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Understanding Section 145(3): Best Judgment Assessment & Powers of AO

Income Tax : Section 145(3) allows rejection of books if accounts are unreliable or standards are not followed. The key takeaway is that specif...

March 24, 2026 609 Views 0 comment Print

Best Judgment Assessment invalid without rejection of books of account

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained income unless books of account are formally rejected under s...

December 22, 2025 1188 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn about various types of income tax assessments under Sections 143, 144, and 147, their procedures, time limits, and taxpayer ...

November 4, 2025 92799 Views 7 comments Print

Time limit for issuing different income-tax notices & completion of assessment

Income Tax : Summary of statutory deadlines for issuing income tax notices (Sec 143, 147) and completing assessments, reassessments, and appeal...

October 17, 2025 38082 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Understand the three core processes of Indian Income Tax: Rectification of mistakes (Sec 154), the four types of Assessment (Summa...

October 17, 2025 12501 Views 0 comment Print


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Budget 2024: CIT(A) can Refer Section 144 Best Judgment Assessments Back to AO

Income Tax : Starting October 1, 2024, Commissioners (Appeals) will gain new powers to set aside and refer best judgment assessments back to As...

July 26, 2024 12924 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


12.5% Profit on Bank Credits Excessive, Restricted to 4%: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds 12.5% profit estimation on ₹2.52 crore bank credits excessive; rejects commission agent claim due to lack o...

April 27, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

No Appeal Dismissal u/s 249(4)(b) Without Advance Tax Liability: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds that Section 249(4)(b) cannot bar appeal where no income is admitted and no advance tax is payable; sets asid...

April 27, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Faceless Additions Set Aside – Salaried Assessee Deserves Fair Opportunity

Income Tax : The Tribunal restored the case as the CIT(A) confirmed additions without granting adequate opportunity of hearing. It held that fa...

April 27, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Section 68 Additions Collapse – No “Source of Source” for Firms, Evidence Overrides Suspicion

Income Tax : The tribunal held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained when sufficient recorded cash receipts exist. Once books sup...

April 27, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Proceedings Quashed as Notices Sent to Incorrect Email Address

Income Tax : The High Court quashed assessment and penalty orders after finding notices were sent to an incorrect email address. It held that i...

April 26, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


ITO doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notice to NRI: ITAT Chandigarh

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...

April 11, 2025 5736 Views 0 comment Print


Nature and source of cash deposits in bank not substantiated hence addition confirmed: Chhattisgarh HC

October 9, 2024 825 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court held that addition u/s. 68 r.w.s. 69A of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained income sustained since assessee failed to substantiate the nature and source of cash deposits in bank.

CIT(A) cannot dismiss appeal on account of non-prosecution: ITAT remands Matter

October 6, 2024 639 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi remands Anil Dugal’s case back to Assessing Officer for failing to address Rs. 11 Cr unexplained credits and other issues due to Covid-19.

Notices issued through income tax portal only is not a valid service of notice: ITAT Chandigarh

October 5, 2024 15282 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that since notices were issued through ITBA portal only it cannot be treated as a valid service of notice. Accordingly, proceedings initiated under section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act is liable to be quashed.

Addition u/s. 69 against unexplained investment sustained in absence of sufficient evidences: ITAT Raipur

October 5, 2024 1146 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee is an individual, whose case for AY 2011-12 was reopened on the basis of AIR information available in the system of department, accordingly, a notice u/s 148 was issued on 30.03.2018 and served upon the assessee through RPAD.

Reopening of assessment u/s. 148 after due application of mind justifiable: ITAT Chennai

October 4, 2024 816 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that approval of large number of cases in a single day cannot be reason for faulting reopening of assessment since the case was reopened u/s. 148 of the Income Tax Act after due application of mind.

Invocation of provisions of section 263 by taking divergent view not justifiable: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 3, 2024 579 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that PCIT has taken divergent view from that of AO without giving the basis for invoking of provisions of section 263 of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, order passed by PCIT u/s. 263 not justifiable.

Addition u/s. 69A sustained as source of cash deposit not substantiated: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 3, 2024 1572 Views 0 comment Print

AO proceeded to finalize the assessment based on available records, as the assessee had still not responded or provided any explanations regarding the unexplained cash deposits. AO added the unexplained cash deposits of Rs. 3,13,34,845/- to the total income.

Addition u/s. 69A towards unexplained money unjustified as cash withdrawn more than cash deposit

October 2, 2024 1650 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore deleted addition made under section 69A of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained money after examining the cash withdrawn and cash deposit amounts, since cash withdrawn is more than cash deposit.

Registration status u/s. 12AA and exemption u/s. 11 and 12 needs to be re-examined: ITAT Jodhpur

October 1, 2024 903 Views 0 comment Print

In view of above facts, we restore this appeal back to the learned Assessing Officer with the direction to the assessee to substantiate the status of the assessee as trust and also eligibility of relevant provisions of Sections 11 and 12 by producing the registration u/s. 12AA of the Act.

ITAT Restores Assessment for Fresh Adjudication, Allows Assessee to Present Evidence

October 1, 2024 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi orders reassessment in Anita Dabas Vs ITO case due to non-speaking order and lack of fair hearing by CIT(A).

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