Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained when backed by audited books, invoices...
Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that profit cannot be estimated arbitrarily when regular books of account are maintained and not rejected unde...
Income Tax : A large spousal gift exemption was denied due to failure in proving genuineness, creditworthiness, and source of funds. The ruling...
Income Tax : Income without satisfactory explanation is taxed at a special high rate under Section 115BBE. The provisions place strict liabilit...
Income Tax : ITAT held spousal gift taxable under Section 68 due to lack of evidence on genuineness, bank trail, and donor capacity despite Sec...
Finance : The Supreme Court upheld a Will executed in favour of the testator’s sister despite objections from his wife and children. The C...
Income Tax : Tribunal reiterated that credits brought forward from earlier financial years cannot ordinarily be taxed under Section 68 in subse...
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...
Income Tax : The Tribunal observed that the assessee had repaid the unsecured loan along with interest after deducting TDS and the lender had o...
Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that future projections under DCF method cannot be tested solely against later actual financial performance. It obs...
Income Tax : Assessing Officers should follow the sequence as noted below for applying provisions of section 68 of the Act: Step 1: Whether the...
ITAT Mumbai ruled against reopening assessments for penny stock LTCG without independent proof of accommodation entries, emphasizing genuine investor transactions.
By returning the loan, the assessee has only utilised the loan for the purpose of business and repaid the same. Merely because some operator has managed the affairs and all the transactions cannot be labelled as non-genuine.
The Petitioner prayed for a direction upon the respondents not to proceed further on the basis of the notice u/s. 148 of the Act of 1961 and drop the proceedings after considering the objection dated 21.02.2022. Petitioner also prayed for an interim stay of the impugned notice.
ITAT Raipur rules in favor of Asha Soni, vacating a Rs. 35 lakh unexplained cash credit. The court found that Section 68 additions cannot be made if no books of accounts are maintained.
A Comprehensive Analysis of Undisclosed Incomes under Sections 68 to 69D of the Income-tax Act, 1961, Taxation of these Incomes Under Section 115BBE and Penalty Provisions under Sections 271AAC & 271AAD With Insights on Explained vs. Unexplained Income, Judicial Precedents & Finance Act, 2025 Amendments 1. Introduction & Legal Context. The robust and equitable functioning […]
ITAT Jodhpur held that issuance of re-assessment notice under section 148 of the Income tax Act to non-existent firm and to deceased partners is invalid issuance of notice. Accordingly, order passed thereon is liable to be quashed.
Delhi High Court held that that Section 68 of the Act as was in force prior to 01.04.2023, did not require the assessee to explain the source of the source of funds in case of unsecured loans. Accordingly, addition is liable to be deleted and appeal allowed.
Calcutta High Court dismisses Income Tax Department’s appeal regarding unexplained cash credit from share capital, citing a previous binding decision.
Calcutta HC rules in PCIT vs Abhijeet Enterprise that Section 68 doesn’t apply to shares allotted for a liability if no actual cash is exchanged, citing key precedents.
Gujarat High Court quashes faceless assessment order for Maa Padmavati Exports, citing tax unit’s disregard for earlier order on cross-examination.
