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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


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 5928 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Delhi Quashes Assessment Passed on Non-Existent/Dissolved Company

September 10, 2025 564 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi quashes a tax assessment against Dazzle Developers P. Ltd., ruling that an assessment on a dissolved company is legally invalid.

ITAT Pune Remands Assessment & Penalty for Joint Bank Cash Deposit

September 9, 2025 381 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Pune has remitted the case of Mahesh Padmnabhrao Kashikar back to the CIT(A), allowing the individual a fresh chance to explain cash deposits in a joint bank account after previously failing to cooperate.

Snack Vendor Cash Deposits Verified; ITAT Deletes Addition as Source proved

September 7, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

The Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Chandigarh has ruled in favor of an assessee, deleting a significant cash deposit addition made by the Assessing Officer.

Ex-parte order sustaining addition u/s. 69A restored back as notice sent to old e-mail

September 6, 2025 336 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that ex-parte order sustaining addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act on account of non-compliance on the part of the assessee not justified since relevant notice and order were served to old e-mail of the assessee. Accordingly, matter restored back to the file of AO.

CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal Ex Parte Without Merits Consideration: ITAT Cochin

September 6, 2025 651 Views 0 comment Print

Read about ITAT Cochin’s decision in Prabheesh Nair vs. ITO, where court set aside a tax appeal dismissal and mandated a new hearing, underscoring legal requirement for appellate authorities to pass reasoned orders.

ITAT Ahmedabad Remands Capital Gain & Section 50C Addition for Fresh Verification

September 6, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad has remanded a capital gains tax case for reconsideration, citing a need for proper verification of the property’s sale consideration and stamp duty valuation.

ITAT Condones Tax Appeal Delay Due to Illiteracy & Auditor Miscommunication

September 4, 2025 759 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore condones a 349-day delay in a tax appeal, citing the assessee’s illiteracy and issues with his former auditor’s email. The case is sent back for fresh assessment.

ITAT Pune Allows Appeal Because Assessee Missed Notices Sent to Old Email

September 3, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune has granted a fresh hearing to an assessee, citing notices sent to a wrong email ID, allowing him to explain cash deposits and property purchases.

ITAT Upholds No Additions Without Evidence, Loose Sheets Insufficient

September 2, 2025 1452 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore deletes additions against Mohammed Ibrahim Mohideen, ruling that uncorroborated loose slips and statements are not sufficient evidence for assessments.

Assessee Bears Burden to Disprove Best Judgment Assessment

September 1, 2025 900 Views 0 comment Print

The Allahabad High Court ruled that when a best judgment assessment is conducted, the assessee has the burden to prove that the tax authorities’ findings are perverse.

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