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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 40890 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 207 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 336 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


No Penalty U/S 271(1)(b) for Non-Compliance During Covid-19 Due to Reasonable Cause

March 23, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty imposed under section 271(1)(b) for non-compliance with a notice during the Covid-19 pandemic was deleted due to disruptions caused by lockdowns during outbreak of Covid-19 Pandemic and the Supreme Court’s extension of limitation periods.

CIT(A) Must Rule on Merits in Co-op Society’s Demonetization Cash Deposit Case: ITAT Cochin

March 19, 2025 951 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cochin remands Thrissur Co-op Society’s demonetization cash deposit case to CIT(A) for a fresh decision on merits after ex-parte dismissal.

No Additions in Search Assessment Without Incriminating Material: ITAT Lucknow

March 19, 2025 1047 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow rules that additions under Section 68 require incriminating evidence. ₹2 crore cash credit addition against Ocean Dream Infrastructures is deleted.

Appeal Delay: CA/Advocate Failure Not Excuse – ITAT Kolkata

March 17, 2025 1014 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata rejects appeal delayed by 2655 days, citing assessee negligence despite CA/advocate failure; Sumita Roy Chowdhury case.

CIT(A) Must Decide even Ex-Parte Appeals on Merits: ITAT Cochin

March 17, 2025 1269 Views 0 comment Print

Key highlights of the ITAT Cochin order in Premalatha Korottoliprasantham Vs ITO for AY 2017-18, addressing non-filing of returns and cash deposits during demonetisation.

No addition u/s 69B as seized quantity of jewellery was under the Limit prescribed by Circular No. 1916

March 10, 2025 1083 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that considering the provisions of CBDT Circular No. 1916 and the explanation provided by the assessee, the seized gold jewellery up to the specified thresholds for each family member should be treated as explained.

ITAT Grants 77-Year-Old Farmer Fresh Hearing After Consultant’s Misguidance

March 9, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat condones a 162-day delay in appeal filing by a 77-year-old farmer, citing lack of legal guidance, and directs a fresh assessment by the AO.

ITAT Ahmedabad Dismisses Appeal Due to Assessee’s Non-Appearance

March 8, 2025 498 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad dismisses Somnath Kelavni Mandal’s income tax appeal due to continuous absence in proceedings. Case pertains to unexplained cash deposits under Section 69A.

No valid assessment or reassessment can be made in name of deceased: ITAT Mumbai

March 7, 2025 1713 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that once the assessee is dead no valid assessment or reassessment can be made in the name of the deceased. Thus, notice issued u/s. 148 upon the deceased assessee who expired prior to issuance of notice is invalid.

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) justified since plausible explanation not provided for suppressed net profit

March 7, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act justifiable since no plausible explanation provided for amount of understated/ suppressed net profit. Accordingly, appeal dismissed and penalty upheld.

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