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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 204 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 333 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


Passing of ex-parte order without deciding case on merits untenable: ITAT Visakhapatnam

October 18, 2024 954 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam held that dismissal of appeal and passing of ex-parte order by CIT(A) in absence of any response on behalf of the assessee untenable since CIT(A) failed to decide the case on merits.

Matter remanded to CIT(A) as ex-parte order passed in absence of any response by assessee: ITAT Visakhapatnam

October 18, 2024 978 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam remanded the matter back to CIT(A) for fresh consideration since CIT(A) passed ex-parte order as there was on response on behalf of the assessee.

Delay in filing of an appeal condoned as delay was not intentional or deliberate: ITAT Surat

October 17, 2024 957 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat condoned the delay of 159 days in filing of an appeal as delay in filing appeal is not intentional nor deliberate and assessee was prevented by sufficient reason for not filing an appeal on time.

Order deemed to be erroneous as passed without making necessary inquiries and verification

October 17, 2024 1191 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that CIT has rightly held that assessment order was passed without making necessary inquiries and verification hence in terms of clause (a) of Explanation 2 to Section 263, the assessment order is deemed to be erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interests of the revenue.

Petitioner denied Right to Explain Cash Deposit of ₹63.7 Lakhs: HC Quashes Assessment Order

October 17, 2024 630 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC quashes income tax assessment and penalty orders due to non-service of show cause notice (SCN) under Section 148A(b), allowing fresh reply opportunity.

Passing final assessment order beyond prescribed limit u/s. 144C bad-in-law: Delhi HC

October 16, 2024 789 Views 0 comment Print

The Revenue has filed the present appeal under Section 260A the Income Tax Act, 1961 impugning an order dated 05.01.2024 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in ITA No.185/Del/2023 in respect of the assessment year 2013-14.

Addition u/s. 69A without proper examination of books of accounts unjustified: ITAT Ahmedabad

October 16, 2024 1734 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the addition under Section 69A of the Income Tax Act made without proper examination of the books of account and relevant financial records unjustified. Accordingly, order set aside and matter restored back.

CIT(A) sent Notices to wrong Email ID: ITAT Remits Appeal for Reassessment 

October 14, 2024 633 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT remits Venkataraju Chandra Shekar’s case for reassessment after notices were sent to the wrong email, impacting appeal hearing. Fresh adjudication ordered.

Email Notices Despite Request for Physical Notices: ITAT Sets aside CIT(A)’s Ex Parte Order

October 14, 2024 1077 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT sets aside CIT(A) dismissal of Luv Procon’s appeal due to email notices despite a request for physical communication. Delay condoned; fresh hearing ordered.

Best Judgment Assessment: ITAT Directs Fresh Order as AO failed to consider ITR

October 14, 2024 780 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad directs a fresh assessment after AO ignored filed ITR in Govindbhai Hirabhai Bharvad case, due to ex-parte assessment and delay issues.

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