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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


Settlement Commission cannot re-open the concluded proceedings u/s. 154: Madras HC

December 17, 2024 588 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that in terms of section 245I, the Settlement Commission cannot re-open its concluded proceedings by invoking section 154 of the Act so as to levy interest under section 234B of the Income Tax Act.

Matter remanded as due to death of assessee no one responded during assessment proceeding

December 16, 2024 1944 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur remanded the matter back to the file of AO since ex-parte order was passed due to non-appearance/ non-furnishing of response since assessee died during pendency of the proceedings.

Dismissal of appeal for non-payment of advance tax not justified since there is no admitted income: ITAT Agra

December 16, 2024 4641 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that dismissal of appeal as per provisions of section 249(4)(b) for non-payment of advance tax unjustified since entre addition made by AO was challenged and there was no other income which is above threshold limit of being taxable.

ITAT Restores Assessment to AO for Fresh Consideration of Additional Evidence

December 13, 2024 807 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT restores the matter to AO for fresh assessment, allowing the assessee to submit additional evidence in Simmi Madan v. ITO case.

Calcutta HC Sets Aside Assessment Order for Notice Sent to Unregistered Email, Violating Natural Justice

December 13, 2024 1320 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court quashes assessment order due to procedural lapses and improper service of notices, emphasizing compliance with Section 282 of the Income Tax Act.

Addition of entire cash deposits as unexplained income not justified: ITAT Ahmedabad

December 12, 2024 2259 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition of all the cash deposits as unexplained income without giving credit for the withdrawal not justified. Accordingly, matter restored back to the file of AO for de novo consideration.

Appeal dismissed as filed on the basis of invalid return: ITAT Chandigarh

December 7, 2024 795 Views 0 comment Print

During the assessment proceedings, AO provided many opportunities to the Assessee to explain the nature and source of deposits made during the demonization period, however, the Assessee did not gave any satisfactory explanation during the assessment proceedings.

Section 249(4)(b) mandates that appeal not to be admitted unless advance tax is paid: ITAT Ahmedabad

December 4, 2024 1089 Views 0 comment Print

AO observed that there was substantial undisclosed income, as the assessee admitted to unaccounted business income amounting to Rs.3,50,04,000/- during the search proceedings but did not file a return for the assessment year 2014-15.

GST on Rental Income & different types of income tax assessments

December 2, 2024 11022 Views 2 comments Print

This article explains the GST implications of rental income and provides an overview of the different types of income tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Addition on account of cash deposit: ITAT Orders Fresh Assessment  

December 1, 2024 6147 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat remands Mahesh Desai’s appeal to AO, allowing him to substantiate cash deposits after prior ex parte decisions, upholding fair hearing principles.

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