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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


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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


ITAT Indore Remands Best Judgment Case to AO Due to Rejection of Additional Evidence

August 4, 2025 822 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore sets aside ex-parte order under Section 144 for AY 2017-18, remands case to AO for fresh assessment after admitting additional evidence.

Double taxation is prohibited hence extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 and 227 invoked

August 2, 2025 561 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court entertained writ invoking extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution since tax is being assessed twice on the same transaction and double taxation is prohibited. Accordingly, order set aside.

Addition u/s. 43CA quashed as stamp duty and agreement value difference is less than allowable limit

August 1, 2025 468 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that addition by invoking provisions of section 43CA of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained since the difference between the Stamp Duty Value and agreement value is less than the allowable limit of 5%.

Addition restricted to estimated profit element in bogus accommodation entries: ITAT Delhi

August 1, 2025 543 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that only the estimation profit element has to form subject matter of addition in case of bogus accommodation entries. Accordingly, CIT(A) order directing @2.5% on total bogus accommodation entry upheld.

Part addition u/s. 69 towards cash deposit during demonetization deleted by applying SOP of CBDT

July 30, 2025 975 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that applying Standard Operating Procedure [SOP] of CBDT, a cash deposit of 2,50,000/- by an individual without business income should be treated as prima facie explained. Hence, addition u/s. 69 to that extent is not justifiable.

ITAT-Cuttack: Unregistered Trust—Only Net Income is to Be Taxed

July 29, 2025 930 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT-Cuttack holds only net income, not gross receipts, of an unregistered educational trust is taxable, emphasizing consistency in prior assessments.

Penalty for Wrong Income Claim Set Aside Due to Reliance on Audit Report

July 29, 2025 657 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi set aside a Section 271(1)(c) penalty against Kissan Petro Oils Pvt Ltd, as all underlying additions were deleted by the ITAT and claims were based on a CA-certified audit report.

CIT(A) Order on ICDS Addition Without Document Check Set Aside by ITAT

July 29, 2025 555 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore has remanded a case to the CIT(A) for de novo adjudication after finding the appellate authority ignored the assessee’s reply and tax computation, violating natural justice.

Non-service of notice u/s. 142(1) as per valid mode of transmission is bad-in-law

July 28, 2025 870 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that non issuance of notice u/s. 142(1) of the Act and non serving of such notice to the assessee as per valid mode of transmission makes the assessment order arbitrary, bad in law. Accordingly, order quashed and appeal allowed.

Ex-Parte Tax Order Set Aside as Assessee’s Counsel Faced depression & memory loss

July 24, 2025 285 Views 0 comment Print

Chandigarh ITAT remands DTC Trading Co. tax appeal for fresh hearing, citing advocate’s depression and memory loss as sufficient cause for ex-parte order.

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