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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 180 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 99 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


Tax on sale of property belonging to father is not leviable on son

May 3, 2023 8235 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that the assessee is not liable for payment of tax related to sale of property which belong to his father. Accordingly, addition liable to be quashed.

Addition u/s 68 beyond jurisdiction if amount already declared as turnover

May 2, 2023 6114 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act is beyond jurisdiction as the amount is already declared as turnover and the said turnover is reflected in the books of account.

Best judgment assessment – Assessing Officer must act honestly

April 19, 2023 2688 Views 0 comment Print

In best judgment assessment Assessing Officer must not act dishonestly or vindictively & honestly & fairly estimate proper assessment figure

Amount directed to be deposited in PM National Relief Fund for non-appearance before AO & CIT(A)

April 17, 2023 669 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that as assesse failed to appear before AO as well as before CIT(A) despite numerous opportunities, matter remanded back to CIT(A) subject to cost of Rs. 10,000 to be deposited in Prime Minister National Relief Fund.

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(b) not leviable as non-compliance was due to bonafide reasons

April 11, 2023 11871 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that penalty under section 271(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act not leviable merely because the assesse couldn’t make compliance due to some bonafide reasons.

Reference to DVO for correct fair market value mandatory if requested by assessee

March 16, 2023 5487 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that even after request from assessee to refer DVO for correct fair market value of the subject property, AO was duty-bound to refer the same to DVO. Accordingly, matter remanded back with a direction to refer the matter to DVO and decide the issue.

Without fresh tangible material reassessment of earlier Assessment is unsustainable

March 4, 2023 1167 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that in absence of any fresh tangible material and simply attempting to re-visit and reconsider the decision which was rendered in earlier regular assessment proceedings is nothing but a change of opinion and hence reopening unsustainable.

Appellate Authority needs to give reasonable opportunity to AO if additional evidence is admitted

March 2, 2023 1953 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that it is mandatory for CIT(A) to grant responsible opportunity to the Assessing Officer in case additional evidence is admitted. However, in the present case, the documents based on which relief is granted was already available with the department and hence there is no violation of Rule 46A of the Income Tax Rules.

Assessment framed u/s 144 instead of section 153C liable to be quashed

November 10, 2022 2445 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that assessment proceedings were initiated on the basis of search operation carried out at third party wherein incriminating documents relating to assessee were allegedly found. Hence, assessment was required to be framed u/s 153C read with section 153A of the Income Tax Act and not u/s 144 and hence the said proceedings are quashed.

ITAT directs AO to consider Additional Evidence related to cash deposit

November 4, 2022 945 Views 0 comment Print

Dr. BR Ambedkar Jain Kalyan Swayam Sahayata Samiti Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Undisputedly, in course of assessment proceeding the assessee went unrepresented, for whatever may the reason. Therefore, the assessee did not get any opportunity to explain the source of cash deposits made in the bank account with supporting evidence. However, before learned first appellate […]

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