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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 438 Views 0 comment Print

Ad Hoc Profit Addition Deleted as Books of Account Were Never Rejected by AO

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that profit cannot be estimated arbitrarily when regular books of account are maintained and not rejected unde...

May 14, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s ₹12.54 Crore Gift from Husband Lands Before ITAT & What Every Taxpayer Must Know

Income Tax : A large spousal gift exemption was denied due to failure in proving genuineness, creditworthiness, and source of funds. The ruling...

April 13, 2026 1158 Views 0 comment Print

Unexplained Income: Taxation under Sections 68 to 69D of Income-tax Act

Income Tax : Income without satisfactory explanation is taxed at a special high rate under Section 115BBE. The provisions place strict liabilit...

April 9, 2026 726 Views 1 comment Print

Gift from Spouse: Tax-Free… Until You Fail to Prove It

Income Tax : ITAT held spousal gift taxable under Section 68 due to lack of evidence on genuineness, bank trail, and donor capacity despite Sec...

March 30, 2026 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Inheritance Isn’t a Birthright When a Valid Will Exists: SC

Finance : The Supreme Court upheld a Will executed in favour of the testator’s sister despite objections from his wife and children. The C...

May 22, 2026 648 Views 0 comment Print

Opening Balances Cannot Be Added Under Section 68 as They Relate to Earlier Years

Income Tax : Tribunal reiterated that credits brought forward from earlier financial years cannot ordinarily be taxed under Section 68 in subse...

May 22, 2026 228 Views 0 comment Print

Absence of e-Tax Invoice Alone Not Enough for Transit State to Impose GST Penalty

Goods and Services Tax : Allahabad High Court ruled that while authorities could verify documents during transit, absence of an e-Tax Invoice did not confe...

May 21, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition as Assessee Proved Identity, Creditworthiness & Source of Source

Income Tax : The Tribunal observed that the assessee had repaid the unsecured loan along with interest after deducting TDS and the lender had o...

May 21, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Difference Between Projected & Actual Revenue Cannot Invalidate DCF Valuation: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that future projections under DCF method cannot be tested solely against later actual financial performance. It obs...

May 21, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print


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SOP to apply provisions of section 68 of Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Assessing Officers should follow the sequence as noted below for applying provisions of section 68 of the Act: Step 1: Whether the...

January 10, 2018 30735 Views 3 comments Print


Kolkata Tribunal Deletes Section 68 Addition for Genuine Banked Loans

August 29, 2025 1275 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata dismisses revenue’s appeal, ruling that repaid unsecured loans cannot be treated as unexplained cash credits under Section 68 of the IT Act.

Demonetisation Cash Deposits from Recorded Sales Cannot Be Treated as Unexplained

August 25, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ranchi deletes a ₹1.67 crore addition to a hardware merchant’s income, ruling that cash deposits during demonetisation were explained by recorded sales.

Addition of ₹21,72,300/- made by AO u/s 68 was justified in case of sham transaction of Penny stocks share sale

August 25, 2025 675 Views 0 comment Print

AO pointed out that the 118% gain from a single scrip in 15-16 months had no commercial justification, and Karma ISP was identified as a penny stock used to create fake exempt gains.

ITAT Amritsar Deletes ₹51 Lakh Section 68 Addition on Squared-Up Loans

August 25, 2025 1365 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar ruled that a company’s loans were not unexplained cash credits, deleting a tax addition after finding transactions were squared up through banking channels.

ITAT Quashes Reassessment: Notice Dated in March but Served in April Held Invalid

August 25, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi has dismissed a reassessment appeal, ruling that a Section 148 notice issued on March 31 but dispatched on April 20 was invalid. The delay in service rendered the assessment void as it fell under new, amended law.

ITAT Delhi Deletes Additions on Unsecured loans from sister concern & cash deposits

August 24, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi has deleted additions made by the tax department, ruling that an ad-hoc expense disallowance and additions for loans and cash deposits were invalid.

ITAT Mumbai quashes reassessment for sanction by wrong authority

August 24, 2025 582 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT quashes reassessment against Mauritius-based FPI, ruling that sanction from correct authority under section 151 was mandatory.

ITAT Cochin Remands Share Capital Addition: Section 68 Invoked Without Notice

August 23, 2025 345 Views 0 comment Print

Cochin ITAT remanded ₹25 lakh addition, holding CIT(A) erred by invoking Section 68 without notice. Matter sent back for fresh adjudication after hearing assessee.

Higher tax rate of 60% u/s. 115BBE doesn’t apply to transactions prior to 01.04.2017: ITAT Chennai

August 23, 2025 666 Views 0 comment Print

The case of the assessee was selected for limited scrutiny to examine the source of cash deposits made during the demonetization period. During demonetization period assessee had deposited a sum of Rs.30,00,000/- in her bank account on 16.11.2016.

Penalty for non-filing of Part-B of E-Way Bill reduced as Part-A generated which covered all details

August 23, 2025 1482 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that since petitioner has generated Part-A of the E-Way Bill covering all the transport related details, the benefit of the Circular No.64/38/2018-GST is required to be given, hence the penalty amount is reduced.

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