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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 273 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 186 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 198 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 780 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


ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition as No Evidence Linked Assessee to Alleged Accommodation Entries

Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid as the Assessing Officer failed to show independent applicatio...

May 15, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Demonetization Cash Deposit Addition as Sales Were Recorded in Books

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh held that cash deposits during demonetization could not be treated as unexplained income since the amounts were re...

May 15, 2026 75 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 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Grants Section 12AB Registration as Missing PAN Details Cannot Make Small Donations Non-Genuine

Income Tax : ITAT Nagpur held that nominal donations received in small amounts could not be treated as non-voluntary contributions merely becau...

May 15, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

No Section 56 Addition as Property Value Difference Was Within 10% Tolerance Band

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted the addition under Section 56(2)(vii)(b) after holding that a 2.3% variation between agreement value and stamp...

May 15, 2026 87 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


No Inquiry, No Jurisdiction: PCIT Revision Under Section 263 Invalid

December 3, 2025 324 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that Section 263 requires the PCIT to conduct independent inquiry before declaring an order erroneous. Since the PCIT relied only on assumptions of inadequate inquiry, the revision was invalid.

Bogus Purchases: Only 2% Profit Taxable Due to Accepted Sale

December 3, 2025 684 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that although transportation proof was lacking and the supplier was unverifiable, accepted sales established that trading had occurred. It ruled that only the profit element of 2% could be added, and the addition could not be taxed under section 115BBE.

Addition Set Aside Because Crypto Trades Cannot Be Assumed Without Bank Evidence

December 3, 2025 600 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that unexplained investment cannot be added without confronting the assessee with the Koinex transaction data relied upon by the AO. Matter remanded for fresh verification.

Revision Barred After VSV Settlement: ITAT Rules Section 263 Cannot Reopen Concluded Disputes

December 3, 2025 492 Views 0 comment Print

Holds that once a tax dispute is settled under the Vivad Se Vishwas Act, Section 263 revision cannot be invoked. Confirms that VSV grants finality and bars reopening of settled issues.

Land Acquisition Act Section 28 Interest is Not ‘Interest’: Tribunal Deletes Entire Addition as Capital Receipt

December 3, 2025 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal holds that Section 28 interest forms part of compensation for compulsory acquisition and cannot be taxed as income from other sources. Confirms exemption under Section 10(37).

PAN Mismatch Is Not Enough: Tribunal Orders Verification Before Treating Bank Deposits as Unexplained

December 3, 2025 342 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT holds that ignoring a valid online reply and supporting records vitiates reassessment; AO must first verify whether deposits were already in books before taxing. Key takeaway: non-consideration of evidence makes additions unsustainable.

Misapplied Circular 19/2017: Commercial Transaction Ignored – Tribunal Remands 2(22)(e) Addition 

December 3, 2025 369 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal holds that the CBDT circular exempting commercial transactions was wrongly ignored; AO must re-verify if the shareholder loan was a genuine business accommodation before taxing under Section 2(22)(e).

Approval Granted as Fundraising Kathas Not ‘Religious Purpose’: Tribunal Clarifies u/s 80G Eligibility

December 3, 2025 507 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT ruled that organising Kathas or Yagnas for charitable fundraising does not constitute a religious object under Section 80G. The trust’s dominant objects were charitable, and expenditure on religious events was minimal. Approval under 80G(5) was therefore directed by the Tribunal.

ITAT Upholds Rule 8D for Sec. 14A Disallowance Due to Unsatisfactory Explanation

December 2, 2025 540 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal confirms that detailed AO dissatisfaction justifies invoking Rule 8D, ensuring proper disallowance of expenses related to exempt dividend and capital gains.

No addition for Demonitization Cash deposit when books not rejected: ITAT Pune

December 2, 2025 681 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune ruled that cash deposits during the demonetization period were in Rs. 100 and Rs. 2,000 notes, reversing prior additions made under section 68.

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