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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


Addition u/s. 68 deleted as identity, genuineness and creditworthiness of lenders established

January 30, 2025 1050 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that additions under section 68 of the Income Tax Act is not sustainable since assessee established identity, genuineness and creditworthiness of the lenders. Accordingly, addition u/s. 68 deleted.

Addition u/s. 68 deleted since denial of exemption u/s. 10(38) not justified: ITAT Delhi

January 30, 2025 435 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that there is no case for making any addition u/s 68 of the Act in the hands of the assessee by denying the exemption under section 10(38) of the Act for the LTCG on sale of shares of Unno Industries Limited. Accordingly, appeal allowed.

Unexplained cash deposit matter restored hence corresponding penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) matter too restored

January 30, 2025 801 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that matter of levying penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act restored back to file of AO since Tribunal restored matter of addition towards unexplained cash deposit for quantification.

Proving source of source unnecessary for AY 2014-15: ITAT deletes Rs. 5.01 Cr Addition

January 29, 2025 9612 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai ruled on the reopening of Canbara Infra Pvt Ltd’s tax assessment, addressing loans from directors and Section 68 additions.

When Do Section 68 and Section 69 of Income Tax Apply?

January 29, 2025 3069 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the applicability of Section 68 (cash credit) and Section 69 (unexplained investments) under the Income Tax Act with relevant case law examples.

Addition merely based on retracted statement cannot be sustained: ITAT Jaipur

January 29, 2025 1308 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that addition towards unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act merely based on retracted statement cannot be sustained. Accordingly, appeal of the revenue dismissed.

Loan Creditworthiness in Question: ITAT Remands ₹36.5 Lakh addition Case

January 27, 2025 678 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai remands ₹36.5 lakh unexplained loans case for reconsideration after assessee fails to provide sufficient evidence of creditors’ financial capacity.

Cost imposed on assessee for non-compliance with notices issued by CIT(A) u/s. 250

January 27, 2025 612 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that non-compliance to notices issued u/s. 250 by CIT(A) resulted into delayed appellate proceedings. Accordingly, cost of Rs. 5,000 imposed on the assessee for lack of diligence.

ITAT remanded the matter as assessee failed to explain holding of two PAN

January 25, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

On appeal CIT (A) observed that assessee used different PAN in Form 35 instead of one used for reassessment. Assessee neither file return in response to notice u/s 148 not it complied with the statutory notices.

Ex-parte order by CIT(A) without adjudicating issues on merits not sustainable: ITAT Agra

January 25, 2025 1017 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that ex-parte dismissal of appeal, as notices issued by CIT(A) were not compiled, without adjudicating issues on merits is in violation of section 250(6) of the Income Tax Act. Hence, order set aside and matter remitted back to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication.

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