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Various Types of Assessment of Income under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The framework outlines different assessment types to verify income and tax liability. It ensures accuracy through self, summary, s...

April 9, 2026 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment of Partnership Firms in Assessment Year 2022-23 to 2026-2027

Income Tax : Explore the assessment procedures for partnership firms in the upcoming years 2022-2023 to 2024-2025. Understand key provisions un...

March 12, 2026 11367 Views 0 comment Print

Five Common Income Tax Assessment Issues Every Taxpayer Should Understand

Income Tax : This article explains the five most frequent issues arising in modern income tax assessments, including unexplained cash deposits,...

March 9, 2026 1440 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding ‘Previous Year’: Bedrock of Income Tax Assessment

Income Tax : Explains how Section 3 defines the earning year and the taxation year under the Income-tax Act. Clarifies why income earned in one...

February 27, 2026 1350 Views 0 comment Print

Validity of Income Tax Notices Issued by JAO instead of FAO

Income Tax : Courts have ruled that notices or orders issued by a Jurisdictional AO under the faceless regime are void due to lack of authority...

January 8, 2026 1476 Views 0 comment Print


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KSCAA submits Probable resolutions to spate of high pitched assessments

Income Tax : Read KSCAA's representation to the Commissioner of Income Tax, addressing practical issues faced by taxpayers and suggesting solut...

December 9, 2023 3192 Views 0 comment Print

Indiscriminate Income Tax notices without allowing reasonable time

Income Tax : In view of Indiscriminate notices by income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time it is requested to Finance Ministry an...

March 20, 2022 13332 Views 0 comment Print

Extend Time Limit for Income Tax Assessment time barring on 31.3.2022

Income Tax : Lucknow CA Tax Practicioners Association has made a Representation to FM for Extension of Time Limit for Assessment cases time bar...

March 20, 2022 42774 Views 2 comments Print

FAQs on Issues faced by field users in Assessment module of ITBA

Income Tax : While uploading Manual order for the A Y 2017-18 user is getting the following message: Manual Order cannot be uploaded for this P...

November 30, 2019 9027 Views 2 comments Print

IT Scrutiny and assessment to get fully online in next two year

Income Tax : Tax collections increased from Rs 6.38 Lakh Crore in year 2013-14 to almost Rs 12 Lakh Crore this year  80% growth in tax base; n...

February 1, 2019 1404 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Income Tax Assessment Quashed Due to Invalid Notice by Officer Lacking Pecuniary Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The Tribunal admitted a new legal ground and held that jurisdictional defects can be raised at any stage. It quashed the assessmen...

April 13, 2026 2613 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Voids Assessment in Name of Non-Existent Company

Income Tax : The ITAT has declared an assessment against SoftwareONE India Pvt. Ltd. void, ruling that an assessment framed in the name of a no...

September 9, 2025 411 Views 0 comment Print

No Income Tax Assessment Order Passed After ITAT Remand: Delhi HC directs Refund

Income Tax : Delhi High Court directs acceptance of Acuity KP Solutions' tax return and refund, citing time-barred assessment proceedings after...

August 10, 2025 576 Views 0 comment Print

Demand in computation sheet Invalid if No Addition Proposed in Assessment Order

Income Tax : In a case of BVM Global Education Trust vs Assessment Unit, Madras High Court declares computation sheet and demand notice invalid...

May 12, 2024 3924 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC Directs Valuation Report Consideration for Tax Assessment Rectification

Income Tax : Read about the Madras High Court's order for rectification of an income tax assessment order regarding addition on sale considerat...

May 12, 2024 753 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CAG Highlights ₹7,929 Crore Errors in Income Tax Assessments

Income Tax : A CAG audit report on direct taxes for FY 2022-23 reveals over ₹7,929 crore in tax effect from 481 observations, highlighting as...

August 18, 2025 1035 Views 0 comment Print

SOP for Faceless Income Tax Assessment under Section 144B

Income Tax : Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Assessment Unit (AU), Verification Unit (VU), Technical Unit (TU) and Review Unit (RU) unde...

August 3, 2022 69993 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT specifies cases for section 144B Assessment

Income Tax : CBDT hereby specifies that all the assessment proceedings pending as on 31.03.2021 and the assessment proceedings initiated on or ...

March 31, 2021 20592 Views 1 comment Print

ITBA Appeal Module for pending appeals to be allocated to Faceless Appeal Units

Income Tax : Faceless Appeal Scheme has been implemented in ITBA and the allocation of cases to Faceless Appeal units is under progress. A numb...

October 19, 2020 3225 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT notifies Prescribed Authority under Section 133C

Income Tax : CBDT notifies Prescribed Authority under Section 133C with effect from 13th August, 2020 vide Notification No. 66/2020, Dated: Aug...

August 13, 2020 2478 Views 0 comment Print


S. 263 Commissioner cannot revise a order when AO took a possible view

March 14, 2010 1269 Views 0 comment Print

CIT revised the order u/s 263 to include the sum of Rs.1,75,32,600/- in the total income of the assessee under Sec.41(1) of the Income Tax Act on the ground that there had been a complete cessation of liability in regard to this amount in the previous year relevant to the assessment year 1982-83 – ITAT confirmed the order – held that – when the Assessing Officer took a possible view

Quality assessment Scheme: Move to improve the quality of Assessment

February 2, 2010 1609 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes recently framed a scheme for ensuring quality tax assessments by its officers across India. In the preface to the scheme (issued in December 2009), the CBDT has expressed its concerns on the need for improving the general quality of tax assessments conducted by its officers.

High-pitched assessments u/s. 147/143(3) of the Income-tax Act – Some remedies

December 14, 2009 6093 Views 0 comment Print

After the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of ACIT vs. Rajesh Jhaveri Stock Brokers (P) Ltd. delivered on 23-5-2007 and reported at (2007) 291 ITR 500 (SC), a large number of actions are being initiated u/s. 147/148 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’ for short) and often high-pitched Income tax assessments are being made at several places.

HC will hear the issue of tax on stake sale in Idea Cellular by foreign companies

December 11, 2009 1245 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court has postponed a hearing on details of another significant court case on the issue of jurisdiction of Indian tax authorities on foreign companies in business deals with Indian domestic ones. MMM Holdings and New Cingular Wireless, subsidiaries of AT&T, have challenged a showcause notice from the Income Tax Department in the HC here. There was a hearing a few days earlier, and a new date has been set.

Scope for rectifying Income Tax assessments limited: SC

November 23, 2009 852 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court (SC) last week set aside the judgement of the division bench of the Madras high court in a case raising the question of the power of the Income Tax authorities to ‘rectify mistakes’ in assessment under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act.

Burden to prove identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of cash credits under section 68 of IT Act

October 20, 2009 2536 Views 0 comment Print

According to section 68 where any sum is found credited in the books of assessee maintained for any previous year, and the assessee offers no explanation about the nature and source thereof or the explanation offered by him is not, in the opinion of the Assessing Officer, satisfactory, the sum so credited may be charged to Income-tax as the income of the assessee for that previous year.

Applicability of MAT on Revaluation Reserve credited to profit and loss account

October 8, 2009 876 Views 0 comment Print

Section 115JA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Minimum alternate tax – Assessment year 2000-01 – Assessee had created a reserve in assessment year 1986-87 by enhancing value of assets – Assessee had withdrawn Rs. 1.53 crores from said reserve and credited it to profit and loss account – In assessment year 2000-01 assessee-company claimed deduction of Rs. 1.53 crores from book profit for calculating adjusted book profit under section 115JA – Assessing Officer allowed assessee’s claim

CBDT directed to re-opening of all cases under the search and seizure label and those claimed deduction u/s. 80IB, 80A

August 28, 2009 1291 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Direct Taxes ( CBDT) has directed re-opening of all cases under the search and seizure label, income-escaping assessments and deductions claimed from profits and gains on all eligible businesses.

Not allowing cross examination is procedural defect and will not make an assessment null and void

July 31, 2009 3718 Views 0 comment Print

It is a matter of record that the assessee had not been allowed the cross examination of the party whose statement has been used against him in making the assessment the addition us thus in violation of principles of natural justice. Not allowing cross examination is a defect of procedural in nature. It is to be allowed in order to make the assessment by using the principal statement, the examination in chief tested on cross examination.

How to fill & file Income Tax Return ( ITR-2)

June 14, 2009 109487 Views 65 comments Print

To file I-T returns, the choice for salaried individuals will be between the Indian Income Tax Return – 1 (ITR-1) and ITR-2 forms. If your earnings for the year are through salary income and interest earned on bank deposits, then ITR-1 is the form you should fill up. If you are a salaried individual and […]

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