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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 92799 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 38079 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 12498 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 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


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 5736 Views 0 comment Print


Section 144 Assessment based on credit entries in bank- Draft Submission

April 17, 2021 10887 Views 0 comment Print

Looking only at the credit entries of the bank and assessment made u/s 144. The assessment framed is vague without looking at the complete bank of the assessee. This article contains the written submissions regarding how important it is looking at the complete material for reopening of assessment and assessment framed u/s 144 of the […]

ITAT Quashes Ex-Parte Assessment without notice for hearing to Assessee

April 16, 2021 2829 Views 0 comment Print

Blackberry Tradecom Pvt. Ltd Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) We find that the ld. CIT(A) has passed an ex-parte order as the assessee had not responded to the notices of hearing on 09.03.2017 and 14.03.2017. The AO also passed an order u/s 144 of the Act. The ld. Counsel for the assessee submits that notice of […]

Cash deposit in bank treated as income | Judgments | Section 148 & 144

April 10, 2021 52314 Views 0 comment Print

Important Judgments in the written submissions when assessee is an agriculturist, trader, notice u/s 148 not received, cash deposit with the bank treated as income, 144 Assessment without gathering any material by A.O. and reopening u/s 147 without any tangible material. Written submissions in respect of Shri Xxxxxxxx for the A.Yr. 2011-12 before the Hon’ble […]

Loan cannot be treated as bogus without considering documents submitted by Assessee

January 28, 2021 1482 Views 0 comment Print

It was found that assessee confirmed loan transactions and confirmation was on record. Revenue nowhere considered said documents and rejected claim of assessee without any basis. Rejection of claim of assessee without any basis was not justified. Issue was restored back to AO to decide it afresh after giving an opportunity of being heard to assessee.

No Penalty U/s. 271(1)(b) when order was passed U/s. 143(3)

October 28, 2020 7113 Views 1 comment Print

Issue was as regards imposition of penalty under section 271(1)(b) for non-compliance by assessee with respect to statutory notices issued under section 142(1), when assessment was completed under section 143(3).

Various Type of Assessment & amp; Study of Best Judgement Assessment

October 22, 2020 139795 Views 0 comment Print

Self assessment – The assessee is required to make a self assessment and pay the tax on the basis of the returns furnished. Any tax paid by the assessee under self assessment is deemed to have been paid towards regular assessment. Regular assessment – On the basis of thereturn of income chargeable to tax furnished by the assessee an intimation shall be sent to the assessee informing him about the tax or interest payable or refundable to him.

If Assessee Engaged in Accommodation Entries Only Commission to be Added on Estimation Basis

July 30, 2020 4497 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether for assessee engaged in providing accommodation entries only commission amount to be added on estimation basis or entire amount of accommodation entry to be added?

Know All about Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (with recent special words)

April 4, 2020 3570 Views 4 comments Print

Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code- Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance of apprehended danger- (1) Who Can issue order: Order can be issued by District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate or Executive Magistrate specially empowered by state Govt. जिला मजिस्ट्रेट, उप-विभागीय  मजिस्ट्रेट  या विशेष रूप से राज्य सरकार द्वारा सशक्त कार्यकारी मजिस्ट्रेट द्वारा आदेश जारी किया जा सकता है|

Best Judgement Assessment under Income Tax Act, 1961

March 31, 2020 21075 Views 1 comment Print

SECTION 139(1) requires that every person; a) Being a Company or a firm or; b) Being a person other than a Company or a firm if (i) his /her total income or (ii) the total income of any other person in respect of which he is assess able under the Income Tax Act, during the […]

Modification of e-assessment scheme to include section 144 reference

February 5, 2020 3366 Views 0 comment Print

Modification of e-assessment scheme Section 143 of the Act provides the manner for processing and assessment of return of income (ITR) where a return has been made under section 139, or in response to a notice under sub-section (1) of section 142 of the Act. 2. Sub-section (3A) of section 143 provides that the Central […]

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