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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 1182 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 92799 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 38079 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 12498 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


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 5736 Views 0 comment Print


Arm’s Length Price of assets purchased from AE needs re-verification: Matter remitted

May 5, 2025 474 Views 0 comment Print

During the year, assessee has entered into several international transactions as per Form 3CEB and after analyzing the transactions under consideration. By relying on various decisions, TPO has rejected the submissions of the assessee.

ITAT Confirms Section 69 ₹4.1 Crore Addition for Unexplained Investment

May 5, 2025 879 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat confirms ₹4.10 Cr addition u/s 69 for unexplained investment, upholds authority to dismiss cases for non-compliance.

ITAT Chennai restricts Income Addition to 25% of Unexplained Cash Deposits

May 5, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai restricts income addition to 25% of unexplained cash deposit, as assessee failed to establish source of funds during demonetization.

Additions on Both Asset & Liability Side Violate Taxation Principles: ITAT Ahmedabad

May 4, 2025 486 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad remands Rs. 18.47 Cr addition for fresh adjudication, citing invalid assessment order issued in the name of a deceased person.

ITAT Condoned Delay, Orders Fresh Adjudication in ₹47 Cr Tax Dispute & Penalty Case

May 4, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad sets aside CIT(A) order, emphasizing that genuine explanations for delays in filing appeals for high-value tax disputes must be considered.

Section 69 Addition Unsustainable Without Evidence Beyond Accused’s Confession

May 3, 2025 834 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that mere confession of accused cannot be a ground for conviction since the same is not supported by credible evidence on records. Accordingly, addition under section 69 of the Income Tax Act deleted.

No Penalty for Audit Delay Due to Partner Death: ITAT Cochin

May 2, 2025 483 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Cochin deletes penalty under Section 271B for delayed tax audit, citing the demise of the managing partner as a reasonable cause and following Kerala HC precedent.

Reassessment proceedings based on incorrect information liable to be quashed

April 29, 2025 2202 Views 0 comment Print

Patna High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated on the basis of incorrect information which was not supported by any material is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, order passed thereon is liable to be quashed.

Unexplained Cash Deposits During Demonetization: ITAT Remits Case Back to CIT(A)

April 28, 2025 1152 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Panaji remands case of Salim Ali Darugar vs. ITO concerning addition under Section 69A for unexplained demonetization cash deposits.

ITAT Ahmedabad quashes Ex-Parte Order for Ignoring Objections to Mechanical Reopening

April 23, 2025 1185 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal also took note of the fact that AO had merely reproduced identical reasons for multiple years without verifying facts or forming a belief based on individual year-specific material.

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