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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


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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 645 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 219 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


Share capital/ premium added as unexplained cash credit as creditworthiness and genuineness of transaction not proved

August 5, 2025 432 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that addition towards share capital/ premium as unexplained cash credit u/s. 68 of the Income Tax Act justified since the assessee did not discharge the creditworthiness and the genuineness of the transactions. Accordingly, appeal of revenue allowed.

ITAT Mumbai Restores Rs. 34.31 Lakh Section 68 Cash Credit Case for Fresh Hearing

August 5, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur remands Kiran Anil Gothi Vs ITO cash credit case back to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication after assessee failed to provide documentation at initial stages.

Addition u/s. 68 towards unexplained cash credit not justified as cash sales already accepted as genuine

August 4, 2025 996 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that once cash sales are accepted as genuine for the purpose of determining profit, the same cannot be added again as unexplained cash credit by invoking provisions of section 68 of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Extrapolation of wages restricted to evidences found during survey: ITAT Chandigarh

August 4, 2025 627 Views 0 comment Print

AO taxed the said surrendered amount under the provisions of section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act. CIT(A) allowed the appeal of the assessee. Being aggrieved, revenue has preferred the present appeal.

Receipt from surrender of Life Insurance Policy cannot be added u/s. 68 as unexplained money

August 4, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that amount received as refund for surrender of Life Insurance Policy cannot be treated as unexplained money under section 68 of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal allowed and addition deleted.

ITAT Agra Upholds Addition of ₹80.17 Lakh as Bogus Capital Gains from Penny Stock

August 4, 2025 756 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra confirms ₹80.17 lakh addition as bogus LTCG from penny stock, citing lack of evidence and suspicious price jump in Yamini Investments shares.

Assessment Quashed: NFAC Lacked Jurisdiction Prior to 29.03.2022, Holds ITAT Kolkata

August 3, 2025 5685 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata rules on the Nabiul Industrial Metal case, deeming an assessment invalid due to jurisdictional issues with the faceless assessment scheme’s implementation date.

ITAT Chennai Quashes Reassessment which was Based on mere Audit Objection

August 3, 2025 972 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chennai has quashed a reassessment against Ambattur Constructions, ruling that a mere audit objection without fresh material is not a valid basis for reopening a completed assessment.

Addition u/s. 68 merely relying on retracted statement cannot be sustained

August 2, 2025 714 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 towards unsecured loans merely relying on retracted statement cannot be sustained. Accordingly, order of CIT(A) upheld and appeal of revenue is dismissed.

Fiduciary Journal entry without cash cannot be taxed u/s 68: ITAT Mumbai

August 1, 2025 561 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that fiduciary journal transfers without cash flow cannot be taxed as unexplained cash credits under Section 68, supporting taxpayers in similar situations.

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