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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 1197 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 92808 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 38109 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 12510 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 111 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 174 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


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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 5739 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Delhi deletes addition for Difference in Opening & Closing Stock Due to Mistake

November 14, 2023 2349 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Delhi upholds deletion of Rs. 1.75 Cr disallowance, clerical error in ITR. Full order details of ITO vs. Roshan Lal Sharma for AY 2011-12 & 2012-13.

Income Tax Reassessment Requires valid service of Section 148 Notice

November 14, 2023 6234 Views 0 comment Print

In the PCIT vs. Madhu Gupta case, Delhi HC emphasizes the necessity of a properly served notice under Section 148 for triggering reassessment proceedings.

ITAT Delhi Upholds Reassessment on ITR Non-Filing & Cash Transactions

November 14, 2023 3735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi validates reassessment based on non-filing of ITR and cash transactions in a bank account. Full details of Avinash Chaudhary vs ITO case.

ITAT Chennai: Appeals Allowed, Cost Imposed for Non-Appearance

November 12, 2023 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai allows appeals, directs the assessee to deposit a nominal cost of Rs 5000 for non-appearance before lower authorities. Detailed analysis of the case.

Closed assessment cannot be reopened without any actionable material

November 10, 2023 1305 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that reopening of closed assessment which has reached culmination without any actionable material is unsustainable in law and hence liable to be quashed.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(b) unjustified as special audit report u/s. 142(2A) submitted within extended time

November 8, 2023 693 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that imposition of penalty u/s. 271(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act unjustified as special audit completed u/s. 142(2A) and audit report submitted within the extended time limit provide by AO.

ITAT Kolkata: Penalty Deleted – AO Cannot Demand P&L for Section 44AD Income

November 8, 2023 1668 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata has deleted the penalty in Prem Kumar Goutam vs. DCIT, ruling that the AO cannot demand a Profit and Loss Account for Section 44AD income. Get the details.

Assessment Order Under Section 144 rws 147 Invalid Without DIN: ITAT Pune

November 6, 2023 7857 Views 0 comment Print

Read about how the ITAT Pune invalidated an income tax assessment order due to the absence of a Document Identification Number (DIN) and analyzed the case’s key aspects.

Non-awareness tax liability land sale: ITAT deletes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty

November 5, 2023 8847 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT in Ahmedabad cancels the penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act in Ushaben Chauhan’s case due to non-awareness of tax liability on land sale.

Email ID Discrepancy on Form 35 & ITR: ITAT Grants Assessee another Opportunity

November 5, 2023 1173 Views 0 comment Print

Vikram Udeshanghbhai Padhiyar vs. ITO case: ITAT Surat allows another chance for the Assessee due to non-compliance caused by email ID discrepancy.

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