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Online gaming winnings addition remanded – Gross receipts taxed without verifying buy-in losses; fresh examination directed – ITAT Chennai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that taxing total gross winnings without examining expenditure and loss components violates principles of fairne...

February 14, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

Addition U/s 69 for alleged on-money deleted – No corroborative evidence denial of cross-examination violates natural justice – ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that additions under Section 69 cannot be sustained when based solely on third-party statements and unverified e...

February 14, 2026 69 Views 0 comment Print

U/s 69A Addition Partly Sustained – Estimated Relief Granted Considering Household Savings

Income Tax : ITAT held that a portion of cash paid could reasonably be sourced from accumulated withdrawals from joint bank accounts. The remai...

February 13, 2026 144 Views 0 comment Print

U/s 153C Assessment Quashed – Defective Satisfaction Note & Invalid Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that assumption of jurisdiction under Section 153C was invalid due to a defective and consolidated satisfaction ...

February 13, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed – No Addition on Original Reason for Reopening

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that reassessment proceedings fail when the Assessing Officer abandons the issue forming the basis of reopening....

February 13, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print


Section 153A Assessment Quashed as Notices Issued in Name of Deceased Assessee

January 31, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether an assessment could survive when statutory notices were issued in the name of a deceased person. The Tribunal held such notices invalid and quashed the entire assessment.

Penny Stock LTCG Accepted as Genuine; No Assessee-Specific Evidence for Additions

January 31, 2026 396 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether screen-based stock exchange trades can be ignored due to alleged exit providers. The Tribunal ruled that non-response of buyers and weak financials of counterparties do not invalidate genuine exchange-routed transactions.

Return Filing Mistake Can Be Rectified If U/s 143(1) Intimation Not Served: ITAT Mumbai

January 31, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that dispatch records alone do not establish valid service of intimation under section 143(1). Rectification under section 154 must be considered on merits where service is disputed.

Section 153C Additions Deleted: No Corroboration for Third-Party Pen-Drive Evidence

January 31, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal ruled that statements of third parties cannot be relied upon unless the assessee is provided copies and allowed cross-examination. Denial of this right renders the additions legally untenable.

Day of arrival to be excluded while computing period stayed in India: ITAT Delhi

January 31, 2026 327 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that day of arrival should be excluded while computing number of stayed in India. Accordingly, the status of assessee is non-resident. Thus, the appeals of the assessee is allowed.

Bogus Purchase Cases: Only Profit Element Taxable; 4% GP Addition Upheld

January 30, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether the full value of alleged bogus purchases could be added to income. The Tribunal upheld that only the profit element embedded in such purchases is taxable, not the entire purchase value.

Cash Advance Adjusted Through Tripartite Deal Not Unexplained Cash Credit U/s 68

January 30, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal examined suspicion surrounding a large cash advance for property. It ruled that suspicion alone cannot replace evidence, and once the transaction is substantiated, section 68 addition must be deleted.

ITAT Chennai Allowed TDS Credit in Year of Receipt Due to Cash Accounting System

January 29, 2026 318 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that where income is offered to tax on receipt basis, TDS credit must be granted in the same year despite timing differences arising from accrual-based deduction by clients.

Rural Agricultural Land Outside Section 56(2)(vii)(b): ITAT Deletes ₹59.33 Lakh Addition

January 29, 2026 348 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that rural agricultural land excluded from capital asset under Section 2(14) cannot be taxed under Section 56(2)(vii)(b). Addition based on stamp duty valuation was therefore deleted in full.

Wrong Email Service Invalidates Assessment, Matter Sent Back to AO

January 29, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that serving notices on an outdated email ID violates principles of natural justice. The assessment was set aside and the matter restored for fresh adjudication after proper service.

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