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Bogus Purchase Addition Limited to Profit Element Due to Accepted Sales: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT held that where sales are not disputed, entire purchases cannot be disallowed. Only 15% profit element was taxed, reinforcing...

April 18, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening on Change of Opinion Invalid: ITAT Quashes Entire Assessment

Income Tax : The Tribunal quashed reassessment proceedings as they were based on a mere change of opinion without any fresh tangible material. ...

April 18, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

Mass Relief on 234E Fees: ITAT Deletes Levy for Pre-01.06.2015 Period

Income Tax : The issue involved levy of late fees on TDS returns processed before statutory amendment. The Tribunal held that absence of enabli...

April 18, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

DVO Valuation Without Notice Invalid: Matter Remanded for Fresh Determination

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that valuation without giving the assessee an opportunity to object violates natural justice. It remanded the ma...

April 18, 2026 39 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 Additions Fail: Documentary Evidence Cannot Be Ignored Without Enquiry

Income Tax : The Tribunal condoned delay due to reasonable cause and addressed valuation mismatch. It remanded the issue for DVO-based reassess...

April 18, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Reduces Penalty as Tax Sought to Be Evaded Must Exclude TDS and Self-Assessment Tax

February 15, 2026 1416 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal upheld penalty for non-filing of return under Explanation 3 but ruled that computation must reduce TDS and self-assessment tax paid before notice. Penalty was reduced from Rs. 8.56 lakh to Rs. 85,992.

Section 54F Deduction Allowed – Commercial Property Not a Residential House: ITAT Chennai

February 14, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that once capital gains are correctly taxed in one assessment year, protective addition in another year cannot survive. Deduction under Section 54F was also allowed as conditions of the proviso were not met.

Penalty u/s 270A Deleted – Immunity u/s 270AA Allowed Despite Procedural Lapse: ITAT Chennai

February 14, 2026 786 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that where disallowance was accepted and taxes paid during revision under Section 263, penalty under Section 270A was not warranted. The appeal was allowed and penalty deleted.

ITAT Kolkata – Penalty u/s 271(1)(b) Deleted; Assessment u/s 143(3) Implies Condonation

February 14, 2026 846 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata held that where assessment is completed under Section 143(3), alleged earlier non-compliance with notices stands impliedly condoned. Penalty under Section 271(1)(b) was therefore unsustainable and deleted.

Reassessment Quashed – Wrong Sanction u/s 151 After 3 Years: ITAT Mumbai

February 14, 2026 612 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that approval by the Principal Commissioner was invalid where more than three years had elapsed from the assessment year. Since Section 151(ii) required sanction from PCCIT/CCIT, the reassessment was declared void.

Flat Purchase Addition Deleted – Creditor Loan Proved; Wife’s Contribution Not Taxable: ITAT Mumbai

February 14, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that once identity, genuineness and creditworthiness of the loan creditor were established, addition under Section 69 was unsustainable. The creditors disclosure before the Settlement Commission supported the assessee’s claim.

Section 69 Addition on Alleged Cash in Property Deal Deleted – Third-Party Evidence Without Cross-Examination Insufficient

February 14, 2026 801 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that Excel sheets recovered from a third party cannot justify addition without direct evidence linking the assessee. In absence of corroboration and cross-examination, the cash investment addition was deleted.

ITAT Allows Full Leave Encashment Exemption Because ₹25 Lakh Limit Applies

February 14, 2026 6912 Views 5 comments Print

The Tribunal held that CPC wrongly applied the outdated ₹3 lakh ceiling despite Notification No. 31/2023 enhancing the limit to ₹25 lakh. Since the retirement benefit was within the revised cap, full exemption under Section 10(10AA) was directed.

Section 56(2)(viia) Addition Upheld – Shares Allotted Below FMV Taxable: ITAT Kolkata

February 14, 2026 306 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT held that fresh allotment of shares at a value below fair market value attracts Section 56(2)(viia). The term receives includes allotment, and the differential amount was rightly taxed as income from other sources.

Depreciation on Non-Compete Fee Allowed – Revenue-Neutral View Accepted: ITAT Delhi

February 14, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal allowed depreciation on non-compete fees despite Supreme Court ruling it as revenue expenditure, citing practical difficulty and revenue-neutral impact. Revenues appeal was dismissed.

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