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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 38079 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


ITAT Bangalore: Tax Cash Deposit from Store Business at 8%

May 31, 2024 882 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of Smt. Kopparum Laxminarayan Kumuda vs ITO case by ITAT Bangalore. Learn why cash deposits were taxed at 8%.

ITAT Quashes Assessment as AO Failed to Issue Section 148 Notice to All Legal Heirs After Individual’s Death

May 31, 2024 1689 Views 0 comment Print

Maddikunta Sanjeeva Reddy Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad): Analysis of ITAT’s decision to delete additions made by AO due to incomplete notice under section 148.

ITAT upholds addition for allegedly Gift from father-in-law

May 31, 2024 9108 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT upholds addition of alleged gift from father-in-law as unexplained cash credit. Sujeet Kumar vs ITO case. Read the full text of the order.

Section 115BBDA Does Not Apply to Domestic Companies: ITAT Hyderabad

May 27, 2024 894 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad rules Section 115BBDA of the Income Tax Act does not apply to domestic companies, deleting the addition made by the Income Tax Officer.

HC Mandates CBDT to Allow CG Power to File Revised Returns Based on Recast Financials

May 25, 2024 1377 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court deems CBDT’s refusal to condone delay in filing revised ITR by CG Power post-NCLT order unreasonable. Detailed analysis of the case.

Improper service of Section 148 notice renders assessment order invalid

May 25, 2024 8283 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT concluded that the service of notice under Section 148 was improper and did not meet statutory requirements. Consequently, the reopening of the assessment was deemed invalid, and the assessment order was quashed as void ab initio.

ITAT deletes addition of Cash Deposit against Opening Balance during demonetization

May 24, 2024 7299 Views 0 comment Print

Discover why ITAT Jodhpur ruled that cash deposits made by a 77-year-old assesse during demonetization couldn’t be added under section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

Madras HC Dismisses WP Against Section 263 Revision Order, Directs Appeal

May 14, 2024 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court dismisses writ petition challenging revision order under Section 263 of IT Act, directing pursuit of statutory appeal.

AO Misconstrued Directions by PCIT, ITAT Kolkata Directs Re-adjudication

May 12, 2024 726 Views 0 comment Print

Rajendra Kumar Mishra vs. ACIT case: ITAT Kolkata directs re-evaluation as AO misinterpreted PCIT’s orders on loan payments.

Expenditure u/s 37(1) should be disallowed to the extent not in line with existing business

May 11, 2024 2505 Views 0 comment Print

Expenditure incurred by assessee should be disallowed to the extent that expenditure which had been incurred for evaluation of business opportunities that could not be said to be in line with the existing business or an extension of the existing business of assessee of manufacturing of paints and enamels.

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