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 Nagpur held that addition made on the basis of dumb documents, loose paper containing scribbling, rough/vague noting’s in the absence of any corroborative material is not tenable in law. Thus, appeal of revenue dismissed.
While at the time of debonding, the value of raw material cleared had to be valued at the time of importation, and the rate of duty was the effective rate of duty leviable on the imported goods at the time of debonding.
Gujarat High Court dismisses appeal, upholds addition of unexplained cash credit under Section 68, citing lack of genuine transactions.
ITAT Ahmedabad upheld the deletion of ₹86 lakh addition for unsecured loans, citing sufficient evidence and loan repayment by Cloud 9 Infraspace LLP.
ITAT Ahmedabad sets aside ex-parte order in Akash Panchal case, remanding it for fresh consideration on unexplained cash deposits under Sections 68 & 69A.
Guwahati High Court held that AO can make addition of any other income which has escaped assessment but discovered during re-opening process even if the same is not specifically mentioned in re-opening order.
In Peter Vaz vs CIT, Bombay HC rules ITAT erred in barring Sec 153C challenge & refusing delay condonation. Cites Rule 27, Balakrishnan (SC). Matter remanded.
CESTAT Chennai held that refund of excess duty paid is allowable since delay in filing of bill of entry was on account of system error. Thus, appeal of revenue dismissed and refund granted by lower authority upheld.
ITAT Raipur held that vacating addition/ disallowances by CIT(A) based on additional documentary evidences filed before him without confronting AO is against the provisions of rule 46A of the Income Tax Rules, 1962. Thus, matter restored back to AO.
ITAT Pune held that additional income surrendered during the course of survey is taxable at normal rates and not at special rates as per section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
