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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 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


ITAT Remands ₹40 Lakh Unsecured Loan Addition for De Novo AO Assessment

July 21, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi grants Asha Gupta final chance to prove Rs. 40 lakh unsecured loan genuineness, remanding case to AO for fresh adjudication.

Circular transaction cannot be treated as bogus purchases u/s. 68: ITAT Rajkot

July 21, 2025 963 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot held that transactions of sale and purchases cannot be treated as cash credit/bogus under section 68 of the Act, if they are circular in nature. Also held that profit margin of 12.50% can never be possible in case of circular trading activities.

Non-participation in appellate proceeding due to judicial custody is genuine reason

July 21, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that assessee failed to participate in proceeding and produce any explanation or source of deposits as well as credits since he was in judicial custody. Accordingly, matter remanded back for fresh adjudication.

ITAT Ahmedabad Upholds Bogus LTCG Disallowance

July 20, 2025 798 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad has upheld the disallowance of Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) exemption on penny stock transactions for Chimanbhai Chhaganbhai, deeming them bogus. A cash credit addition is remitted for re-examination.

ITAT Mumbai Restores Unsecured Loan addition Case, Cites Denial of Justice

July 20, 2025 525 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai slams CIT(A) for dismissing appeal without hearing, restoring Gheverchand Rikhabchand Jain’s unsecured loan addition case to AO for fresh adjudication.

Addition based on statement set aside as opportunity to cross-examine deponent not granted

July 19, 2025 1263 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that addition based on statement is liable to be quashed as the statement was recorded from the back of the assessee and the assessee was not given an opportunity to cross-examine the deponent. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Only Profit on Unaccounted Sales Taxable; 12% NPR Upheld: ITAT Ahmedabad

July 17, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad reviews Sankalp Recreation’s tax appeals concerning unaccounted income, expenses, book rejection, and PF/ESIC disallowances following a search operation.

Bogus LTCG addition quashed as sale transaction of shares cannot be doubted

July 17, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur held that addition under section 68 towards bogus LTCG set aside as sale transaction of shares cannot be doubted. Thus, sale consideration received on sale of shares cannot be assessed as unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

Addition u/s. 68 set aside as source of credits disclosed: ITAT Mumbai

July 14, 2025 834 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained as assessee disclosed the source of credits. It is also held that assessee has also disclosed source of source and hence addition cannot be sustained. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

ITAT Delhi Overturns Cash Deposit Addition

July 14, 2025 732 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT allows assessee’s appeal, removing Rs. 4.92 lakh cash deposit addition after High Court remand, citing verified bank withdrawals as source.

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