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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 1263 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 2727 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 1611 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 1251 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 42819 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


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 2043 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 1593 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 1191 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 1263 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 3099 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bombay HC Deletes Penalty as Bogus Purchase Addition Was Based on Estimation

Income Tax : Bombay High Court held penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot survive where bogus purchase addition is sustained only on an estima...

July 4, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Restricts Bogus Purchase Addition as Only Profit Element Can Be Taxed

Income Tax : ITAT held that where sales are accepted, the entire purchase amount cannot be added. The addition was restricted to 8% as the embe...

July 3, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Purchase Questions Left Open After Revenue Appeal Rejected for Low Tax Effect

Income Tax : The High Court declined to examine bogus purchase issues after holding the Revenue's appeal not maintainable due to low tax effect...

July 2, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Upholds 6% Addition as Bogus Purchase Estimation Was Based on Concurrent Findings

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court upheld the Tribunal's estimation of 6% on disputed purchases, holding that concurrent findings of fact warr...

June 30, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC Upholds 5% Bogus Purchase Addition for Lack of Independent Enquiry

Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that the Assessing Officer relied only on information from the Maharashtra Sales Tax Department withou...

June 30, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 7578 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 1053 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 7116 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 3387 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 14979 Views 1 comment Print


Bogus purchase addition restricted to extent of gross profit rate

July 5, 2025 2325 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the addition in respect of bogus purchases is to be limited to the extent of bringing the gross profit rate on such purchases at the same rate as of other genuine purchases. Accordingly, matter restored to file of AO with direction to restrict addition.

ITAT Bangalore deletes Bogus Purchase addition in Section 44AD Case

June 26, 2025 1560 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Bangalore ruled in favor of Lakshmanram Bheemaji Purohit, deleting an addition for alleged bogus purchases. The court held that no disallowance can be made when an assessee files income under Section 44AD without exceeding turnover limits.

ITAT Mumbai Upholds Bogus Purchase Addition in Hawala Case

June 17, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai affirms 25% addition on fictitious purchases by Vinod Omprakash Kainya, citing un-rebutted hawala transactions and cancelled TINs of suppliers.

Delhi HC Remands Bogus Purchase Case additions to ITAT

June 14, 2025 1098 Views 1 comment Print

 Delhi High Court sends Pushpa Saluja’s appeal back to ITAT, questioning Section 68 application on alleged bogus purchases and full addition.

Valid documentation & bank payments: ITAT deletes bogus purchase addition

June 5, 2025 1386 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi dismisses revenue’s appeal, upholds deletion of bogus purchase addition due to valid documentation and bank payments, distinguishing from other cases.

No Evidence of Cash Received Back for Purchases: HC Dismisses Revenue Appeal

June 3, 2025 1272 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter abovementioned Delhi HC dismissed appeal filed by revenue after observing that there is no allegation or finding that cash had been received back by the assessee in respect of the purchases reflected in its books of account.

ITAT Chandigarh Quashes Addition by Gross Profit Rate as Purchases Proven Genuine

June 2, 2025 1050 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that addition by applying gross profit rate on alleged bogus purchases not justified since it was proved that alleged purchases were made at par and were not under-valued or inflated. Thus, appeal of assessee allowed.

Bogus Sales Addition: Reassessment Invalid Due to Lack of Application of Mind & Cross-Examination Denial

May 29, 2025 4899 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT ruled reassessment notice to AK Lumbers invalid, citing AO’s non-application of mind and denial of cross-examination in bogus sales case.

ITAT Upholds Deletion of Bogus Purchase Addition for Pharma Co.

May 27, 2025 1566 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT dismisses Revenue appeal, affirming CIT(A)’s decision to delete ₹37.84 Cr bogus purchase addition for a bulk drug manufacturer, citing sufficient evidence.

ITAT Mumbai Remands Bogus Purchase Case for Re-examination

May 14, 2025 570 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT sends back case of alleged bogus purchases by Jagdish Udhavdas Bajaj, citing need to verify claim of goods return to supplier.

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