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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 1170 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 92790 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 38031 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 12489 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 12918 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 90 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 39 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 90 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 162 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 294 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 5733 Views 0 comment Print


Reopening u/s. 148 beyond 4 years quashed as material facts fully & truly disclosed: ITAT Raipur

May 24, 2025 1116 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that reopening of proceedings under section 148 of the Income Tax Act beyond a period of 4 years without failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully & truly all the material facts is liable to be annulled.

Section 50C addition without referring to Valuation Officer not sustainable: ITAT Ahmedabad

May 24, 2025 1119 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition invoking provisions of section 50C(2) of the Income Tax Act without referring the valuation of the capital asset to the valuation officer is not justifiable. Accordingly, matter restored back to AO to refer the matter to valuation officer for determining Fair Market Value.

Upholding addition without deciding on merits is untenable: Chhattisgarh HC

May 24, 2025 963 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court held that upholding of addition by CIT(A) and ITAT merely on the basis of non-appearance without deciding the same on merits and complying with provisions of section 250(4) and 250(6) of the Income Tax Act is not justified.

Addition towards cash deposit during demonetization set aside as source explained

May 23, 2025 1437 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act towards cash deposited in the bank account during demonetization period deleted since source of cash deposit duly explained.

Representative’s Hospitalization: Madras HC Sets Aside Order, Grants Fresh Hearing Opportunity

May 20, 2025 831 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court sets aside an assessment order, granting a taxpayer opportunity to respond to notices after their authorized representative’s hospitalization for surgery.

Section 148 notice not served: ITAT Restores Bar Council Case to NFAC

May 17, 2025 654 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi restores Bar Council case to NFAC, directing review of mandatory notice service under Section 148 for reassessment before deciding on merits.

No Section 54B Deduction on Agriculture Land Purchased in Wife’s Name: ITAT Chandigarh

May 14, 2025 1215 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that deduction u/s 54B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not admissible if the new capital asset i.e. agriculture land is purchased in the name of wife of the assessee. Accordingly, appeal of assessee partly allowed.

Cash Deposits Alone Create Reason to Suspect; Inquiry Needed for Reason to Believe

May 14, 2025 3519 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi allows Gajender Kumar’s appeals for AYs 2012-13, 2013-14, quashing reassessments over invalid reasons based on unverified cash deposit info.

Section 80P Addition: Delay in Appeal Condoned, Case Restored to CIT(A)

May 14, 2025 345 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT orders CIT(A) to condone 55-day delay, hear appeal on merits for Rs 37.46 lakh deduction claimed by Endurance Systems.

ITAT Grants NGO Fresh Opportunity in Ex Parte Cash Addition Case

May 13, 2025 276 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ranchi sets aside ex parte orders against NGO Birsa Gramin Vikash Evam Prashikshan Sanstha, citing natural justice for fresh hearing on cash addition.

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