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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


Only profit element embedded to unaccounted purchases can be taxed: ITAT Chennai

March 14, 2026 927 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that where unaccounted purchases are found and the corresponding sales are not doubted, only the profit element embedded in such purchases can be brought to tax, and not the entire purchase value. Accordingly, addition towards unaccounted purchases duly restricted.

Bogus Purchase Addition Deleted – Suspicion from STR Report Insufficient When Purchases Supported by Evidence

March 13, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that the Assessing Officer must establish bogus purchases with cogent evidence before making additions. Since the assessee produced complete records and the AO found no defects, the entire addition was deleted.

ITAT Seeks Written Timeline for AO Report Before Granting Adjournment in Bogus Purchase Appeals

February 27, 2026 423 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that adjournment based on pending comments from the Assessing Officer requires a definite timeline. It stressed orderly conduct and procedural fairness in handling multiple connected appeals.

Bogus Purchase Addition Quashed as GST Records Proved Genuineness: ITAT Lucknow

February 25, 2026 726 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus merely because the supplier did not file an income tax return. Verified GST filings and inventory records established transaction genuineness.

Bogus Purchase Addition Restricted to Profit Element @6.5% Commission Disallowance Deleted – Delay Condoned – ITAT Mumbai

February 21, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that mere reliance on Sales Tax Department information and unserved notices cannot justify full addition. Since turnover and quantitative records were accepted, only estimated profit could be taxed.

Bogus Purchase Addition Restricted to 5% as Sales Accepted & Banking Trail Proven: ITAT Mumbai

February 21, 2026 1425 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held 100% bogus purchase disallowance unsustainable where sales and banking trail were proven; restricted addition to 5% profit element, following earlier years.

ITAT Nagpur Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition – Verified Books & Payments Outweigh Sales Tax Info, Vendor Non-Production Not Fatal

February 19, 2026 408 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that when sales are undisputed and books of account remain intact, purchase additions require stronger evidence. In the absence of contrary material, the ₹35.48 lakh disallowance was deleted.

Bogus Purchase Addition Restricted to 25% Upheld – Entire Disallowance u/s 69C Rejected – Revenue Appeal Dismissed – ITAT Amritsar

February 17, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that entire purchases cannot be disallowed when sales and stock are accepted. The addition was rightly restricted to 25% to cover possible inflation.

Reassessment Quashed: ₹50L Threshold Not Met; GP Addition Held Double Taxation; Bogus Purchase Case Won: ITAT Ahmedabad

February 17, 2026 528 Views 0 comment Print

The decision clarifies that the monetary threshold under Section 149 applies to actual taxable income, not purchase turnover. As the addition fell below ₹50 lakh, reassessment proceedings were invalid.

Bogus Purchase Addition Deleted – Mere Non-Response to 133(6) Notices Not Enough

February 14, 2026 3834 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled that non-response by suppliers to Section 133(6) notices alone cannot justify treating purchases as bogus. As the assessee furnished bills, bank records, and GST details and sales were accepted, deletion of ₹3.97 crore addition was upheld.

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