ITAT Indore deleted a Rs.1.46 crore addition made under Section 69C via rectification, ruling that the AO wrongly invoked the section. The commission payments reported in the audit form were a pass-through on behalf of clients, not the assessee’s claimed business expenditure, meaning the deduction of TDS didn’t imply an unrecorded expense.
ITAT Jaipur quashed an addition of Rs.14.47 lakh made under Section 69A because the assessment was framed by a Jaipur-based AO who lacked territorial jurisdiction over the assessee residing in Sri Ganganagar. The Tribunal ruled that the objection to jurisdiction, raised by the assessee and unrebutted by the Revenue, renders the entire assessment order void ab initio.
ITAT Bangalore ruled that excess stock admitted during a survey is taxed as business income only if a direct nexus to regular business is proven; otherwise, it’s taxed as undisclosed income under Section 115BBE. The verdict split across two assessment years based on whether the disclosure was linked to sales or simply admitted as unexplained.
ITAT Delhi upheld reassessment on an individual for AY 2017-18, finding that existence of dual PANs and huge undisclosed demonetization cash deposits constituted tangible material. Tribunal confirmed that sufficiency of material is irrelevant at reopening stage, only prima facie belief matters when notice is issued within four years.
ITAT Surat dismissed Revenue’s appeal, holding that once substantive additions related to payments made by assessee were upheld by Tribunal and CIT(A) in cases of receiving parties, corresponding protective additions against assessee must be deleted.
NCLAT rules sovereign tax dues, once admitted in CIRP, become assignable debts. Assignees become operational creditors with CoC voting rights, transforming the distressed debt market.
GSTN has revamped Table 6 in GSTR-9 for FY 2024-25 to clearly separate current and previous year ITC claims, reducing mismatches, scrutiny, and compliance hassles for taxpayers.
Employee Diwali gifts may spread festive cheer, but GST law under Section 17(5) blocks Input Tax Credit on such expenses. Learn why these gifts are treated as free supplies and how to stay compliant.
ITO Vs Lalit Raghunathrao Shinde (ITAT Pune) Same Income, Two Hands? Not Allowed – ITAT Pune Quashes Double Taxation on 26AS Mismatch- Receipts Taxed in Company’s Books Can’t Be Reassessed in Individual’s Hands In a second round of litigation, ITAT Pune held that the same income cannot be taxed twice merely because of a mismatch in […]
