ITAT Hyderabad upheld a revision order denying capital gains exemption, citing an unregistered sale agreement between a husband and wife as insufficient proof.
The ITAT Delhi ruled that cash deposits in a bank account, which are part of business receipts already covered by presumptive tax under Section 44AD, cannot be added as unexplained cash credits.
Tribunal confirmed that donations routed as consideration for corporate liaisoning, personal expenses of promoters, and shell transactions justify cancellation of charitable registration from inception
ITAT Chennai ruled that a reassessment initiated by a Jurisdictional Assessing Officer after March 29, 2022, was invalid, making the subsequent revision order by the PCIT equally void.
ITAT Chennai quashed a reassessment notice, ruling that an Assessing Officer cannot reopen a case after four years based on a review of documents already on file without new, tangible material.
ITAT Chennai allows a partnership firm to claim a bad debt deduction of ₹23.10 lakh, ruling that losses from employee fraud are a genuine business loss. The decision highlights that an FIR and book entries are sufficient evidence.
Tribunal remanded case to AO, allowing assessee to substantiate capital introduced from sale of agricultural lands with proper documents like patta, chitta, and adangal.
The ITAT Bangalore ruled in Ramesh Kumar vs. ACIT that capital gains tax can’t be levied based on mere possession, a commencement certificate, and an unregistered Power of Attorney.
Tribunal remands assessment of Namdhari Seeds on income from leased lands, awaiting Supreme Court ruling on whether contract farming income qualifies as agricultural income under section 10(1).
ITAT emphasized that section 69C applies only to unexplained or unrecorded expenditure; recorded educational expenses cannot be arbitrarily disallowed.
