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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 363 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 285 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 201 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


ITAT limits Bogus Purchase Addition to 5%; No Section 271(1)(c) Penalty on Estimated Additions

April 29, 2025 1608 Views 0 comment Print

Since the business sales were accepted as genuine and only the purchases were routed through accommodation entries, only a part of the purchases needed adjustment to reflect possible inflation of expenses confirming the restriction of bogus purchase addition to 5% and when additions were made on an estimated basis, penalty for concealment under Section 271(1)(c) could not be imposed.

Bogus Purchase: ITAT Quashes Reassessment Order on Jurisdiction Grounds

April 17, 2025 1086 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur sets aside assessment against Adarsh Rice Mill due to lack of jurisdiction under Section 147. Merits of the case remain undecided.

Bombay HC Upholds Addition on Unproved Purchases, Surprised AO Didn’t Make 100% Addition

April 15, 2025 6228 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court dismisses appeals by Refrigerated Distributors, upholding ITAT’s 10% addition on unproved purchases for assessment years 2007-08 to 2012-13, citing concurrent findings of fact.

Bombay HC Upheld 100 percent additions on bogus purchase

April 9, 2025 14607 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court confirms full disallowance of expenses on unproven purchases, citing failure to prove genuineness and reliance on precedent.

Bogus Purchases addition: ITAT dismisses delayed appeal Without Condonation Request

March 19, 2025 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur dismisses appeal against ₹81.44 lakh addition for alleged bogus purchases due to a 125-day delay without a condonation request.

Bogus Purchases: Bombay HC upholds 100% of addition under Section 69C

March 11, 2025 8307 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC affirms 100% addition under S. 69C for unproven purchases, reversing tribunal’s 12.5% estimation. Details on the ruling.

ITAT Deletes Addition of Alleged Bogus Purchases citing lack of evidence

March 5, 2025 1413 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi deleted additions made on alleged bogus purchases by Rama Hygienic Products Pvt. Ltd., citing lack of evidence and reliance on oral statements.

No GP Addition Without Discrepancy in Purchases & Sales: ITAT Mumbai

March 5, 2025 1716 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules on Nickunj Eximp case: Disputes over bogus purchases, demonetization cash deposits, and assessment procedures.

100% Disallowance of Bogus Purchases Mandated when source not explained: Bombay HC

March 4, 2025 8331 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court upholds AO’s addition for unverified bogus purchases in PCIT vs. Kanak Impex. Decision based on Section 69C and apex court precedents.

No Substantial Question of Law in Profit Estimation on Bogus Purchases: Bombay HC

February 27, 2025 795 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court rules that profit estimation in bogus purchases does not raise a substantial question of law, dismissing the Income Tax Department’s appeal.

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