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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


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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


Addition u/s. 68 based on suspicion and presumptions not sustainable: ITAT Surat

March 28, 2025 2559 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act treating transaction as bogus merely on the basis of suspicion, presumptions and probability is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed.

Penny Stocks and Legal Framework: Strengthening Revenue’s Position

March 28, 2025 1224 Views 0 comment Print

Penny stocks, often associated with small, illiquid companies, have been a subject of concern due to their susceptibility to price manipulation. The Income tax Act, 1961, contains provisions such as Section 68 (Unexplained Cash Credits) and Section 10(38) (Exemption on Long Term Capital Gains  LTCG) to prevent tax evasion through sham transactions involving these stocks.

Assessee not required to prove source of amount in bank account of cash creditors: ITAT Jaipur

March 27, 2025 14604 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that assessee just needs to establish that the amount has come from the bank account of the cash-creditors. Assessee is not required to prove the source of the amount in the bank accounts of the cash creditors. Thus, addition u/s. 68 deleted since genuineness of transaction proved.

Addition based on loose papers without corroborative material not Valid: ITAT Nagpur

March 26, 2025 1584 Views 0 comment Print

During the course of search and seizure operation, several incriminating documents related to the assessee were found and seized from the residential premises of Shri Prashant Bongirwar.

Revision u/s. 263 set aside as based on assumption and presumption: ITAT Jaipur

March 25, 2025 642 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that invocation of revisionary proceedings u/s. 263 of the Income Tax Act not sustainable since AO duly verified investment and payment of ESI/PF.

Assessee Proving Three Ingredients U/S 68 Shifts Burden to AO: ITAT Pune

March 23, 2025 1215 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Meridian Chem Bond Private Limited (ITAT Pune) Does Proving the Three Main Ingredients by Assessee U/S 68 Shift the Burden of Proof On AO? Assessee is a company that duly files its return of income. The Revenue carried a search in case of another group concern & it was discovered that it was […]

ITAT Dismisses Revenue’s Appeal as Tax effect was Below Rs. 60 Lakh

March 20, 2025 6330 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad dismisses ITO’s appeal against Sun Gold Capital Ltd due to low tax effect under CBDT Circular 09/2024. Key issues include Section 148 and cash credits.

No Additions in Search Assessment Without Incriminating Material: ITAT Lucknow

March 19, 2025 996 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow rules that additions under Section 68 require incriminating evidence. ₹2 crore cash credit addition against Ocean Dream Infrastructures is deleted.

Truck Sale Proceeds Not Unexplained Cash: ITAT Pune

March 19, 2025 501 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune rules that ₹10 lakh from truck sale via banking channel is not unexplained cash credit under Section 68, setting aside CIT(A)’s findings.

Bombay HC: Unexplained Bank Credits Taxable under Sec 68, Orders Probe into Accommodation Entry Racket

March 18, 2025 3291 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC rules unexplained bank credits are taxable under Sec 68. Orders probe into accommodation entry racket by Buniyad Chemicals.

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