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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 92802 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 38088 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 5739 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Remands Reassessment Dispute for Fresh Opportunity, Cost Imposed

June 27, 2025 408 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT remands Naimishbhai Kantibhai Patel’s reassessment case for a fresh opportunity, citing non-compliance and imposing a Rs. 5,000 cost.

Reopening Invalid as No Fresh Material; Full Depreciation Allowed on Office

June 26, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT allows full depreciation for New Rampgreen Technologies, citing asset ownership date. It also voids the reassessment, holding that the tax audit report was already with the AO, preventing a ‘change of opinion’ based reopening.

ITAT Kolkata Condones 148-day Delay & Remands Case on Medical Grounds

June 25, 2025 498 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata condones 148-day delay in Sandeep Prasad’s appeal citing medical grounds and legal oversight, remanding case to CIT(A) for fresh merits review.

ITAT Directs Fresh Hearing on Section 2(22)(e) Deemed Dividend Case Dispute

June 25, 2025 453 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai has set aside a deemed dividend order against Yashvardhan Gokuldas Binani, allowing re-examination of a loan as a commercial transaction, citing non-compliance.

Appeal Dismissal Under Section 249(4)(b) Invalid as No Advance Tax Liability Arises Without Income Admission

June 21, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules Section 249(4)(b) inapplicable for Sangeet Kathuria’s appeal dismissal, when no return was filed and no admitted income existed, remanding the case for fresh assessment.

Ex-parte order by CIT(A) set aside as assessee unaware about on-going appellate proceeding

June 20, 2025 819 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that ex-parte order passed by CIT(A) is liable to be set aside since there were justifiable reasons for the assessee trust of having remained unaware about the on-going appellate proceedings before the CIT(A). Accordingly, matter restored back for fresh consideration.

Aggregate annual receipts below specified limit hence exemption u/s. 10(23C)(iiiad) cannot be denied for belated return

June 18, 2025 2031 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that denial of exemption u/s. 10(23C)(iiiad) of the Income Tax Act for non-filing of return before due date prescribed u/s. 139(1) not justified since aggregate annual receipts doesn’t exceed specified limit. Accordingly, exemption granted and appeal allowed.

ITAT Chennai Remands ₹6.16 Cr Cash Deposit addition Case for Fresh Adjudication

June 18, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT remands a case involving Rs 6.16 crore in unexplained cash deposits by a cooperative society, allowing a fresh adjudication after non-compliance, with a cost of Rs 5,000.

Charitable Trust Granted Another Hearing by ITAT Patna on Penalty Dispute

June 17, 2025 273 Views 0 comment Print

Patna ITAT remands penalty case of Narayani Educational Health and Charitable Trust, allowing re-examination of Section 271(1)(b) levy due to lack of evidence submission.

Unexplained Cash Deposits: Mumbai ITAT Upholds Addition for Assessee with Multiple PANs

June 17, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai confirms Rs. 12 lakh unexplained cash addition for assessee with multiple PANs, citing insufficient evidence for deposit sources.

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