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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 669 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 234 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 Delhi Remands Cash Deposit Tax Case to AO for Verification of Bank Account Ownership

May 14, 2025 369 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi sends back tax case on cash deposit addition to AO, citing need to verify if bank account belonged to dissolved firm or proprietor.

Reassessment Additions: ITAT dismisses Appeal as Assessee Opt for Vivad Se Vishwas

May 14, 2025 441 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow dismisses appeal by Raghav Agarwal (HUF) challenging reassessment and additions following settlement under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme.

Section 68 Additions Fail if Creditor’s Identity, Creditworthiness & Genuineness Proven

May 13, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad dismisses tax addition on loans for Arvindbhai R Nanavati after AO’s remand report verified identity, genuineness, & creditworthiness of creditors.

ITAT Restores Co-op Society Appeal for Fresh Hearing on 80P Deduction Denial

May 13, 2025 408 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Panaji remands appeal of Mercantile Co-op Credit Society on Rs 1.1 Cr 80P denial & Sec 68 addition for fresh hearing after ex-parte order.

ITAT Ahmedabad disallows Late ESIC payments & Allows Depreciation & Interest Claims

May 13, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad provides partial tax relief to Kastwel Foundries, upholding late ESIC disallowance citing SC precedent but allowing depreciation & interest claims.

High sales during demonetization cannot be reason to assume that sales were fictitious

May 12, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

The case of the assessee was selected for complete scrutiny under CASS for the reasons i.e., abnormal increase in cash deposits during demonetization period as compared to pre-demonetization period.

Disallowance u/s. 56(2)(viib) unwarranted as creditworthiness cannot be doubted when share allotted to existing shareholder

May 12, 2025 978 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that disallowance of share premium under section 56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act not sustainable since shares are allotted to an existing shareholder and hence creditworthiness cannot be doubted. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Addition u/s. 56(2)(viib) deleted since there is no over-valuation shares

May 9, 2025 681 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that invocation of provisions of section 56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act erroneous as there is no over-valuation of shares over the fair market value of shares. Accordingly, addition made u/s. 56(2)(viib) deleted.

Cash Deposits in Cases of Businesses Covered under Presumptive Taxation

May 9, 2025 21696 Views 0 comment Print

Understand income tax rules for cash deposits in businesses using presumptive taxation (Sec 44AD, 44AE). Learn about unexplained credits and bank statements.

Penny Stock Transactions: ITAT Delhi Upholds Deletion of LTCG Addition

May 9, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi dismisses Revenue’s appeal, affirms LTCG exemption on share sale in Bal Kishan Arora case citing identical precedent from Delhi High Court.

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