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Time limit for issuing different income-tax notices & completion of assessment

Income Tax : Understand the statutory time limits for issuing income-tax notices and completing assessments under the Income-tax Act. The guide...

June 29, 2026 42375 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14043 Views 0 comment Print

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 94167 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 1005 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 1575 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 13293 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bengaluru ITAT Remands Ex Parte Assessment Based on Demonetisation Cash Deposits; AO Directed to Recompute Income on Proper Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore remanded the assessment after holding that income estimation based solely on bank deposits without supporting evide...

July 7, 2026 12 Views 0 comment Print

Old Currency Deposits From Identified Members Not Section 69A Unexplained Money: ITAT Bengaluru

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore deleted the Section 69A addition after holding that member details established the source of cash deposits made dur...

July 6, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AD Inapplicable Above Turnover Limit; Past Profit Rate Adopted: ITAT Agra

Income Tax : ITAT Agra held Section 44AD could not apply where turnover exceeded the limit, adopted past profit history, allowed telescoping an...

July 4, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Assessment Ignoring Filed Return Set Aside for Fresh Consideration: Madras HC

Income Tax : Madras HC held that merely issuing a corrigendum acknowledging the return did not rectify the defective assessment process and ord...

July 4, 2026 117 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 5958 Views 0 comment Print


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

April 17, 2021 11007 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 2928 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 52542 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 7296 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 139855 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 4584 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 21294 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 […]

Modification of e-assessment scheme to include section 144 reference

February 5, 2020 3384 Views 0 comment Print

Modification of e-assessment scheme Section 143 of the Act provides the manner for processing and assessment of return of income (ITR) where a return has been made under section 139, or in response to a notice under sub-section (1) of section 142 of the Act. 2. Sub-section (3A) of section 143 provides that the Central […]

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