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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 1188 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 38082 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 12501 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


ITAT Rajkot Condones 107-Day Delay in Appeal Due to Health Issues & Covid-19

February 9, 2025 450 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot allows a 107-day delay in filing an appeal due to the assessee’s health issues and Covid-19, remanding the case to the AO for fresh adjudication.

ITAT Surat Remands Case as AO Ignored acquisition & improvement Cost in Capital Gain

February 8, 2025 1218 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat quashes CIT(A) order for not considering assessee’s submissions, directing the AO to reassess the case with due opportunity for the assessee.

Discrepancy in Agricultural Income: ITAT Directs Probe of Assessee’s Operations

February 8, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad directs reassessment of a ₹44 lakh discrepancy in agricultural income, questioning the Income Tax Department’s examination of the assessee’s operations.

Reopening of Assessment for Dissolved Company Invalid: Gujarat HC

February 8, 2025 990 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court quashes assessment for a dissolved company, ruling reopening of assessment invalid under Income Tax Act.

Penalty Appeal to Follow Fresh Adjudication of Quantum Additions: ITAT Agra

February 6, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra remands ₹34,803 penalty case under Section 271(1)(c) to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication after setting aside quantum additions for reassessment.

ITAT Imposes ₹10,000 Cost for Non-Compliance before CIT(A)

February 6, 2025 3549 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad sets aside ex-parte NFAC order but imposes ₹10,000 cost on the assessee for failure to justify non-compliance in the appellate stage.

Proceedings against deceased person is null and void: Karnataka HC

February 4, 2025 1065 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that Assessment Order and other proceedings taken up against the deceased are all null & void. Also held that proceedings initiated against deceased person by issuing notice after demise cannot be continued against the legal representative.

Requirement to explain ‘source of source’ was restricted to Share Capital and couldn’t be extended to unsecured Loans

February 2, 2025 2598 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had satisfactorily explained the source of credits in his books and consequently, CIT(A) had rightly deleted the additions after relying on various judgments made by AO.

ITAT Quashes Ex-Parte Order Due to COVID-Related Non-Appearance

January 30, 2025 426 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune sets aside an ex-parte order against Ahmednagar Auto citing COVID-related non-compliance as a valid reason for non-appearance. Case remanded for review.

Assessee engaged in business of cheque discounting: ITAT estimated 10 % of total cash deposit

January 30, 2025 927 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee didnot file ITR for AY 2012-13 during which assessee made cash deposit of Rs.45,69,722/-. The case was reopened and notice u/s 148 was sent through e-mail against which no ITR was filed. Hence, AO made addition u/s 69A.

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