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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...

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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


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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


Best judgment assessment – Arbitrary adoption of percentage not admissible

April 28, 2021 3252 Views 0 comment Print

In best judgment assessment, AO had to bring on record certain material with regard to rate of profit admitted for estimation of profit with some comparable cases of similar nature or profit declared in similar industry

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

April 17, 2021 10998 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 2919 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 52509 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 1515 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 7272 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 139849 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 4575 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 3594 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 21273 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 […]

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