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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 687 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 168 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


GST not includible in Gross Receipts for Income Computation U/S 44BB: ITAT Mumbai

April 21, 2025 1728 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that GST would not form part of gross receipts for the purposes of computing presumptive income under Section 44BB of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee allowed.

Assessment declared invalid due to service of notice on wrong address

April 18, 2025 2427 Views 0 comment Print

Thereafter, there was change in incumbent and fresh opportunity was provided and notice u/s.142(1) was issued. But this notice was returned back with the remarks that “the assessee was not in given address”.

Addition Treating LTCG as Bogus Based on Assumptions Not Sustained

April 17, 2025 2841 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act by treating LTCG as bogus merely on the basis of assumption and conjecture is not sustainable in law since purchase and sale of shares were made via banking channel.

Section 263 Revision Unjustified as Assessment Not Erroneous or Prejudicial to Revenue

April 17, 2025 1416 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act not invocable as assessment made by AO after proper verification of evidences. Further, assessment order is neither erroneous nor prejudicial to interest of revenue.

Scrutiny of Additions Based on Seized Documents Remanded for Re-Examination

April 17, 2025 738 Views 0 comment Print

The JDA was signed between one Mr. U.K. Hasanabba and Mr. U. Ibrahim on one side as landowners and Mr. Abdul Khader K (on behalf of the assessee) and Mr. K. Hussain Abbas (on behalf of the HNGC Builders and Developers).

ITAT Deletes ₹18 Lakh Cash Deposit Addition, Cites Genuine Agricultural Income

April 17, 2025 1254 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jodhpur partly allows appeal in Kishana Ram vs ITO, upholding additions related to capital discrepancies and agricultural income under Section 143(3).

Refund granted as non-passing of duty incidence certified by Chartered Accountant

April 16, 2025 759 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that Chartered Accountant certificate stated that duty incidence has not been passed on to the customers. Hence, refund cannot be rejected by brushing aside Chartered Accountant certificate without any cogent reason.

ITAT Quashes Assessment Framed by Non-Jurisdictional AO for Lack of Authority

April 16, 2025 1326 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh cancels income tax reassessment of Manjeet Singh, citing lack of jurisdiction and procedural errors by the Assessing Officer.

Reopening based on incorrect fact understanding is unsustainable: ITAT Mumbai

April 14, 2025 1830 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that the very basis of which the Assessing Officer formed the belief that the income liable to tax is escaped assessment was based upon incorrect understanding of the facts and is, therefore, not sustainable in the eyes of law.

Section 68 Inapplicable: Depositor Identity, Source Established & Recorded in Books

April 12, 2025 5796 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai rules on Sakthi Realty case, deleting additions for unexplained deposits. Details on customer deposits, tax assessment, and tribunal’s decision.

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