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FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...

June 24, 2026 93717 Views 7 comments Print

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 939 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 1503 Views 0 comment 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 40890 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 13539 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 13224 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Not Obtained from Competent Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...

June 24, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed on Interest Income Attributable to Credit Society’s Business

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to it...

June 24, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Vivad se Vishwas Benefit Allowed as Assessment Was Based on Survey, Not Search: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat High Court held that rejection of a Vivad se Vishwas declaration was invalid because final assessment arose from survey pr...

June 23, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard Under Section 148A

Income Tax : The High Court set aside the assessment order, demand notice, and bank attachment after finding that the proceedings were complete...

June 23, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Bogus LTCG Addition in absence of Independent Inquiry & Corresponding Bank Credits

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer failed to produce any material establishing a connection between the assessee and the all...

June 23, 2026 336 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 5928 Views 0 comment Print


Addition towards unaccounted purchases restricted to 12.5% instead of 25%: ITAT Surat

January 11, 2025 1470 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that disallowance of unaccounted purchases restricted to 12.5% of purchases instead of 25% as held by CIT(A). Accordingly, addition towards unaccounted purchases restricted.

Assessee was able to explain additions: ITAT remanded matter to CIT(A)

January 10, 2025 1029 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter abovementioned ITAT remanded the matter to CIT (A) after observing that no proper opportunity was given to assessee and assessee was able to substantiate the additions made by AO if opportunity may be granted.

Notice and order issued based on suo motu PAN issued by department is unjustifiable: Patna HC

January 9, 2025 477 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner is aggrieved with the demand raised under a new PAN number distinct and different from the PAN number under which the petitioner has been filing return, which was validly issued to her by the department.

Addition u/s. 68 deleted as evidences demonstrated cash deposits were through agricultural income

January 9, 2025 1215 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition under section 68 towards cash credits not justified since evidences clearly demonstrates that cash deposits and credit entries are through agricultural income. Accordingly, addition deleted and appeal allowed.

Reassessment beyond 3 years for escaped income less than 50 Lacs impermissible: ITAT Mumbai

January 8, 2025 25512 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reopening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act beyond 3 years liable to be quashed as escaped income is less than INR 50,00,000. Thus, notice issued u/s. 148 quashed.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(b) or 272A(1)(d) for initial AY was upheld and for remaining six AY’s was deleted

January 8, 2025 3996 Views 0 comment Print

Search action was carried out on residential premises of assessee. Several incriminating documents were found and seized. Assessee was issued with notice to file Income Tax Return and seeking details for seven assessment years within 5 days.

Cash received from agricultural income deposited during demonetization-ITAT deleted addition

January 8, 2025 9114 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter abovementioned ITAT deleted addition made on account of undisclosed cash deposits during demonetization period after observing that assessee has substantiate means of income for depositing cash.

Notice u/s 143(2) was invalid as the same issued by another AO to whom jurisdiction was transferred much later

January 7, 2025 3816 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee claimed to have submitted details / documents / explanation as required by AO for the purpose of assessment in the case of assessee under section 143(3) during the course of assessment proceedings.

Assessee did not appear despite service of notice: ITAT imposed cost of Rs. 5,000

January 6, 2025 495 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee filed return for AY 2013-14 declaring Nil income. The case of the assessee was reopened based on information received from investigation unit that the assessee is one of the beneficiaries of accommodation entries and bogus LTCG.

E-Invoicing Software Solutions provided to Indian Company was taxable as “Fee For Technical Services” (FTS) u/s 5 (2)

January 4, 2025 1377 Views 0 comment Print

In the event and income sourced in India was not characterized under the heads provided in the DTAA, the income would be taxable under the residual clause provided taxing right was allocated to source country in this case to India under the relevant DTAA.

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