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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


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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


Dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) due to non-prosecution without deciding it on merit not lawful

August 7, 2025 441 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) on account of non-prosecution without deciding the appeal of merit is not justifiable. Accordingly, order of CIT(A) is set-aside to CIT(A) for denovo adjudication.

Part addition towards unexplained cash deposits deleted considering nature of business

August 7, 2025 207 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that addition towards unexplained cash deposits partly allowed considering the nature of business. However, since full details were not furnished, part addition towards unexplained cash deposits was upheld. Accordingly, appeal partly allowed.

Reopening u/s. 148 quashed as tantamount to change of opinion: ITAT Surat

August 7, 2025 348 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that reopening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act without tangible material tantamount to change of opinion on the existing facts and the same is impermissible in law. Accordingly, appeal allowed and reopening quashed.

Ex-Parte Dismissal Set Aside: ITAT Kolkata Restores Appeal on Rs. 96.44 Lakh JDA Capital Gain Issue

August 6, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

Kolkata ITAT remands Kaushalya Devi’s capital gains tax appeal to CIT(A) for re-adjudication, citing natural justice after ex-parte dismissal over a land development agreement.

Unexplained deposit addition made without knowing possession of two PAN: Matter remanded

August 5, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that AO made addition towards unexplained deposited without being aware of possession of two PAN by single person-assessee. Accordingly, matter remanded to the file of AO with imposition of cost of Rs. 7,000/-.

ITAT Restores Cash Deposit Case Due to Unexamined Debits & Additional Evidence

August 5, 2025 759 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad has restored a case involving unexplained cash deposits of Rs. 18.32 lakh to the Assessing Officer, citing a failure to examine debit entries and additional evidence, and condoning a 323-day delay in appeal filing.

ITAT Patna Restores Ex-Parte Case to AO for Fresh Hearing

August 5, 2025 270 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Patna remands an ex-parte tax assessment case to the AO for fresh adjudication, granting the absent assessee another hearing opportunity.

Calcutta HC Dismisses Reassessment Order Challenge, Cites Alternative Remedy

August 5, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court rejects writ petition challenging a Section 148A(d) reassessment order, citing alternative remedy and upholding limitation period.

Assessment order on surrendered PAN constituted justifiable cause- ITAT Condones 607-Day Delay

August 5, 2025 633 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur condones a 607-day delay in Astavinayak Gramin Bigar Sheti’s appeal, ruling that an assessment order on a surrendered PAN constituted justifiable cause.

NFAC Cannot Dismiss Appeal Without Deciding Merits – ITAT Sets Aside Ex-Parte Order

August 4, 2025 897 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai sets aside a best judgment assessment for a charitable trust, ordering a fresh hearing after noting prior Section 11 exemption and appellate procedural issues.

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