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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


Bogus Purchase Addition Restricted to Profit Element: ITAT Grants Relief

April 18, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

The case examined whether compensation paid to exit prior agreements was a sham arrangement. The Tribunal ruled it was a valid business decision that enabled higher sale consideration.

No Penalty on Estimated Bogus Purchases: ITAT Deletes U/s 271(1)(c) Levy

April 18, 2026 297 Views 0 comment Print

The case involved penalty on disallowance of purchases treated as non-genuine and estimated at 12.5%. Tribunal ruled that estimated additions do not establish concealment, hence penalty u/s 271(1)(c) is unsustainable.

Bogus Purchases addition Based on Investigation Reports Fails Where Evidence Exists: ITAT Delhi

April 15, 2026 453 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether purchases could be treated as bogus based on investigation reports. ITAT held that when documentary evidence and asset existence are proven, additions cannot be sustained.

ITAT Mumbai: No Penalty U/s 271(1)(c) on Estimated Bogus Purchase Additions

April 13, 2026 507 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that penalty under Section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed when additions are made on an estimated basis. It upheld deletion of penalty, emphasizing absence of concrete evidence of concealment.

Penalty U/s 271(1)(c) Upheld on Bogus Purchases – ITAT Confirms Concealment

April 4, 2026 528 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether penalty for bogus purchases was justified. The Tribunal held that concealment through non-genuine purchases attracts penalty, confirming the levy.

Bogus Purchases Allegation Rejected as Sales, Stock & GST Records Accepted

April 2, 2026 1785 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that purchases supported by invoices, GST records, and banking transactions cannot be treated as bogus. It ruled that documentary evidence outweighed doubts raised by the department.

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

March 30, 2026 2172 Views 0 comment Print

Courts have clarified that purchases cannot be disallowed without proper evidence. Genuine transactions supported by documents cannot be treated as unexplained expenditure.

ITAT Mumbai Invalidates Reassessment as Bogus Purchases Not ‘Asset’ Under Section 149

March 21, 2026 834 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reopening beyond three years requires escaped income in the form of an asset. Since bogus purchases are revenue items, the reassessment was declared invalid.

Bogus Purchases – Only Profit Element Taxable @12.5% Where Sales Accepted

March 18, 2026 780 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that entire purchases cannot be disallowed when corresponding sales are accepted. It upheld restriction of addition to profit element, preventing unrealistic income computation.

Addition for Bogus Sale Upheld as Assessee Failed to Prove Genuine Transactions: Jharkhand HC

March 18, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

The court held that an appeal under Section 260A cannot be entertained when it merely seeks re-appreciation of evidence, upholding the addition confirmed by lower authorities.

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