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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 38079 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 12498 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


ITAT Pune Remands Assessment & Penalty for Joint Bank Cash Deposit

September 9, 2025 333 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Pune has remitted the case of Mahesh Padmnabhrao Kashikar back to the CIT(A), allowing the individual a fresh chance to explain cash deposits in a joint bank account after previously failing to cooperate.

Snack Vendor Cash Deposits Verified; ITAT Deletes Addition as Source proved

September 7, 2025 336 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Chandigarh has ruled in favor of an assessee, deleting a significant cash deposit addition made by the Assessing Officer.

Ex-parte order sustaining addition u/s. 69A restored back as notice sent to old e-mail

September 6, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that ex-parte order sustaining addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act on account of non-compliance on the part of the assessee not justified since relevant notice and order were served to old e-mail of the assessee. Accordingly, matter restored back to the file of AO.

CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal Ex Parte Without Merits Consideration: ITAT Cochin

September 6, 2025 594 Views 0 comment Print

Read about ITAT Cochin’s decision in Prabheesh Nair vs. ITO, where court set aside a tax appeal dismissal and mandated a new hearing, underscoring legal requirement for appellate authorities to pass reasoned orders.

ITAT Ahmedabad Remands Capital Gain & Section 50C Addition for Fresh Verification

September 6, 2025 408 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad has remanded a capital gains tax case for reconsideration, citing a need for proper verification of the property’s sale consideration and stamp duty valuation.

ITAT Condones Tax Appeal Delay Due to Illiteracy & Auditor Miscommunication

September 4, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore condones a 349-day delay in a tax appeal, citing the assessee’s illiteracy and issues with his former auditor’s email. The case is sent back for fresh assessment.

ITAT Pune Allows Appeal Because Assessee Missed Notices Sent to Old Email

September 3, 2025 477 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune has granted a fresh hearing to an assessee, citing notices sent to a wrong email ID, allowing him to explain cash deposits and property purchases.

ITAT Upholds No Additions Without Evidence, Loose Sheets Insufficient

September 2, 2025 1299 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore deletes additions against Mohammed Ibrahim Mohideen, ruling that uncorroborated loose slips and statements are not sufficient evidence for assessments.

Assessee Bears Burden to Disprove Best Judgment Assessment

September 1, 2025 807 Views 0 comment Print

The Allahabad High Court ruled that when a best judgment assessment is conducted, the assessee has the burden to prove that the tax authorities’ findings are perverse.

ITAT Upholds Deletion of Section 68 ₹1.5 Cr Unexplained Cash Credit addition

September 1, 2025 432 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad dismisses a revenue appeal, upholding the deletion of a ₹1.5 crore addition. The tribunal ruled the amount was a loan given, not a cash credit received.

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