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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 240 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 171 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 189 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 531 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


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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


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Agricultural Land Cannot Be Treated as Capital Asset Due to Subsequent Commercial Use by Purchaser: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that rural agricultural land situated beyond 8 kilometres from municipal limits cannot be taxed as a capital a...

May 15, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Share Premium Received Through Verified Investors Cannot Be Treated as Bogus Cash Credit: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi deleted a ₹45 lakh addition under Section 68 after finding that the assessee had furnished complete details of invest...

May 15, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Addition Upheld Because Assessee Failed to Explain Source of ₹7.5 Cr Cash: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi restored a Section 69A addition after holding that the assessee failed to produce evidence supporting its claim that th...

May 15, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes Section 263 Revision as AO Conducted Detailed Inquiry into Agricultural Income

Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot held that revision under section 263 was not sustainable where the Assessing Officer had already conducted extensive v...

May 15, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Deletes Capital Addition as No Liability Cessation Was Proved

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held that addition under Section 41(1) cannot be made without proving cessation of liability. The Tribunal found that f...

May 15, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print


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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


Unexplained Cash Upheld When Search Confession Is Clear

December 29, 2025 261 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether a later retraction could override an admission made during search proceedings. ITAT held that a clear statement under section 132(4) has high evidentiary value and cannot be nullified without strong proof.

NFAC Ex-Parte Order Quashed for Ignoring E-Filed Submissions

December 29, 2025 213 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that a statutory appellate authority cannot pass an ex-parte order after ignoring materials demonstrably available on record. The matter was restored for fresh consideration on all grounds.

Detailed U/s 153C Enquiry Bars PCIT from Revising Completed Assessment

December 29, 2025 240 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal reaffirmed that revision is impermissible when the Assessing Officer adopts a reasonable view after due enquiry. Section 263 cannot be invoked merely because the PCIT prefers another line of investigation.

Broadcast Rights Income Not Royalty Without Copyright Transfer

December 29, 2025 390 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal clarified that granting limited broadcast rights without rights to modify or exploit content does not constitute royalty income. The ruling underscores the distinction between copyright transfer and mere broadcast reproduction rights.

Accepted Project Revenue Confirms Genuineness of Related Purchases

December 29, 2025 309 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal reaffirmed that once expenditure is shown to be wholly and exclusively for business, section 37(1) disallowance cannot survive. Suspicion cannot override documentary and commercial reality.

Excess trade advance received back in cash cannot be added u/s. 68 as unexplained cash credit

December 29, 2025 639 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that trade advance given to goldsmith for making gold jewellery and excess amount paid has been received back in cash. The same cannot be added under section 68 of the Income Tax Act as unexplained cash credit. Accordingly, addition u/s. 68 is directed to be deleted.

Accommodation Entry Purchases Invite 100% Disallowance, Not Estimation

December 29, 2025 504 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that when purchases are conclusively proved to be sham accommodation entries, the entire amount is disallowable under section 69C. Mere invoices and bank payments cannot override incriminating search evidence and admissions.

TDS Deducted but Not Deposited: Assessee Still Gets Credit

December 29, 2025 1023 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled that Form 26AS is not conclusive when deduction of tax is otherwise established. Denial of TDS credit would amount to double taxation, which Section 205 expressly prohibits.

Search-Based On-Money Claims Need Proof, Not Presumptions

December 29, 2025 690 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal deleted on-money additions where the tax department failed to establish a clear nexus between the assessee and alleged cash entries. Suspicion or unverified third-party material was held insufficient in law.

Charitable Trusts Under MMR Not Liable to Flat 37% Surcharge

December 29, 2025 1695 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that Maximum Marginal Rate implies tax at the highest slab rate of 30%, not automatic levy of 37% surcharge. Surcharge must strictly follow slab thresholds prescribed in the Finance Act.

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