Follow Us:

Section 144

Latest Articles


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 93732 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 40893 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


Latest News


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 66 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 225 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 108 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


HC set aside Assessment order passed on Transferor/Non-existing Company 

November 30, 2023 597 Views 0 comment Print

Learn how the Madras High Court set aside an Assessment Order dated 09.03.2022 under Section 147 r/w Section 144 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the Assessment Year 2013-14 for Shapoorji Pallonji Samalpatti Operator Services Pvt Ltd

CIT(A) Required to Provide Plausible Reasons for Deletion of Addition: ITAT

November 14, 2023 1272 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad ruling on CIT(A) requirements, reasons for deletion of additions, and appeal filed by Revenue against Bharat Auto Tech Private Limited.

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

November 14, 2023 2475 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 6327 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 3783 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 621 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 1398 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 729 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 1812 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 8058 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.

Search Post by Date
June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930