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...
Delhi ITAT dismisses over Rs 1.63 crore tax addition on jeweller’s demonetisation cash deposit, faulting algorithm and lack of challenge to sales genuineness.
ITAT Lucknow sets aside NFAC order on ₹43 lakh cash deposit addition, remands case for fresh hearing on merits, citing natural justice.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that no disallowance under Section 43B of the Act can be made when deduction is not claimed in the profit and loss account [P&L account], and the liability is disclosed as a current liability. Accordingly, matter restored to AO to verify VAT liability.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that section 275(1A) of the Act empowers AO to impose or enhance or reduce or cancel penalty pursuant to the quantum appeal before higher appellate authority or court by giving effect to the quantum order.
ITAT Mumbai allows WOW Entertainment’s appeal, deleting ₹1.44 Cr addition under Section 68 due to denied cross-examination and proof of loan genuineness from a cooperative credit society.
ITAT Kolkata held that re-assessment proceedings initiated under section 148 of the Income Tax Act without any tangible material and without independent application of mind is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, reassessment is quashed.
CESTAT Mumbai held that service tax on construction of complex/building is exempt when there is sale of flat subsequent to date of issue of occupancy certificate from competent authority. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
ITAT Nagpur deletes additions under Section 68 due to lack of cross-examination and sufficient documentary evidence provided by the assessee in loan and LTCG cases.
ITAT Surat held that provisions of section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act are enacted on 15.12.2016 hence taxing addition at higher rate u/s. 115BBE for prior period is not sustainable. Accordingly, AO directed to tax addition at normal rate of tax.
Since the business sales were accepted as genuine and only the purchases were routed through accommodation entries, only a part of the purchases needed adjustment to reflect possible inflation of expenses confirming the restriction of bogus purchase addition to 5% and when additions were made on an estimated basis, penalty for concealment under Section 271(1)(c) could not be imposed.
