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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 92802 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 38088 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


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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


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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


Addition u/s 69A unjustified as evidences explaining nature & source of cash deposits filed

September 23, 2023 5391 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that addition towards unexplained money u/s 69A of the Income Tax Act unjustified as assessee has filed necessary evidence to explain nature and source for cash deposits.

Matter restored as ex-parte addition made towards unexplained investment

September 23, 2023 948 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that as lower authority made ex-parte addition towards unexplained investment u/s 69 of the Income Tax Act matter restored to CIT(A) for denovo adjudication giving last opportunity to assessee to explain source of investment.

ITAT directs Reconsideration of Case by CIT(A) due to Lack of Communication

September 22, 2023 1137 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh’s ruling on the necessity of proper service for Income Tax notices. An in-depth analysis of Sandeep Kumar vs. ITO case. Learn more.

ITAT Upholds CIT(A) Decision on Deletion of Income Tax Addition for Unexplained Investment

September 16, 2023 693 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Ahmedabad’s decision in ITO vs Jakshibhai Dahyabhai Bharvad. Understand how CIT(A) order was upheld, affecting income tax additions.

AO doesn’t have jurisdiction to assess/re-assess unabated assessment u/s. 153C without any incriminating material

September 14, 2023 2154 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that jurisdiction to assess/ reassess u/s 153C of the Income Tax Act in respect of unabated/ completed assessments without any incriminating material found during the search unjustified.

Give chance to Assessee to establish non-receipt of statutory notices: ITAT

September 14, 2023 1290 Views 0 comment Print

An in-depth analysis of the ITAT Delhi’s order in the case Poonam C/o Sanjeev Anand vs ITO, focusing on the significance of the ruling that assessees should be given a chance to establish non-receipt of statutory notices.

Payment towards interconnectivity utility charges from Indian customers not taxable as Royalty

September 9, 2023 1467 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that payments received towards interconnectivity utility charges from Indian customers / end users cannot be considered as Royalty to be brought to tax in India under section 9(1)(vi) of the Income Tax Act and also as per DTAA.

Resorting to provisional assessment without doubting/ rejecting load port test certificate unjustified

September 6, 2023 744 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that without advancing reasons for doubting or rejecting the load port test certificate, there was no real justification for resort to provisional assessment and drawing of samples. Accordingly, customs duty exemption granted.

Revision u/s 263 for non-invocation of section 115BBE on addition u/s 68 towards unexplained sundry creditors justified

September 5, 2023 1494 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot held that invocation of revisionary jurisdiction u/s 263 non-invocation of section 115BBE of the Act on the addition made on account of unexplained sundry creditors u/s. 68 of the Act is duly justifiable.

Reopening of assessment without tangible material is invalid

September 4, 2023 1476 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that reopening of assessment u/s. 147 of the Income Tax Act after four years without any tangible material amounts to change of opinion and according the same is invalid and liable to be quashed.

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