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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 606 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 1170 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 92790 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 37992 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 12474 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 12918 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 90 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 39 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 90 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 150 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 264 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 5733 Views 0 comment Print


Registered Property Deeds Alone Not Incriminating for Tax Reassessment: ITAT Jaipur

September 25, 2025 780 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur ruled that merely possessing registered property deeds cannot be treated as incriminating material under Sections 153A/153C of Income Tax Act.

ITAT Nagpur Remands AY 2018-19 Ex-Parte Loan Addition for Fresh Hearing

September 24, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur remands Alankar Real Estates’ case to CIT(A) for a fresh hearing. The Tribunal found the CIT(A)’s dismissal and simultaneous adjudication on merits contradictory, denying the assessee a fair chance.

Section 153C Prevails Over Section 144 for persons other than searched person

September 24, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Cochin has quashed an assessment order against Al Zarafa Travel & Manpower Consultants, ruling that the Assessing Officer’s jurisdiction was invalid.

ITAT Mumbai Restores Bogus Purchase Case – CIT(A) Erred by Denying AO Opportunity

September 24, 2025 219 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT has restored a bogus purchases case to the Assessing Officer for a fresh hearing, ruling that CIT(A) erred by partially restricting the addition without giving the assessee a full opportunity to present evidence.

Additional evidence admitted by imposing cost due to casual and callous approach

September 23, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that additional evidences filed by the assessee deserves to be admitted inspite of casual and callous approach of assessee since the ultimate object of adjudication is to do substantial justice. However, cost of Rs. 3,000/- imposed.

Time-Barred Reassessment Notices Quashed: Limitation Period Enforced

September 23, 2025 1281 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled that reassessment notices issued in July 2022 for AYs 2015-16 and 2016-17 were barred by limitation, citing a Supreme Court precedent.

No Double Taxation – Perquisites Taxed in Director’s Hands – ITAT Deletes Disallowance u/s 37

September 23, 2025 402 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Delhi, in the case of Dalmia (Bros) Pvt. Ltd. vs DCIT, ruled that expenses on vehicle maintenance and club fees, when taxed as perquisites in the hands of directors and employees,

Notices Sent to Ex-Employee’s Email Invalid; Reassessment Set Aside

September 23, 2025 549 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court set aside the entire reassessment process against Siam Stock Holdings Ltd. after finding that all official notices were sent to a former employee’s email address, violating principles of natural justice and rendering the proceedings invalid.

Late Notice in Demonetisation Case Renders Assessment Void Ab Initio: ITAT Lucknow

September 23, 2025 405 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Lucknow has quashed an income tax assessment against Suraiya Begum, who had deposited Rs.13.08 lakh in her bank account during demonetization.

Conflicting HC Rulings: ITAT Adopts Assessee-Friendly View on Section 115BBE

September 23, 2025 873 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Visakhapatnam has partly allowed the appeal of Vallabhai Patel Kottapalli, an agriculturist, by restricting the tax rate on an unexplained cash deposit to 30% in-stead of 60%.

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