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Time limit for issuing different income-tax notices & completion of assessment

Income Tax : Understand the statutory time limits for issuing income-tax notices and completing assessments under the Income-tax Act. The guide...

June 29, 2026 44439 Views 0 comment Print

Rectification, Assessment and Appeal under Income Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the updated provisions governing rectification, assessments, reassessments, and appeals under the Income-tax Act. This guide...

June 29, 2026 14343 Views 0 comment Print

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 94320 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 1101 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 1650 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 13380 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Cash Deposits Already Offered Under Section 44AD Can’t Be Taxed Again Under Section 69A: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad deleted Section 69A addition as cash deposits were already accepted as business turnover under Section 44AD, avoidi...

July 19, 2026 2175 Views 0 comment Print

AO Cannot Reject Registered Valuer’s Report Without DVO Reference: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi allowed the registered valuer's cost of improvement after holding that the AO could not reject it without making a refe...

July 19, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

Invalid Section 148 Notice Service Leads to Reassessment Remand: ITAT Amritsar

Income Tax : ITAT Amritsar set aside the reassessment and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication after directing verification of Section 14...

July 19, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 68 Addition Without Incriminating Material in Search Assessments: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi deleted Section 68 and bogus purchase additions, holding no incriminating material existed for concluded assessments an...

July 18, 2026 118 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Quashed for Invalid Section 143(2) Notice Issued Without Jurisdiction: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi quashed the assessment after holding that the Section 143(2) notice was issued by an ITO lacking pecuniary jurisdiction...

July 18, 2026 196 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 6015 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Rejects Bogus LTCG Addition as No Independent Enquiry Was Conducted

June 25, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that an addition under Section 68 cannot be sustained solely on information received from the Investigation Wing without independent enquiry or supporting evidence. The Tribunal upheld deletion of the addition after finding no direct link between the assessee and the alleged accommodation entries.

Karnataka HC Quashes Tax Assessment as Assessee Was Not Heard & Unfreezes Account

June 25, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that the assessment and consequential demand could not stand where the petitioner had not participated in the proceedings and offered a bona fide explanation. The matter was remanded to the notice stage for fresh consideration.

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

June 24, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that the reassessment proceedings were invalid because the notice under Section 148 was approved by the Principal Commissioner instead of the authority prescribed under Section 151(ii). The reassessment order was declared void ab initio.

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

June 24, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that interest earned by a co-operative credit society from deposits with a co-operative bank remained attributable to its business of providing credit facilities. The deduction under Section 80P(2)(a) was therefore allowed.

FAQs on Assessments under Income-tax Law

June 24, 2026 94320 Views 7 comments Print

Learn how different types of income tax assessments are conducted under the Income-tax Act. The FAQs explain assessment procedures, notices, timelines, reassessment provisions, and taxpayer remedies.

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

June 23, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that rejection of a Vivad se Vishwas declaration was invalid because final assessment arose from survey proceedings under Section 133A, not a search under Section 132. Court ruled that Section 96(a)(i) cannot be applied beyond its express wording.

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

June 23, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court set aside the assessment order, demand notice, and bank attachment after finding that the proceedings were completed without the petitioner’s participation. The matter was restored to the stage of the Section 148A(b) notice for a fresh response.

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

June 23, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that the Assessing Officer failed to produce any material establishing a connection between the assessee and the alleged accommodation entry provider. It upheld the deletion of the Section 69A addition for lack of supporting evidence.

Section 80P Deduction Denied as Valid Return Was Not Filed Under Section 139

June 22, 2026 495 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that deduction under Section 80P cannot be allowed where the assessee failed to file a valid return of income, attracting the bar under Section 80A(5).

Section 80P Deduction Denied as No Valid Return Was Filed: ITAT Visakhapatnam

June 22, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that deduction under Section 80P cannot be allowed where the assessee failed to file a valid return of income as required under Section 139 and Section 80A(5).

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