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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


CIT(A) Cannot Remand 147/144B Reassessments – Speaking Order Required

August 19, 2025 1248 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune rules that a CIT(A) cannot remand assessments under Section 147. This power to set aside and remand is restricted only to Section 144 assessments.

Proceedings u/s. 144C has to be concluded within limitation prescribed u/s. 153(3)

August 18, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

In the present cases, the respondents in the first batch of cases being non-resident assessees engaged in the business of exploration in terms of Section 44BB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, are eligible assessees within the meaning of Section 144C.

Matter of unexplained deposit remanded as assessee failed to represent before AO and CIT(A)

August 18, 2025 474 Views 0 comment Print

The Ld. AR requested that the matter may be remitted to the Ld. AO while the Ld. DR supported the order of the Ld. CIT(A). After considering the facts of the case, we deem it appropriate in the interest of justice and fair play that another opportunity needs to be provided to the assessee to represent her case properly before the Ld.

Cash gifts received during wedding cannot be treated as unexplained money u/s. 69A: ITAT Bangalore

August 13, 2025 1566 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that cash gifts received from relatives and friends during wedding cannot be treated as unexplained money u/s. 69A of the Income Tax Act merely because each donor is not individually verified. Accordingly, addition directed to be deleted.

Ad-hoc determination without invoking special audit not justifiable due to complexity of business

August 13, 2025 396 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Panaji held that ad-hoc determination of taxable income without invoking special audit u/s. 142(2A) of the Income Tax Act not only jostled ad-hoc & irrational estimations but led to farfetched determination due to complexity of business. Accordingly, matter remanded back to AO.

No addition of cash deposits of ₹ 17.16 Lakh u/s 69A as demonetization deposits were valid until 31.12.2016

August 12, 2025 903 Views 0 comment Print

Cash deposits made by assessee during the demonetization period were properly explained and recorded, therefore, addition made under section 69A of ₹17,16,000 and taxed under section 115BBE was not sustainable.

Addition u/s. 69A not sustained without proper inquiry of actual beneficiary of cash deposits: Matter restored

August 11, 2025 2667 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that mere titular ownership of bank account is not conclusive. Thus, addition u/s. 69A of the Income tax Act towards unexplained cash deposit cannot be sustained without proper inquiry into identity of actual beneficiary of cash deposits.

ITAT Cuttack Restores Demonetisation Cash Deposit Case for Fresh Hearing

August 11, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Cuttack has remanded a case involving a ₹9 lakh cash deposit to the CIT(A), granting the assessee one final opportunity to produce evidence after a delay of 302 days due to illness.

Mumbai ITAT Remands Case Involving Rs 1.26 Cr Unsecured Loan Addition

August 8, 2025 471 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai overturns dismissal of appeals for Rajesh Babulal Shah, citing Supreme Court’s ‘Katiji’ ruling on condonation of delay and remanding cases.

Agri Income of Rs.45L Not Examined: ITAT Cochin Remands Case

August 8, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin remands agricultural income tax case for fresh hearing, citing ex-parte dismissal by CIT(A) without merit review, ensuring fair opportunity for assessee.

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