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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


NRI Bank Deposit through Foreign Remittance Not Taxable Income: ITAT Jaipur

June 17, 2025 1071 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur to rule on NRI Ravindra Gaur’s Rs. 86 lakh NRE account deposit, claimed as foreign remittance, challenging ex-parte addition and Section 68 application.

Assessment u/s. 144 by Additional CIT without order u/s. 120(4)(b) is invalid

June 16, 2025 1014 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that assessment framed under section 144 of the Income Tax Act by Additional CIT in absence of order under section 127 and order under section 120(4)(b) is invalid as without having valid assumption of jurisdiction.

Best judgement assessment without hearing opportunity is not sustainable: Matter remanded

June 16, 2025 429 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that Revisional authority ought to have taken into consideration that AO has to pass best judgement assessment order without granting an opportunity of being heard. Thus, matter remanded back to AO for de novo consideration.

Non-Compliance due to Overseas Employment & Family Care: ITAT Restores Case for Reassessment

June 15, 2025 234 Views 0 comment Print

Non-compliance due to overseas employment leads to ITAT remanding Rs. 1.9 crore tax matter for fresh adjudication, offering assessee a new hearing opportunity.

Section 68 Unsecured Loan Additions deleted: Identity, Creditworthiness & Genuineness Proven

June 15, 2025 1491 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules in favor of assessee, deleting Section 68 additions for unsecured loans from director and another company, citing sufficient evidence.

ITAT Condones Appeal Delay Due to Taxpayer’s Illiteracy & Consultant’s Negligence

June 14, 2025 771 Views 0 comment Print

Rajkot ITAT condones 98-day appeal filing delay, citing taxpayer’s illiteracy and prior consultant’s negligence, prioritizing substantial justice.

ITAT Directs Re-Adjudication; Non-Payment of Advance Tax Not Sole Ground for Appeal Dismissal

June 14, 2025 345 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT remands Sahyogh Nagri Sahkari Patsanstha Maryadit’s appeal, ruling non-payment of advance tax alone cannot dismiss an appeal; directs re-adjudication on merits.

20th Proviso to section 10(23C) applies prospectively hence denial of exemption u/s. 10(23C)(vi) not justified

June 12, 2025 957 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that there is no authority to deny exemption u/s. 10(23C)(vi) for non-filing return since 20th Proviso to section 10(23C) denying exemption for non-filing return u/s. 139(4C) came to statue from AY 2023-2024 only.

ITAT Amritsar Deletes Rs. 4.72 Lakh Cash Deposit Addition for Senior Citizen

June 8, 2025 765 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar removes Rs. 4.72 lakh income addition for senior citizen, citing accumulated cash for emergencies. Overturns CIT(A) decision on bank deposit.

Appeal dismissed as withdrawn post initiation of proceeding under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme

June 2, 2025 534 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that the appeal is treated as withdrawn due to initiation of proceedings under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 (VSVS 2024) by filing of Form 1. Thus, present appeal dismissed as withdrawn.

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