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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 40887 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 198 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 327 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


Unreasoned ex-parte order is against principal of natural justice: ITAT Mumbai

October 29, 2024 813 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that unreasoned order confirming addition passed ex-parte is against the principal of natural justice and hence the matter is restored back to CIT(A) for fresh consideration.

ITAT sets aside Ex-Parte Addition Due to Assessee’s Illness, Husband’s Death; Remands Case to CIT(A)

October 27, 2024 816 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh sets aside ₹29.5 lakh addition against Bachan Kaur, allowing a fresh hearing due to her illness and husband’s death.

Provisions of 68 are not applicable on the sale transactions which is already credited in P&L: ITAT Jaipur

October 23, 2024 1698 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that provisions of 68 as such are not applicable on the sale transactions recorded in the books of accounts because the sale transaction are already part of the income which is already credited in statement of profit & loss account.

No addition u/s 68 of ₹2.30 Crore as assessee had duly discharged burden of proof of share transactions

October 23, 2024 1062 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was a private limited company registered as a non-banking finance company (NBFC) with the RBI, engaged in providing loans, advances, and dealing in shares and securities.

Ex-parte order confirming addition remanded back as major cash deposits were prior demonetization

October 23, 2024 654 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition on account of cash deposit during demonetization confirmed by both AO and CIT(A) by passing ex-parte order. However, majority of cash deposits are prior to demonetization period. Hence, matter remanded back for fresh verification.

Non-payment of tax under Income Declaration Scheme cannot change character of income declared

October 22, 2024 1509 Views 0 comment Print

However, the assessee did not comply with the notices issued and therefore, AO completed the scrutiny assessment in the case of the assessee for the AY 2017-­18 as best judgment assessment U/s. 144 of the Act and passed the assessment order.

Reassessment u/s. 147 not justified as reasons recorded is plagued with several defects: ITAT Delhi

October 22, 2024 948 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reasons recorded for exercising the jurisdiction is plagued with several defects of critical nature. Thus, due to lack of jurisdiction u/s. 147 of the Income Tax Act reassessment proceedings held as bad-in-law.

CIT(A) Must Provide Reasoned Order and Fair Hearing: ITAT Jaipur

October 22, 2024 1011 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur reviews Vimla Devi Agrotech Ltd.’s penalty appeal for non-maintenance of accounts under section 271B of the IT Act, highlighting procedural errors.

Condonation rejected as time limit prescribed u/s. 61 of IBC not satisfied: NCLAT Chennai

October 19, 2024 600 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Chennai held that appellant having knowledge of the proceedings fall within the purview of the term ‘Person Aggrieved’ u/s. 61(1) hence cannot be exempt from applying for certified copy within prescribed time.

Revision order u/s. 263 quashed as order passed in original proceeding itself is illegal: ITAT Surat

October 19, 2024 1614 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that if the order passed in the original proceeding itself is illegal, then that cannot give rise to valid revision proceedings. Thus, revision order u/s. 263 quashed as order passed u/s. 147 r.w.s. 144 & 144B is invalid.

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