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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 93717 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 936 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 40887 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


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 189 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

ITAT Deletes Bogus LTCG Addition in absence of Independent Inquiry & Corresponding Bank Credits

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer failed to produce any material establishing a connection between the assessee and the all...

June 23, 2026 318 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 5925 Views 0 comment Print


Reassessment after 4 years without failure to disclose full & true material facts unsustainable

August 5, 2023 1494 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that initiation of reassessment proceedings u/s 147 after the expiry of 4 years from the end of the relevant assessment years without failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all the material facts unsustainable and liable to be quashed.

Notice u/s 153C beyond six Assessment Year from date of recording of satisfaction note is without jurisdiction

August 4, 2023 9321 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that issuance of notice u/s 153C of the Income Tax beyond six Assessment Year immediately preceding the Assessment year from the date of recording of satisfaction note/ handling over of relevant material is not in accordance with law.

HC quashes Posthumous Assessment Order Under Section 148A(b) of IT Act

August 1, 2023 873 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court sets aside an assessment order after the death of the noticee prior to the initiation of proceedings under Section 148A(b) of IT Act.

ITAT Mumbai Imposes Cost of Rs. 5000 on Non-Compliant Assessee

July 31, 2023 1158 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai allows the appeal by Jerry John Mendonca against the order of the Ld. CIT(A) for AY 2011-12. The ITAT imposes a cost of Rs. 5,000 on the assessee for non-compliance, to be paid to the PM Relief Fund.

Receipt of architectural design services cannot taxed as FTS or Royalty

July 29, 2023 4470 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the payments received by the assessee in view of architectural design services rendered to its clients in India are not chargeable to tax as FTS in terms of Article 12(4) of the India-Singapore DTAA.

ITAT Quashes Penalty u/s 271F for Non-filing of ITR against 82-Year-Old Widow

July 28, 2023 5856 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi quashes the penalty imposed under Section 271F against an 82-year-old widow for non-filing of Income Tax Return (ITR) as she had no taxable income.

Addition for cash payment to builder in succeeding AY cannot be made in AY in dispute

July 21, 2023 3162 Views 0 comment Print

Uncover the details of the ITAT Ahmedabad ruling in Surendra Ramdhar Yadav vs ITO, where the tribunal condoned a 259-day delay in filing an appeal due to medical treatment. Explore the implications and impact of this case on the legal landscape.

Writ Court does not act as assessing officer or appellate authority: Calcutta HC

July 20, 2023 477 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court rejects a writ petition challenging a tax assessment order, reaffirming that a Writ Court does not act as an assessing officer or an appellate authority

Addition u/s 69 sustained on failure to furnish explanation regarding cash deposited in bank accounts

July 19, 2023 1287 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 69 of the Income Tax Act on account of cash deposited in bank accounts sustained as the assessee failed to give any explanation regarding such cash found to be credited in the bank accounts.

Enhancement by CIT(A) without providing opportunity to assessee is unsustainable

July 18, 2023 726 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that enhancement by CIT(A) without providing reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed enhancement to the Assessee is unsustainable in law.

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