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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 92793 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 99 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 168 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 5733 Views 0 comment Print


Surat ITAT Partially Upholds Addition for Unexplained Bank Credits

April 11, 2025 831 Views 0 comment Print

Surat ITAT partly allows Jayeshbhai Chovatiya’s appeal against unexplained bank credits addition and upholds part of AO’s assessment.

ITO doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notice to NRI: ITAT Chandigarh

April 11, 2025 5733 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the assessment as framed by Assessing Officer International Taxation is bad-in-law.

Tax Consultant Change: ITAT Accepts Late Appeal

April 11, 2025 573 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune condones delay, remands Sujit Taware’s assessment to AO for fresh adjudication on cash deposit and property purchase.

Mechanical Approval and Erroneous Facts: ITAT quashes Reassessment

April 11, 2025 1659 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes reassessment in Nikita Mahajan case, citing incorrect jurisdiction and mechanical approval. Learn about the key details of the decision.

ITAT Accepts Late Section 54F Claim, Directs AO to Verify & Grant Exemption

April 11, 2025 4047 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT acknowledged the taxpayer’s claim under Section 54F, despite its late submission, and instructed the AO to verify the claim and provide appropriate relief. The ITAT cited a jurisdictional High Court ruling that allows taxpayers to raise additional claims, provided they are legitimate.

Notice not served on Current email Address: ITAT Remands Case to AO

April 10, 2025 1077 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi remits appeal due to CIT(A) dismissal without proper notice, ensuring fair hearing in assessment year 2011-12 case. (159 Characters)

No jurisdictional error if Faceless Assessment Procedure prescribed followed: Patna HC

April 10, 2025 2304 Views 0 comment Print

Patna High Court held that Faceless Assessment Procedure as prescribed under section 144B of the Income Tax Act is duly followed and in course of faceless assessment at every stage approval from competent authorities have been obtained.

ITAT Orders Fresh Examination of ST Doctor’s Tax Exemption Claim U/S 10(26)

April 10, 2025 771 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata overturns CIT(A) order on tribal doctor’s tax exemption, orders re-examination of income sources and bank deposits under Section 10(26).

Correspondence with CA Does Not Justify Notices to Deceased Person: Bombay HC

April 10, 2025 7764 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC quashes tax notices issued to deceased Amjad Ahmed Shaikh. Court emphasizes notices to dead are void, allowing fresh action. The court dismissed revenue’s explanation regarding correspondence with the chartered accountant, stating it did not justify issuing notices to a deceased person.

ITAT Quashes Sec. 271(1)(c) Penalty on Bank Credit Entries, Condones 1607-Day Delay

April 9, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad allows appeal despite 1607-day delay citing medical hardship. Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) questioned over income assessment.

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