ITAT Kolkata ruled that the relinquishment of a tenancy right is a capital gain, and exemptions under sections 54 and 54F can be claimed simultaneously.
The ITAT Ahmedabad dismissed an appeal from Goldmine Commodities Pvt. Ltd. for being defective. The court found the grounds of appeal to be verbose, argumentative, and containing irrelevant allegations, failing to comply with legal requirements.
ITAT Kolkata ruled that a reassessment is invalid if no addition is made on the original reason for reopening the case, as the foundation for the reassessment collapses.
The ITAT Kolkata restored an appeal, granting an assessee a fresh opportunity to submit evidence after the previous appeal was dismissed due to non-compliance.
ITAT Ahmedabad deleted an income addition and penalty on a taxpayer, accepting her explanation that cash deposits came from her husband and brother.
The ITAT Delhi deleted income additions on alleged bogus loans and donations, ruling that a defective sanction for reopening an assessment beyond four years invalidates the entire proceeding.
ITAT Delhi deleted a ₹10.75 crore addition on old unsecured loans, ruling that tax authorities cannot tax existing liabilities as fresh income without evidence of bogus transactions.
The ITAT Kolkata deleted an addition under Section 69 and a tax addition under Section 56(2), ruling that a taxpayer’s salary account was a valid source for property investment.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that bad debts written off as irrecoverable in books is enough and it is not necessary to demonstrate that a debt has become bad. Accordingly, addition on account of bad debts liable to be deleted.
The ITAT Ahmedabad accepted a developer’s project completion accounting method, deleting a Rs. 2.24 crore addition made by the AO for alleged profit suppression.
