Follow Us:

Section 144

Latest Articles


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


Latest News


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 Orders Fresh Review of ₹42.26 Lakh Cash Deposit deposit addition Case

January 18, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT remands ₹42.26 lakh cash deposit case for fresh hearing, citing non-receipt of notices. Directions issued to AO for a detailed review and proper opportunity.

Assessment order passed beyond period prescribed u/s. 153 is barred by limitation

January 17, 2025 1947 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that assessment order passed after expiry of period of limitation as prescribed under section 153 of the Income Tax Act read with first proviso below explanation 1 is barred by limitation. Accordingly, petition succeeds.

ITAT Delhi Quashes Income Tax Reassessment for Mechanical Approval

January 16, 2025 759 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes income tax reassessment order due to non-compliance with mandatory application of mind under Section 151.

Section 69A Addition of ₹4.86 crores: ITAT directs de novo Assessment

January 16, 2025 945 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad remanded the Jasvant Baraiya case for reassessment under Section 69A of the Income Tax Act due to procedural non-compliance and appeal disputes.

ITAT Remands Case for De Novo Assessment, Considering Assessee as Illiterate Person

January 16, 2025 612 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad remands case for de novo assessment on non-compliance by assessee, upholding cash payment and transport expense disallowances.

Cost imposed for lack of diligence on part of assessee: ITAT Ahmedabad

January 13, 2025 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad restored the matter back to AO for fresh adjudication but imposed cost of Rs. 10,000 for lack of diligence during assessment and appellate proceedings on the part of the assessee.

Transfer of case to another AO without transfer order u/s. 127 untenable: ITAT Delhi

January 13, 2025 1644 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that transfer of case of the assessee would not be permissible to another Assessing Officer without a decentralization order or transfer order under Section 127 of the Act is liable to be set aside on the ground of jurisdictional error.

Matter remanded back to CIT (A) as there was failure to adjudicate issues u/s 148

January 11, 2025 1260 Views 0 comment Print

It was claimed that the notice under Section 148 was time-barred, reasons recorded under Section 147 were vague, and proper show-cause notices were not issued, violating Section 144B.

Quashing of Section 263 Order Invalidates Consequent Proceedings: ITAT Ahmedabad

January 11, 2025 1182 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT quashes S.263 revision order and annuls CIT(A) order in Kolet Resort Club Pvt Ltd case due to invalid assessment for AY 2015-16.

Addition towards unaccounted purchases restricted to 12.5% instead of 25%: ITAT Surat

January 11, 2025 1356 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that disallowance of unaccounted purchases restricted to 12.5% of purchases instead of 25% as held by CIT(A). Accordingly, addition towards unaccounted purchases restricted.

Search Post by Date
April 2026
M T W T F S S
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930