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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 609 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 1188 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn about various types of income tax assessments under Sections 143, 144, and 147, their procedures, time limits, and taxpayer ...

November 4, 2025 92799 Views 7 comments 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 38082 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 12501 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 12924 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


12.5% Profit on Bank Credits Excessive, Restricted to 4%: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds 12.5% profit estimation on ₹2.52 crore bank credits excessive; rejects commission agent claim due to lack o...

April 27, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

No Appeal Dismissal u/s 249(4)(b) Without Advance Tax Liability: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad holds that Section 249(4)(b) cannot bar appeal where no income is admitted and no advance tax is payable; sets asid...

April 27, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Faceless Additions Set Aside – Salaried Assessee Deserves Fair Opportunity

Income Tax : The Tribunal restored the case as the CIT(A) confirmed additions without granting adequate opportunity of hearing. It held that fa...

April 27, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai: Section 68 Additions Collapse – No “Source of Source” for Firms, Evidence Overrides Suspicion

Income Tax : The tribunal held that cash deposits cannot be treated as unexplained when sufficient recorded cash receipts exist. Once books sup...

April 27, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Proceedings Quashed as Notices Sent to Incorrect Email Address

Income Tax : The High Court quashed assessment and penalty orders after finding notices were sent to an incorrect email address. It held that i...

April 26, 2026 306 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 5736 Views 0 comment Print


CIT(A) Cannot Remand 143(3)/144B Assessments Under New 251(1) Proviso: ITAT Pune

October 4, 2025 2469 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT rules CIT(A) wrongly applied new S. 251(1) proviso to remand a scrutiny assessment, which only applies to S. 144 orders. CIT(A) directed to decide the appeal on merits.

Members’ Club Not Eligible u/s 12A but Mutuality Defence Restored for Fresh AO Check

October 4, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

Club income not taxable if mutuality is proven: ITAT directs re-verification of cash deposits and identity of contributors/beneficiaries, setting aside an assessment based on the estimated 10% income addition.

Journal Entries Not Cash Credits, ₹10.51 Cr Addition Deleted by ITAT Delhi

October 4, 2025 1047 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi ruled that Section 68 (unexplained cash credits) cannot be invoked against journal entry adjustments where no cash or equivalent funds flowed into the assessee’s account. The ₹10.51 Cr addition was deleted.

No Section 68 Addition as Penny Stock Transactions Did Not Yield LTCG

October 4, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the deletion of a ₹1.17 Lakh addition made under Section 68 for alleged penny stock gains, ruling that the taxpayer had incurred a Short Term Capital Loss and had not claimed any exempt LTCG u/s 10(38),

ITAT Indore Restores Ex-Parte Assessments for Fresh Hearing Amid Natural Justice Concerns

October 4, 2025 261 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore remands assessment orders for AYs 2013-14 to 2018-19 to the AO for de novo consideration, finding that non-compliance during proceedings occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an inoperative email ID, violating natural justice.

Reassessment proceedings u/s. 147 cannot be sustained in absence of valid service of notice

October 3, 2025 861 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court held that in absence of valid service of notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, proceedings under section 147 of the Income Tax Act for reassessment cannot be initiated. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes CIT(A) Remand Over Clerical Error, Orders TP Issue on Merits

October 3, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT sets aside CIT(A) remand for LTIMindtree; holds AO’s S144 mention was clerical, assessment was S143(3). Directs CIT(A) to decide TP issue on merits.

Why You May Be Forced into New Tax Regime if you missed ITR Deadline

October 2, 2025 3993 Views 0 comment Print

Missing the ITR due date u/s 139(1) mandates the use of the new tax regime, as the option to choose the old regime or file Form 10−IEA is lost.

CBDT Instruction No. 3/2017 Shields Small Deposits from Scrutiny-Gift from Grandmother Accepted

October 1, 2025 2136 Views 0 comment Print

Bangalore ITAT deletes unexplained cash addition of Rs.2 lakhs for a student assessee, ruling the scrutiny itself violated CBDT Instruction No. 3/2017, which exempts individuals without business income from verification for deposits up to Rs.2.5 lakhs.

ITAT Bangalore Restricts Additions in Search Assessment – Statement Alone Not Incriminating

October 1, 2025 690 Views 0 comment Print

Late Mahabir Prasad (through L/H Mrs. Parul Kansaria) Vs DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) ITAT Bangalore Restricts Additions in Search Assessment – Statement Alone Not Incriminating-  No Addition in Concluded Years Without Incriminating Material- Unaccounted Sales – Only GP Taxable, Not Entire Turnover Bangalore ITAT dealt with additions arising out of search proceedings in the A-One Steel […]

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