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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


Transfer of shares by one set of shareholders to another doesn’t give rise to any taxable event in hands of company

November 13, 2024 969 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that transfer of shares of company by one set of shareholders to another set of shareholders does not give rise to any taxable event in the hands of company and has no tax incidence in the hands of the company whose shares were subject matter of transfer.

Source of capital investment explained hence addition u/s. 68 not sustained: ITAT Visakhapatnam

November 12, 2024 1158 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Visakhapatnam held that addition under section 68 r.w.s. 115BBE of the Income Tax Act deleted as the source for capital investment properly explained by the assessee. Accordingly, addition deleted.

Addition u/s. 68 merely on the basis of investigation report not justified: ITAT Mumbai

November 11, 2024 3546 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unsecured loan unjustified as no information/ material proved that assessee was beneficiary of accommodation entry of loan. Addition merely on the basis of investigation report not justified.

Addition u/s. 68 based solely on statement provided by third party unwarranted: ITAT Mumbai

November 11, 2024 1872 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee company is engaged in business of manufacturing and has filed the return of income for the assessment year 2012-13 on 27/09/2012 disclosing a total income of Rs.1,21,67,790/- and the return of income was processed u/sec. 143(1) of the Act.

Addition u/s. 68 remanded back with direction to file all documents explaining source of cash deposits

November 11, 2024 627 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that matter regarding addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act remanded back for fresh consideration directing appellant to file all documents/ details and supporting evidence explaining source of cash deposits.

Appeal dismissed as tax effect below monetary limit as specified by CBDT: ITAT Kolkata

November 9, 2024 1230 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata dismissed the appeal preferred by the revenue since tax effect is below the threshold specified by CBDT vide circular no. 5 of 2004 dated 15.03.2024 and also the case doesn’t fall under any exception as per CBDT circular.

No addition u/s 68 as unexplained cash credits as there was lack of incriminating evidence

November 7, 2024 1350 Views 0 comment Print

Addition of unsecured loans as unexplained cash credits under Section 68 was unjustified as all the above transactions were duly recorded in the books of account and there was no undisclosed cash credit involved in these transactions.

Unsecured loans proved to be genuine hence disallowance of interest u/s. 36(1)(iii) deleted

November 4, 2024 1797 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that disallowance of interest u/s. 36(1)(iii) of the Income Tax Act not justified since the amount introduced by way of unsecured loans proved to be genuine. Accordingly, disallowance of interest deleted.

LTCG exemption cannot be denied for mere suspicion without concrete evidence

November 4, 2024 2031 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai upholds long-term capital gains legitimacy in Bhavna Lalit Jain’s appeal, reversing earlier AO additions and clarifying tax treatment.

No Addition for Off-Market Penny Stocks if Purchase is Justified & Proper Documentation is Provided

October 31, 2024 1974 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that shares bought off-market and later sold on stock exchanges with proof of genuine transactions cannot be treated as unexplained income.

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