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Bogus Purchase vs Non-Genuine Purchase in Income Tax: Key Differences, Case Laws & Tax Impact

Income Tax : The issue concerns how purchase classification affects tax treatment. The key takeaway is that bogus purchases lead to full disall...

May 5, 2026 648 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69C: Tribunal Rulings on Unexplained expenditure (Bogus Purchases)

Income Tax : Courts have clarified that purchases cannot be disallowed without proper evidence. Genuine transactions supported by documents can...

March 30, 2026 2172 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Fails Due to Wrong Use of Section 69 for Recorded Purchases with out book rejection

Income Tax : ITAT held that section 69 cannot be invoked where purchases are duly recorded in books and paid through banking channels, making t...

December 21, 2025 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Purchases cannot be fully disallowed merely on suspicion & supplier deficiencies: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that purchases cannot be fully disallowed merely on suspicion and supplier deficiencies. The issue was remanded ...

December 18, 2025 1146 Views 0 comment Print

Decoding ‘Bogus Purchases’ with Comprehensive Analysis from Income Tax Perspective

Income Tax : bogus purchases is a arisen, there has not been a consistent approach of different courts, as facts are not found similar in such ...

July 17, 2023 42450 Views 0 comment Print


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DGGI Gurugram Busts Major Fake Entities Racket, Preventing Rs. 1,124.66 Crore Tax Fraud

Goods and Services Tax : DGGI in Gurugram has successfully dismantled a massive network of fake entities involved in fraudulent tax practices. The operatio...

June 23, 2023 1992 Views 0 comment Print

DGGI Gurugram Exposes ITC Fraud Scheme Involving Shell Entities Worth Rs 863 Crore

Goods and Services Tax : DGGI Gurugram unmasked an Input Tax Credit fraud operation with 461 shell entities, causing a loss of Rs. 863 crore to exchequer....

June 16, 2023 1545 Views 0 comment Print

CGST Navi Mumbai arrests one for availing & passing on fake ITC

Goods and Services Tax : CGST Navi Mumbai arrests one person for availing and passing on fake ITC on bogus invoices On 18th August 2022, the Proprietor/ma...

August 22, 2022 1155 Views 0 comment Print

CGST Bhiwandi arrests 2 persons for bogus invoices of Rs. 55 crore

Goods and Services Tax : CGST Bhiwandi Commissionerate arrests two persons for availing and passing on fake ITC on bogus invoices of Rs. 55 crore Officers ...

August 22, 2022 1215 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department detects bogus purchases of around Rs. 250 crore

Income Tax : Income Tax Department conducts search operations in West Bengal The Income Tax Department initiated search operation in the case o...

December 11, 2021 3090 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Rejects Bogus Purchase Allegation as AO Failed to Prove Discrepancies in Books

Income Tax : Tribunal observed that the Assessing Officer failed to establish any mismatch in stock, sales, or accounting records before making...

May 22, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as Supplier’s Non-Reply Alone Cannot Prove Transactions Fake

Income Tax : The Hyderabad ITAT held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus merely because the supplier failed to respond to a notice under ...

May 22, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

Entire Bogus Purchase Cannot Be Added When Sales Are Not Disputed: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot held that in cases involving bogus purchases, only the profit element embedded in such purchases can be added to incom...

May 22, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

GST Cancellation Alone Cannot Make Purchases Bogus – ITAT Restricts Addition to 5% Profit Element

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT held that cancellation of GST registration and non-response from suppliers alone cannot justify treating entire purchas...

May 19, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition to Profit Element Only

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that where sales are accepted and purchases are supported by invoices and banking transactions, only the profit el...

May 16, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print


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Guidelines to strengthen GST registration application verification process

Goods and Services Tax : The Ministry of Finance, Government of India, recently released Instruction No. 03/2023-GST, dated 14th June, 2023, outlining stri...

June 14, 2023 7431 Views 0 comment Print

Fake GST registrations & bogus invoices – Govt Meeting for policy measures

Goods and Services Tax : Government of India has noticed instances of fake GST registrations and issuance of bogus invoices leading to revenue loss. A meet...

June 13, 2023 996 Views 0 comment Print

Instructions to Prevent Fake Taxpayers and Bogus Invoicing under GST

Goods and Services Tax : Instructions to ensure careful handling of registration, cancellation, and revocation of registration processes for fake taxpayers...

May 10, 2023 7065 Views 0 comment Print

TNGST Act, 2017- Identification and prevention of bill traders

Goods and Services Tax : Our experience shows that the bill traders after getting registrations, issue invoices without supply of goods or services for hug...

June 7, 2022 3216 Views 0 comment Print

Non-filer assessment orders under GST in cases of non-existent/genuine taxpayers

Goods and Services Tax : Assessment of return non-filers u/s 62 is done as a measure to ensure filing of return. However, the taxpayers are' detected as no...

February 25, 2022 14835 Views 1 comment Print


Borrowed Satisfaction Vitiates Reassessment – ITAT Quashes Reopening in Case of Alleged Bogus Purchases

September 1, 2025 1152 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi ITAT has quashed a reassessment based on “borrowed satisfaction,” ruling that the tax department acted without independent inquiry and on suspicion, not tangible material.

ITAT Mumbai capped Bogus Purchases Addition at 12.5% Gross Profit

September 1, 2025 729 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai has upheld a decision to restrict a bogus purchase addition to a 12.5% gross profit rate, citing a Bombay High Court precedent, in the case of DCIT vs. S. Rasiklal and Co.

ITAT Kolkata Remands Bogus Purchase Addition for Fresh Verification

September 1, 2025 348 Views 0 comment Print

Kolkata ITAT remands Asiatic Industries’ appeal against Rs. 8.79 lakh bogus purchase addition for AY 2011-12, directing re-adjudication and supplier production.

100% Disallowance of Bogus Purchases Unjustified – Only Profit Element Taxable

September 1, 2025 756 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that 100% disallowance of alleged bogus purchases is unsustainable. The court directs taxing only the profit element after adjustments.

Without Bogus Purchases, No Bogus Sales – ITAT Deletes ₹4.67 Cr Addition

September 1, 2025 750 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT has deleted a Rs. 4.67 crore addition to B. Chokshi Chem Pvt. Ltd.’s income, ruling that the sales were not bogus as the basis for the addition was unsubstantiated.

Sundry Creditors Not Bogus When Purchases & Sales Accepted: ITAT Delhi Deletes Addition of ₹3.36 Cr  

August 30, 2025 1395 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi deleted a Rs. 3.36 crore addition for bogus sundry creditors, ruling that the addition was invalid as the assessee’s purchases and sales were not disputed.

Once Sales Accepted, No Scope for Bogus Purchase Addition

August 29, 2025 921 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi deleted an addition for bogus purchases against Deepak Pawar. The tribunal ruled that since sales were accepted and purchases were supported by evidence, a profit estimation was invalid.

When Sales Are Real, Purchases Can’t Be Fake; AO’s Logic Butchered

August 29, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad dismissed the tax department’s appeal, ruling that cash withdrawals of ₹8.89 crore were not unexplained. The tribunal upheld the assessee’s claim that the cash was used for business payments, as the tax officer had accepted the corresponding sales.

Mere Non-Filing of Returns by Suppliers Doesn’t Make Purchases Bogus

August 29, 2025 1458 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Patna upholds the deletion of a ₹4.98 crore addition, ruling that purchases are not bogus just because suppliers failed to file returns or respond to tax notices.

Bogus Purchase: AO Cannot Disallow Expenses Solely on Third-Party Info

August 29, 2025 966 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore deletes an income tax addition for Maloo Constructions, ruling that purchases were not bogus despite a third-party report. The decision emphasizes that disallowances require more than mere suspicion and must be supported by independent inquiry.

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