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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


Listed Company Not Required to Prove Source of Source under Section 68

August 20, 2025 648 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh deletes a Section 68 addition on share capital, ruling that a listed company is not required to prove a source of source for investment.

Cash deposit during demonetization not added u/s. 68 as source duly explained

August 20, 2025 1071 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that cash deposited during demonetization period cannot be added as unexplained cash deposit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act since sufficient explanation of source of cash deposit provided by the assessee. Accordingly, addition deleted and appeal allowed.

ITAT Delhi Remands ₹7.17 Crore Addition Case Back to AO for Review

August 20, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi sends Anil Kumar Chauhan’s Rs. 7.17 Cr. tax addition case back to the AO. The tribunal cited a violation of natural justice, allowing new evidence.

Calcutta HC Dismisses Revenue Appeal on Section 68 Share Capital Addition

August 20, 2025 609 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court dismissed a revenue appeal, upholding the ITAT’s order to delete an addition under Section 68. The court found no question of law.

Addition of unexplained stock u/s. 69 upheld as claim of stock not supported by verifiable evidences

August 18, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition of unexplained stock as unexplained investment u/s. 69 of the Income Tax Act upheld due to claim of closing stock was not supported by any verifiable evidences. Accordingly, ground of appellant dismissed.

ITAT Mumbai Quashes Penny Stock LTCG Additions for Lack of Incriminating Material

August 16, 2025 717 Views 0 comment Print

The Mumbai ITAT ruled that a tax reassessment on alleged bogus capital gains was invalid, citing the lack of specific incriminating evidence found during the search.

Books Audited, Sales Accepted – ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition on Demonetisation Deposits

August 16, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Delhi upheld the disallowance of setting off brought-forward business losses against short-term capital gains from the sale of depreciated assets, clarifying the inapplicability of Section 41(2).

Section 68 Not Applicable on Recorded Cash Sales – Demonetisation Addition Deleted

August 16, 2025 1599 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi deleted a demonetisation-related cash deposit addition for a jeweller, ruling that Section 68 doesn’t apply to recorded sales and that a profit cannot be taxed twice.

Cash Withdrawals in Gold Loan Business Not Taxable Under Section 69C: ITAT Mumbai

August 16, 2025 672 Views 0 comment Print

Addition of cash withdrawal under Section 69C in relation to the legitimate gold loan intermediary business was not justified observing that the documentary evidence including gold loan recorded validated gold loan business, thus there was no unexplained nature in the withdrawal.

Reopening u/s. 148 quashed as based on mechanical approval u/s. 151

August 15, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that approval granted under section 151 of the Income Tax Act in mechanical manner without application of mind hence reopening of assessment based on such mechanical order is liable to be quashed.

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