1
- 148A Notice & Reply Strategy1
- 133(6) Notice & Reply Drafting1
- 143(2) Case Study-11
- 143(2) Case Study-21
- 143(2) Case Study-31
- Income Tax Notice For Higher Cash Deposit & Reply Drafting1
- Defective ITR 139(9) Notice1
- 143(1) Notice for Intimation of Processing of ITR1
- How to File CIT Appeal Practical1
- How to Seek Video Confrencing, Joining & Documents Submission With AO Updated June 20261
- Questionnire By Income Tax for Notice u/s 143(2) (Updated June 2026)1
- Reply Drafting of Questionnire By Income Tax for Notice u/s 143(2) (Updated June 2026)1
- How to File CIT Appeal in Income Tax (Updated July 2026)2
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FAQ
Yes. The course covers scrutiny assessment end to end — the difference between limited and complete scrutiny, how cases get selected (CASS and manual criteria), reading a notice issued under the assessment provisions, framing and filing replies through the faceless portal, handling document requests, and dealing with show-cause notices before an adverse order. We work through actual notice formats and draft responses, so you learn the practical drafting, not just the theory. Both the procedure under the Income Tax Act 1961 and the corresponding provisions under the new Income Tax Act 2025 are mapped side by side.
Yes. The course has a dedicated, regularly updated section on the Income Tax Act 2025. We map each litigation-relevant provision of the old Act 1961 to its counterpart in the new Act 2025, so you can see exactly what has changed in numbering, language, and procedure — particularly around assessment, reassessment, and penalty provisions. As the Act is notified, rules are issued, and clarifications emerge, this section is refreshed so your learning stays current with the law as it actually applies.
Yes. The course covers the first appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) in full — when an appeal lies, the time limit for filing, computing the fee, and preparing the appeal in Form 35 through the faceless appeal system. You learn how to frame grounds of appeal, draft the statement of facts, and build a written submission supported by evidence and case law. We also cover the additional-evidence procedure, how faceless CIT(A) hearings actually work, and how to position a matter for the next stage before the ITAT if the appeal goes against you. As with the rest of the course, the procedure is mapped across both the Income Tax Act 1961 and the new Income Tax Act 2025.
No- This is a litigation-focused course, so it covers the provisions of the Income Tax Act 2025 that you actually deal with in notices, assessments, appeals, and penalties: the assessment and reassessment machinery, scrutiny and faceless procedures, penalty provisions, appeal mechanisms, and the related procedural and time-limit rules. For each of these, we map the new Act 2025 provision against its counterpart in the Act 1961 so you can transition smoothly. We do not cover the entire Act section by section — areas like routine TDS compliance, exemption computation, or trust taxation fall outside a litigation syllabus. If you need a complete section-wise reading of the Act, that is a different scope from what this course is built for.
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