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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 633 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


PCIT Cannot Invoke Revision on Matter Pending Before CIT(A): ITAT Delhi

July 24, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules PCIT’s Section 263 invocation on interest disallowance invalid when loan addition is pending before CIT(A), citing judicial precedent.

Section 80P Deduction Not Available for Section 68 Unexplained Cash Credits

July 24, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Cochin dismisses co-operative bank’s appeal, affirming tax on unexplained cash credits under Section 68, stating they don’t automatically qualify for Section 80P deduction.

Ex-Parte Tax Order Set Aside as Assessee’s Counsel Faced depression & memory loss

July 24, 2025 303 Views 0 comment Print

Chandigarh ITAT remands DTC Trading Co. tax appeal for fresh hearing, citing advocate’s depression and memory loss as sufficient cause for ex-parte order.

Additions for unexplained cash deposits u/s 69A and loans made u/s 68 without proper verification was restored back

July 24, 2025 1308 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee claimed that cash sales were recorded and backed by VAT invoices, and that AO had misread e cash balance figures. Audited financials, VAT returns, and confirmations were placed on record, which AO had not examined.

Addition based on presumption without concrete evidence cannot be sustained: ITAT Delhi

July 24, 2025 1113 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that additions merely on the basis of presumption that assessee had earned undisclosed income without having concrete evidence is not sustainable in law and hence liable to be deleted. Accordingly, action of CIT(A) upheld and appeal of revenue dismissed.

Refund of money from earlier advances cannot be added under Section 68

July 24, 2025 897 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad confirms CIT(A)’s decision, ruling Section 69A inapplicable as high-value bank transactions were explained and recorded.

Temporary retention of goods in non-bonded area with permission from customs authorities allowable

July 22, 2025 567 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that there is no provision/ stipulation that prohibits temporary retention of goods in non-bonded area while remedies were under way and, that too, with permission from customs authorities. Accordingly, redemption fine and penalties set aside.

Entire addition towards bogus purchases not justifiable: Gujarat HC

July 22, 2025 1344 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that entire addition towards bogus purchases not justifiable accordingly, addition at the rate of 6% of the bogus purchases is fair and reasonable. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Section 68 Addition Deleted for NRI Share Capital & premium via Banks: ITAT Delhi

July 21, 2025 957 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi affirms no Section 68 addition on non-resident share premium, citing proven identity, creditworthiness, and genuineness.

Bank Passbook Not ‘Books of Account’ for Section 68 Additions: ITAT Delhi

July 21, 2025 1095 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT rules bank passbooks are not books of account for Section 68 additions, quashing unexplained cash credit claims without assessee’s formal books.

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