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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 93726 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


Karnataka HC Quashes Tax Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard & Unfreezes Account

Income Tax : The Court held that the assessment and consequential demand could not stand where the petitioner had not participated in the proce...

June 25, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

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 219 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


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


Dismissal of appeal for non-payment of self-assessment tax unjustified as no tax was payable due to losses: ITAT Hyderabad

August 13, 2024 762 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) on the ground of non-deposition of self-assessment tax by the assessee needs re-verification since assessee incurred losses and therefore has a reason for not depositing the self-assessment tax. Hence, matter remanded.

Section 2(14): No capital gains tax on Income proceeds from Agricultural Land

August 13, 2024 1419 Views 0 comment Print

Notice under section 148 was issued upon assessee by AO for reassessing the cash deposit as undisclosed income, following approval from the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (JCIT).

Reassessment unsustained as based on entirely new reason which deprives assessee’s right to object: Delhi HC

August 12, 2024 963 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that initiation of reassessment based on entirely new or previously undisclosed material or reasoning deprives assessee’s right to effectively object the proposed reassessment action. Accordingly, the impugned action is rendered wholly unsustainable.

CIT(A) cannot pass ex-parte order without affording opportunity of being heard: ITAT Delhi

August 12, 2024 1191 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that passing of an order ex-parte by CIT(A) without affording adequate opportunity of hearing is unjustified. Accordingly, matter restored to the file of Ld. CIT(A).

Passing of assessment order without issuance of notice u/s. 143(2) is unsustainable: ITAT Bangalore

August 12, 2024 723 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that passing of assessment order without issuance of notice u/s. 143(2) of the Income Tax Act is a fatal one and it cannot also be cured u/s. 292B of the Income Tax Act.

Order set aside as opportunity not granted to AO to examine fresh evidence relied upon by CIT(A): ITAT Ahmedabad

August 10, 2024 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that CIT(A) relied upon fresh submissions and additional evidence filed by the assessee, however, no opportunity was granted to AO to examine the fresh evidences. Accordingly, order set aside and remanded back for fresh consideration.

Foreign allowance for services rendered outside India is not taxable in India: ITAT Kolkata

August 1, 2024 1131 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that foreign allowance received by a non-resident outside India for services rendered outside India does not fall within the scope of total income under section 5(2) of the Income Tax Act.

Addition already finalized u/s. 143(3) cannot be added again vide order u/s. 144: ITAT Mumbai

August 1, 2024 798 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that passing of assessment order u/s. 144/147 making addition of alleged bogus purchase which is already added vide assessment order passed u/s. 143(3)/147 and has attained finality is unsustainable and liable to be quashed.

Additional grounds raised in appeal needs adjudication by lower authority: ITAT Chennai

July 26, 2024 1086 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai restored the matter back to the file of AO for re-adjudication as additional ground raised by the assessee in appeal were not taken up before lower authorities.

Budget 2024: CIT(A) can Refer Section 144 Best Judgment Assessments Back to AO

July 26, 2024 13224 Views 0 comment Print

Starting October 1, 2024, Commissioners (Appeals) will gain new powers to set aside and refer best judgment assessments back to Assessing Officers.

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