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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


Cost of improvements towards capital assets eligible for indexation benefit

November 1, 2022 2589 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that expenditure for cost of improvements incurred towards capital assets is eligible for indexation benefit.

Addition for money received from customers in old Notes – ITAT directs Assessee to furnish full details

August 28, 2022 1878 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Palanisamy Chinnasamy Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) In this case, The assessment was completed under section 144 r.w.s. 144(1)(b) of the Act by making addition of ₹.5,34,000/- under section 69A of the Act on the ground that the money received from the customers on various dates in old notes cannot be accepted a genuine as […]

What is assessment under the income tax act, 1961, and How many types of it are there?

August 16, 2022 78903 Views 0 comment Print

Understanding assessment under the income tax act, 1961. Learn about the different types of assessments and their implications for taxpayers.

Addition for cash deposit – ITAT directs AO to consider submission of Assessee

June 28, 2022 1014 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Harpreet Singh Grover vs. ITO case at ITAT Amritsar. Analysis of cash deposit controversy, CIT(A) decision, and ITAT’s order for de novo adjudication.

Provisions for filing of updated Income Tax return in Budget 2022

February 1, 2022 5751 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions for filing of updated return Section 139 of the Act is related to the provisions for filing of Income Tax Return by taxpayers. 2. Sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act casts responsibility on the taxpayer to furnish a return within a definite time period or up to a particular date, that is, […]

Addition for Cash deposited in Bank out of Business receipts: Draft Submission

September 25, 2021 18888 Views 0 comment Print

The case of the assessee was decided ex-parte u/s 144 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in which a demand of Rs. 2320480/- has been created which is quite huge, illegal, baseless and not justified. A very small trader cannot earn so much income that he has to pay tax liability of Rs. 2320480/-. Comparison can be made with the returns filed earlier.

In a best judgement assessment the AO has to make guesswork but honest guess work

August 19, 2021 10548 Views 0 comment Print

The officer is to make an assessment to the best of his judgment against a person who is in default as regards supplying information. He must not act dishonestly or vindictively or capriciously because he must exercise judgment in the matter. He must make what he honestly believes to be a fair estimate of the […]

Faceless Assessment without adhering to Section 144B procedures is invalid

July 31, 2021 6711 Views 0 comment Print

Piramal Enterprises Limited Vs Additional/joint/Deputy/Assistant CIT/ITO National e-Assessment Centre (Bombay High Court) The HC declared that assessment for AY 2017-18 made u/s 143(3)  vide order dated 22.4.2021 was non est u/s 144B(9) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for not adhering the procedure laid down u/s 144B(1) and u/s 144B(7/(vii) of the Act and holding […]

HC set-aside Faceless assessment order passed without issuing draft assessment order

July 22, 2021 3690 Views 0 comment Print

Toplight Corporate Management (P.) Ltd. Vs National faceless assessment Centre Delhi (Delhi High Court) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the impugned assessment order was passed without issuing mandatory draft assessment order along with show cause notice, as contemplated under Section 144B of the Act, resulting in denial of opportunity to the petitioner to […]

Regular Assessment means Section 143(3) & 144 Assessments only

June 4, 2021 13296 Views 0 comment Print

Modi Industries Limited vs CIT (Supreme Court) Having regard to the scheme of the Act and use of the phrase `regular assessment’ in various sections of the Act – we are of the view that in Section 214, `regular assessment’ has been used in no other sense than the first order of assessment passed under […]

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