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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


Appeal dismissed as withdrawn post initiation of proceeding under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme

June 2, 2025 591 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that the appeal is treated as withdrawn due to initiation of proceedings under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 (VSVS 2024) by filing of Form 1. Thus, present appeal dismissed as withdrawn.

Reopening u/s. 148 beyond 4 years quashed as material facts fully & truly disclosed: ITAT Raipur

May 24, 2025 1167 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that reopening of proceedings under section 148 of the Income Tax Act beyond a period of 4 years without failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully & truly all the material facts is liable to be annulled.

Section 50C addition without referring to Valuation Officer not sustainable: ITAT Ahmedabad

May 24, 2025 1209 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition invoking provisions of section 50C(2) of the Income Tax Act without referring the valuation of the capital asset to the valuation officer is not justifiable. Accordingly, matter restored back to AO to refer the matter to valuation officer for determining Fair Market Value.

Upholding addition without deciding on merits is untenable: Chhattisgarh HC

May 24, 2025 1062 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court held that upholding of addition by CIT(A) and ITAT merely on the basis of non-appearance without deciding the same on merits and complying with provisions of section 250(4) and 250(6) of the Income Tax Act is not justified.

Addition towards cash deposit during demonetization set aside as source explained

May 23, 2025 1557 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act towards cash deposited in the bank account during demonetization period deleted since source of cash deposit duly explained.

Representative’s Hospitalization: Madras HC Sets Aside Order, Grants Fresh Hearing Opportunity

May 20, 2025 885 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court sets aside an assessment order, granting a taxpayer opportunity to respond to notices after their authorized representative’s hospitalization for surgery.

Section 148 notice not served: ITAT Restores Bar Council Case to NFAC

May 17, 2025 714 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi restores Bar Council case to NFAC, directing review of mandatory notice service under Section 148 for reassessment before deciding on merits.

No Section 54B Deduction on Agriculture Land Purchased in Wife’s Name: ITAT Chandigarh

May 14, 2025 1395 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that deduction u/s 54B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not admissible if the new capital asset i.e. agriculture land is purchased in the name of wife of the assessee. Accordingly, appeal of assessee partly allowed.

Cash Deposits Alone Create Reason to Suspect; Inquiry Needed for Reason to Believe

May 14, 2025 3609 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi allows Gajender Kumar’s appeals for AYs 2012-13, 2013-14, quashing reassessments over invalid reasons based on unverified cash deposit info.

Section 80P Addition: Delay in Appeal Condoned, Case Restored to CIT(A)

May 14, 2025 441 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT orders CIT(A) to condone 55-day delay, hear appeal on merits for Rs 37.46 lakh deduction claimed by Endurance Systems.

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