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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 189 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


Reassessment Quashed as Notice Was Not Served on Registered Email

December 13, 2025 333 Views 0 comment Print

 The ITAT Amritsar held that a reassessment under Section 147 was void as the Section 148 notice was issued without complying with procedural requirements and statutory service obligations.

Section 50C Addition Set Aside Because AO Failed to Obtain Proper Property Valuation

December 12, 2025 555 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT ruled that a Section 50C addition cannot stand without a DVO reference where market value is disputed. Matter remanded for fresh valuation and reconsideration.

Consortium Members Not Individually Liable: ITAT Clarifies AOP Taxation

December 12, 2025 462 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal quashed additions for bogus purchases, cash seizures, and transfer pricing adjustments, affirming the AOP’s unified management and correct taxation at the consortium level.

Ex-Parte Capital Gains Assessment Set Aside for Land Sale Dispute

December 12, 2025 249 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi restored the matter to AO, allowing the assessee to submit evidence on share and agricultural status of land to correctly determine capital gains.

Section 54 Deduction Upheld for Pre-Amendment Foreign Property Purchase

December 12, 2025 459 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal rules that Section 54 deduction applies to property purchased outside India before the 2015 amendment, overturning CIT(A) decision.

ITAT Bangalore Upholds Tax on Waived Trade Liabilities and Unexplained Purchases

December 12, 2025 249 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that once the assessee’s own ledger reflected a creditor’s write-off, Section 41(1) was automatically triggered. The waiver in books = taxable cessation of liability.

ITAT Rules Employer Advances Cannot Be Treated as Unexplained Money Without Verification

December 12, 2025 285 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that employer-provided business advances cannot be classified as income under Section 69A without proper verification, remanding the case for limited review of TDS and expense records.

Assessment Under Section 147/144 Struck Down for Not Issuing Section 143(2) Despite Valid Return

December 11, 2025 1062 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that even a belated return filed in response to a Section 148 notice remains a valid return requiring a 143(2) notice. Because this mandatory notice was never issued, the reassessment order was declared illegal and set aside.

Survey-Based 8% Estimation Cut to 4%: ITAT Ensures Parity With Parents’ Cases

December 11, 2025 276 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that the AO’s 8% estimation had no support from comparables or past margins. Applying consistency with earlier family-group cases, profit was fixed at 4% and the unexplained investment addition became academic.

CIT(A) Cannot Set Aside Every Section 144 Order Automatically—Addition Deleted After AO Confirms Reconciliation

December 11, 2025 864 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal clarified that the Section 251 amendment uses the term ‘may set aside,’ meaning it is discretionary. Since the issue was already resolved in remand, addition was deleted.

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