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ITAT Upholds Addition for Bogus LTCG from Penny Stocks

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad confirms Section 68 addition of ₹93.92 lakh for bogus LTCG from Kushal Tradelink shares, rejecting the appeal bas...

November 9, 2025 2361 Views 0 comment Print

Penny Stocks and Legal Framework: Strengthening Revenue’s Position

Income Tax : Penny stocks, often associated with small, illiquid companies, have been a subject of concern due to their susceptibility to price...

March 28, 2025 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Fetters on Principle of Natural Justice in Penny Stock Cases

Income Tax : Introduction: The assessee has been taking a common argument against the addition on account of penny stock. The said argument rev...

August 16, 2020 4602 Views 2 comments Print

Judgments in Favour of Revenue in Penny Stock Cases

Income Tax : The provision for exemption of long term capital gains from shares requiring payment of securities transaction tax has been taken ...

December 10, 2019 23295 Views 1 comment Print

Human Probability Scores over Evidence

Income Tax : It is a very well-known fact that High court only entertains question of law and Income tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) is the last ...

May 13, 2019 6540 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Quashes Reassessment as AO Changed Reason from Fake Loan Entries to Penny Stock LTCG

Income Tax : The ITAT Ahmedabad held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer reopened the case for fictit...

May 17, 2026 3177 Views 0 comment Print

5-Day Share Trade Cannot Automatically Become ‘Bogus Penny Stock’: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that a genuine share transaction resulting in a short-term loss cannot automatically be treated as a make-belie...

May 16, 2026 1872 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat Upholds Bogus LTCG Addition on Sunrise Asian Penny Stock, Applies ‘Human Probability’ Test

Income Tax : The ITAT Surat held that abnormal price rise in a penny stock and surrounding circumstances justified treating claimed LTCG as une...

May 15, 2026 303 Views 0 comment Print

SC Allowed LTCG Exemption as Revenue Failed to Prove Penny Stock Manipulation

Income Tax : The courts upheld LTCG exemption under Section 10(38) after finding that the Revenue failed to produce evidence linking the assess...

May 14, 2026 1065 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Invalid as AO Had Only ‘Reason to Suspect’ and Not ‘Reason to Believe’ in Bogus LTCG Case

Income Tax : The High Court ruled that reopening under Sections 147 and 148 was unsustainable because the Assessing Officer’s reasons amounte...

May 14, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition as AO Relied Solely on Generalized Penny Stock Report

February 20, 2026 5079 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that mere reliance on an Investigation Wing report without linking the assessee to price manipulation cannot justify treating LTCG as bogus. Documentary evidence and banking transactions supported genuineness.

ITAT Mumbai Deletes LTCG Addition as No Evidence Linked Assessee to Penny Stock Rigging

February 17, 2026 1167 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that long-term capital gains could not be treated as bogus where documentary evidence supported the transactions and no material connected the assessee to price manipulation. The Revenue’s appeal was dismissed.

No Section 263 Action on Debatable Penny Stock LTCG After Full AO Probe: ITAT Mumbai

February 5, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that the PCIT lacked jurisdiction to revise an assessment when the very issue was already under challenge before the appellate authority. Parallel revision proceedings were held to be impermissible.

Penny Stock LTCG Held Genuine Despite Investigation Reports: ITAT Mumbai

January 22, 2026 6276 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that suspicion, abnormal price rise, or third-party reports are insufficient to deny LTCG exemption. Revenue must establish direct involvement of the taxpayer in price rigging.

154-Day Delay: SC Dismisses Revenue Plea in Penny Stock Addition Case

January 14, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue’s appeal solely on account of unexplained delay, leaving the High Court’s decision undisturbed and reinforcing procedural discipline in tax litigation.

Gujarat HC Deleted Penny Stock Addition Due to Lack of Adverse Evidence

January 14, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print

The High Court upheld deletion of additions where share sale transactions were supported by contract notes, demat records, and bank statements, and no contrary evidence was found.

Reassessment Quashed for Lack of Assessee-Specific Evidence in Penny Stock Case

January 12, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reopening based only on generalized information about a scrip, without independent inquiry or linkage to the taxpayer, is invalid. Entire addition on alleged bogus LTCG was deleted.

ITAT Mumbai deleted Bogus LTCG additions for Lack of Direct Evidence

January 8, 2026 621 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that long-term capital gains from listed share sales could not be treated as bogus merely due to high profits. In the absence of contrary evidence, additions under Sections 68 and 69C were deleted.

Addition Deleted Because Suspicion Cannot Substitute Proof in Penny-Stock Cases: ITAT Mumbai

December 31, 2025 573 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that long-term capital gains cannot be treated as bogus solely on suspicion when transactions are supported by proper banking, demat, and broker records.

Section 263 Revision Quashed as Penny Stock LTCG Was Examined & AO Took Plausible View

December 16, 2025 1293 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held PCIT cannot revise assessment where penny stock LTCG transactions were fully examined and AO adopted a permissible view.

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