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FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

Income Tax : Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures...

June 24, 2026 93717 Views 7 comments Print

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 939 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 1503 Views 0 comment 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 40887 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 13539 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 13224 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Quashes Reassessment as Section 151 Approval Was Not Obtained from Competent Authority

Income Tax : ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal C...

June 24, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Allowed on Interest Income Attributable to Credit Society’s Business

Income Tax : ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to it...

June 24, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Vivad se Vishwas Benefit Allowed as Assessment Was Based on Survey, Not Search: Gujarat HC

Income Tax : Gujarat High Court held that rejection of a Vivad se Vishwas declaration was invalid because final assessment arose from survey pr...

June 23, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC Quashes Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard Under Section 148A

Income Tax : The High Court set aside the assessment order, demand notice, and bank attachment after finding that the proceedings were complete...

June 23, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Bogus LTCG Addition in absence of Independent Inquiry & Corresponding Bank Credits

Income Tax : The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer failed to produce any material establishing a connection between the assessee and the all...

June 23, 2026 327 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 5928 Views 0 comment Print


Different Types of Assessments Under Income Tax Act, 1961

September 16, 2025 2652 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the different types of assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961, including self-assessment, regular assessment, and best judgment assessment for taxpayers in India.

ITAT Kolkata Quashes Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on One-Time Settlement

September 15, 2025 822 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata quashed a penalty on a taxpayer, ruling that a one-time settlement from an employer was a capital receipt. The court held that no concealment of income occurred as the amount was disclosed in the tax return.

Mere disclosure of additional income under 153C not concealment of Income

September 15, 2025 300 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Cochin has ruled that voluntarily disclosing additional income after a search notice does not automatically justify a penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Disallowance purely on adhoc basis without rejection of books not tenable

September 15, 2025 1908 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of expenses purely on adhoc basis without rejection of books of accounts or without pointing out any specific deficiencies is not justifiable and liable to be set aside. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Order of Income Tax assessment without issuing DIN was void ab initio

September 15, 2025 1596 Views 0 comment Print

AO was bound to follow the CBDT circular 19/2019 (F. NO.225/95/2019-ITA.II], DATED 14-8­2019 and the omission/dereliction was anathema to the basic feature of our Constitution “Rule of Law”, so his impugned action of passing the assessment order without quoting the DIN was held to be arbitrary exercise of power and therefore, invalid.

Granting of mechanical approval u/s. 153D without application of mind is illegal

September 15, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessment order u/s. 144 of the Income Tax Act is in violation of mandatory provisions of section 153D since mechanical approval is granted without application of mind. Accordingly, order is set aside.

ITAT Jaipur Deletes ₹6.26 Cr. Addition u/s 68 on Sub-Contract Receipts – Double Taxation Avoided

September 12, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur deletes ₹6.26 Cr. addition u/s 68, stating it would be double taxation. Tribunal also rules that the CIT(A) exceeded jurisdiction by remanding the case for verification of already submitted documents.

CBDT Instruction on Scrutiny Format Mandatory – Tribunal Cancels 144 Assessment

September 11, 2025 1179 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata cancels a Section 144 assessment, ruling that the foundational Section 143(2) notice was invalid for failing to comply with mandatory CBDT instructions on scrutiny formats and jurisdictional limits.

Notice issued by non-jurisdictional AO was invalid rendered addition u/s 69A void ab Initio

September 10, 2025 516 Views 0 comment Print

Notice issued by a non-jurisdictional AO was invalid rendering the addition under Section 69A void ab initio. It directly impacted the validity of the assessment under Section 69A, leading to the complete annulment of the additions.

Reassessment Against Struck-Off Company Void-Ab-Initio: ITAT Ahmedabad

September 10, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that a tax assessment notice issued to a company struck off the register years prior is null and void, invalidating the entire assessment.

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