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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


Execution of Joint Development Agreement doesn’t constitute transfer of capital asset

September 30, 2025 1560 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that execution of Joint Development Agreement [JDA] doesn’t constitute transfer of capital asset which would result in earning of capital gain. Accordingly, addition is deleted and appeal is allowed.

Order passed by AO in old PAN cannot be survived if transactions already reported in new PAN

September 30, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that assessment order passed by AO in old PAN cannot be survived if transactions reported by DGFT in old PAN is already reported by assessee in new PAN. Accordingly, matter restored back to re-verify.

ITAT Delhi Allows Section 54F Exemption to Private Trust on Capital Gains

September 28, 2025 5865 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT confirms that a private trust with identifiable beneficiaries is eligible for the capital gains exemption under Section 54F, similar to an individual.

CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal in Limine, ₹3.80 Cr Addition Remanded for Fresh Hearing

September 28, 2025 501 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow set aside CIT(A)’s summary dismissal of Alok Gupta’s appeal, ruling the lack of a speaking order violates s.250(6). Remanded for fresh hearing on rS.3.80 Cr addition.

Assessee Fails to Prove Loan- ITAT Delhi Upholds Rs.1 Cr Addition

September 28, 2025 267 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi upholds the Rs. 1 crore addition (u/s 68) confirmed by CIT(A), dismissing the assessees appeal due to its repeated failure to produce evidence for the genuineness, identity, and creditworthiness of the purported loan. No evidence, no relief.

No reassessment as notice was issued beyond the time limit calculated per the Rajeev Bansal Ruling

September 25, 2025 1290 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee did not comply with subsequent statutory notices, leading to an ex-parte assessment order under section 144, where the entire cash deposit was added back to its income under section 69A.

ITAT Visakhapatnam Allows 30% Tax Rate on Demonetization Deposits as per pre-amended Section 115BBE

September 25, 2025 594 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam upholds additions for demonetisation deposits but rules tax under section 115BBE for AY 2017-18 should apply at 30% instead of 60%.

ITAT Mumbai Sets Aside Ex-Parte Penalty, Orders Fresh Hearing of 271(1)(b) Appeal

September 25, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai set aside the ex parte dismissal of a Trust’s Section 271(1)(b) penalty appeal. Tribunal mandated a fresh hearing, citing pending Section 144 assessment and natural justice.

ITAT Bangalore Condones 126-Day Delay for Senior Citizen in Property Transaction Case

September 25, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore has condoned a 126-day delay for a senior citizen, remanding her property transaction case to the AO after finding she was unaware of proceedings due to her son’s death.

ITAT Pune Quashes Non-Speaking 144 Order: Assessee Can Prove Cash Deposits

September 25, 2025 759 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal ruled that unexplained cash deposits of ₹13.46 lakh by a mobile phone trader require fresh examination. ITAT emphasized natural justice and allowed the assessee to submit audited accounts and sales evidence.

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