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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 186 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


Addition set aside for fresh consideration with one more opportunity of being heard in interest of substantial justice and fair play

June 19, 2023 1038 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that addition on account of failure to provide necessary explanation in respect of source of cash deposits in bank confirmed without considering explanation set aside with one more opportunity to assessee in the interest of substantial justice and fair play.

Penalty u/s 271B for non-filing of tax audit report not leviable if sufficient cause shown

June 17, 2023 7194 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that non-filing of tax audit report due to technical glitch is the reasonable cause shown. Accordingly, penalty under section 271B of the Income Tax Act not leviable for such non-filing of tax audit report.

Addition unsustained as difference between reported gross receipts and Form 26AS duly explained

June 15, 2023 2448 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition towards difference between figure of gross receipts reported and figure reported in Form 26AS is unsustainable as the difference is merely because figure reported in Form 26AS was inclusive of service tax component.

Condonation of delay in filing of appeal granted in absence of malafide or deliberate intention

June 13, 2023 21354 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that as there was no malafide or deliberate in action on the part of the assessee in filing the appeal with delay of 387 days before the Ld. CIT(A). Accordingly, it was directed to CIT(A) to condone the delay.

Wrong allotment of two PANs cannot set assessee as non-filer for one PAN as return filed via other PAN

June 9, 2023 3309 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that because of wrong allotment of two PANs, assessee cannot be set as a non-filer or undeclared of tax in the return of one PAN as income duly declared via other PAN. Matter remanded back.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) not imposable when income assessed on estimate basis

May 29, 2023 9600 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act not imposable when income is assessed on estimate basis and accordingly additions are made therein on estimate basis.

Non-compliance due to receipt of notice in SPAM folder is sufficient cause for condonation of delay

May 24, 2023 2973 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that non-compliance due to receipt of notice in SPAM folder is sufficient cause shown for the delay. Accordingly, delay of 223 days in filing of an appeal condoned.

Section 45(5A) inserted vide Finance Act 2017 doesn’t have retrospective effect

May 23, 2023 3615 Views 0 comment Print

Patna High Court held that sub-section (5A) of section 45 inserted by way of an amendment in the Finance Act, 2017, expressly stated to be effective from 01.04.2018 cannot be treated as retrospective.

Ex-parte order unjustified as revenue failed to carry out primary duty post non-service of notice

May 15, 2023 2517 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that post non-service of notice, revenue failed to carry out its primary responsibility to ascertain whether the company, against which notices were issued, and proceedings under section 148 was contemplated, was existing or not. Accordingly, matter remanded to carry out fresh adjudication.

Books cannot be rejected without showing defect in books of account maintained

May 6, 2023 2907 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) in his order while rejecting Books of Account does not specify defect in record. The basis of rejection appears to be best judgment of assessment

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