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ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition Because Cash Deposits Were Supported by Recorded Sales

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained when backed by audited books, invoices...

May 15, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 270A Penalty Due to Defective Notice and Bona Fide Reliance on Form 16

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that non-specification of the precise statutory charge under sections 270A(2) and 270A(9) violated principles o...

May 15, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Fee-Based Receipts Cannot Defeat Charitable Status for Environmental Activities: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that institutions engaged in preservation of environment fall under a specific charitable limb under Section 2...

May 14, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) cannot enhance income on issues not examined by AO: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that CIT(A) cannot enhance income under Section 251 on matters not considered by the Assessing Officer during as...

May 10, 2026 528 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54F Deduction Cannot Be Denied Without Adequate Opportunity to Furnish Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore restored the Section 54F claim after noting that medical issues and portal difficulties prevented timely filing of ...

May 7, 2026 492 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CAAS Moves Supreme Court on ITAT Vacancies

Income Tax : The issue concerns massive backlog in ITAT caused by unfilled positions and delayed appointments. The intervention highlights that...

April 18, 2026 396 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for enhancement of monetary limit for SMC cases before ITAT

Income Tax : A representation seeks doubling the SMC threshold due to inflation and higher dispute values. The key takeaway is that increasing ...

April 4, 2026 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Raj Kundra Gifted Shilpa Shetty ₹12.5 Crore. Now Tax Tribunal Wants to Know How

Income Tax : The tribunal held that a gift deed alone cannot establish legitimacy under Section 68. It directed fresh scrutiny of the donor’s...

March 20, 2026 1077 Views 0 comment Print

Income from Vessel Operations Taxable Under India-Norway DTAA: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT allows Sanco Holding, a Norwegian company, to compute income from bareboat charter of seismic vessels under Article 21(...

October 17, 2025 777 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore Hybrid Hearing Guidelines from October 9, 2023

Income Tax : Learn about hybrid hearing guidelines of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Indore Bench, effective from October 9, 2023, offeri...

October 4, 2023 1506 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Section 80GGC Deduction Denied Due to Suspicious Political Donation

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld disallowance of deduction under Section 80GGC after finding the political donation lacked genuineness. The rul...

May 15, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Addition as WhatsApp Chats Lacked Section 65B Certification

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that addition of alleged undisclosed income could not be sustained merely on the basis of WhatsApp chats withou...

May 15, 2026 1314 Views 0 comment Print

Assessment Quashed as Department Failed to Share Incriminating Search Material

Income Tax : The Tribunal quashed the assessment after finding that crucial JSK Server data, screenshots, and investigation records were never ...

May 15, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai Excludes MPS Ltd. as Comparable, Deletes ₹18.80 Crore TP Adjustment in ITES Case

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that a company engaged in publishing platforms, software solutions, and product development could not be compared...

May 15, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer Pricing Addition Sent Back as DRP Failed to Properly Examine Functional Comparability

Income Tax : Tribunal found the DRP’s order cryptic and lacking proper analysis on similarity of business activities between the assessee and...

May 15, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


SOPs for sending notice to parties for hearing of cases before ITAT Bench

Income Tax : The ITAT Delhi has revised its hearing notice protocols. Physical notices will now be sent only once, with subsequent dates availa...

July 25, 2025 1164 Views 0 comment Print

ITO doesn’t have jurisdiction to issue notice to NRI: ITAT Chandigarh

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that ITO Ward-3(1), Chandigarh had no jurisdiction to issue notice to an NRI and hence consequently the asses...

April 11, 2025 5808 Views 0 comment Print

Govt appoints Shri G. S. Pannu as President of ITAT

Income Tax : Central Government is pleased to appoint Shri G. S. Pannu, Vice-President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, as President of th...

September 6, 2021 2166 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment as ITAT Member- Disparity with CAs

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance notified rules for appointment of members in various tribunals on 12.02.2020 in which practice of judicial and...

June 30, 2021 19944 Views 6 comments Print

Notice issued by officer having no jurisdiction of assessee is null & void

Income Tax : Bhagyalaxmi Conclave Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) In the remand report, the AO clearly stated that notice u/s 143(2) of the Ac...

February 3, 2021 9957 Views 0 comment Print


Fly Ash Sale Receipts Taxable as Accounting Treatment Cannot Override Tax Law: ITAT Chandigarh

May 7, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chandigarh ruled that receipts from sale of fly ash constituted taxable business income as they arose directly from the assessees power generation activity. The Tribunal held that subsequent credit to a statutory fund amounted only to application of income.

No “reason to believe” without new material – Mumbai ITAT quashes reopening based on mere reappraisal of old records

May 7, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT held that reassessment under Section 147 cannot be initiated merely by reviewing records already examined during original scrutiny. Absence of fresh tangible material made the reopening legally invalid.

ITAT Pulls Up AO for Ignoring Evidence, Sends ₹31.61 Lakh Addition Back for Verification

May 7, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT held that the AO and CIT(A) failed to properly verify bank statements, credit card records, and company ledger accounts before making the addition under Section 68. The matter was restored for fresh examination and reconciliation of records.

Opening Loan Balances Not Taxable Again u/s 68: Mumbai ITAT Sends Addition Back for Verification

May 7, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that old unsecured loan balances carried forward from earlier years cannot automatically be treated as unexplained cash credits in a subsequent year.

Only One Surviving Day Left: Mumbai ITAT Quashes Time-Barred Reassessment Notices After Rajeev Bansal Ruling

May 7, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that reassessment notices issued on 25.07.2022 were time-barred since the Revenue had only one surviving day left under the Supreme Court’s Rajeev Bansal limitation formula.

ITAT Deletes TP Addition as Nokia Shutdown Led to Distress Sale of Finished Goods

May 7, 2026 255 Views 0 comment Print

The Chennai ITAT held that transfer pricing benchmarking cannot ignore extraordinary business circumstances arising from the shutdown of a major customer. The Tribunal upheld deletion of TP adjustment after accepting that sale of goods to the AE was a distress sale triggered by Nokia India’s closure.

“Common Family Cash Pool” Theory Fails: Mumbai ITAT Upholds Section 271AAA Penalty

May 7, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that mere disclosure of undisclosed income during search is insufficient for immunity under Section 271AAA unless the assessee substantiates the manner in which such income was derived.

Section 80G CSR donation deduction cannot be denied merely for CSR expense disallowance: Mumbai ITAT

May 7, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that CSR expenditure disallowed as business expenditure under Section 37(1) can still qualify for deduction under Section 80G if statutory conditions are satisfied. Revision under Section 263 was accordingly quashed.

Dumb Excel Sheets” cannot justify massive additions: Mumbai ITAT

May 7, 2026 5628 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that unverified third-party excel sheets without corroborative evidence cannot justify additions under Sections 69 or 69A. The Tribunal observed that mere electronic entries amount to dumb documents unless independently verified.

Without purchases there cannot be sales – Mumbai ITAT rejects 100% bogus purchase addition

May 7, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that accepted sales necessarily imply corresponding purchases, even if sourced through the grey market. The addition was therefore restricted to estimated profit instead of the full purchase amount.

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