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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 648 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 228 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


Substantial addition to be made in hands of beneficiaries and not to company providing accommodation entries

September 4, 2023 1668 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that in case of company is involved in providing illicit LTCG/ short term capital loss (accommodation entries), a substantial addition has to be made in the hands of beneficiaries and only a protective assessment can be made in the hands of company providing such accommodation entries.

Detention of goods for non-issuance of credit note unwarranted

September 1, 2023 2385 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that Credit note u/s 34 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 not required when goods were being returned without even being received by the recipient. Accordingly, detention of goods for non-issuance of Credit note unwarranted.

Addition u/s 68 merely based on suspicion unsustainable

September 1, 2023 2190 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained expenditure merely on the basis of suspicion without any other support is unsustainable in law.

Addition solely based on estimation without rejecting books is not sustainable

September 1, 2023 3060 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITAT Delhi’s decision on the case between Home Developers Project Pvt. Ltd. & DCIT. Focus on AO’s failure & burden of evidence on the assessee.

ITAT Denies SEZ Developer Section 80IAB Deduction on Food & Beverage Sales Income

September 1, 2023 762 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi ruling on Seaview Developers regarding deduction claims under section 80IAB for sales of food and beverages and interest expenses.

Duly accounted cash sales during demonetization cannot be treated as unexplained cash credit

September 1, 2023 1707 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the ITAT Chennai’s ruling in Micky Fireworks Vs ACIT, focusing on the debate around unexplained cash under Section 68 during the demonetization period.

Revisionary power u/s 263 rightly invoked as order erroneous and prejudicial to interest of revenue

August 31, 2023 597 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that revisionary powers under section 263 of the Income Tax Act rightly invoked by PCIT as order of assessing officer is erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue.

Section 148 Notice Void if AO Doesn’t examine Assessee’s Filed Return

August 31, 2023 6396 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules on the invalidity of a notice issued without accessing an assessee’s return, showcasing the nuances of the Income Tax Act.

Voluntary disclosure of LTCG under IDS Scheme: ITAT deletes Penalty

August 31, 2023 675 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai decides on the applicability of penalties under Section 271(1)(c) after disclosing concealed income under the IDS scheme.

ITAT Orders Denovo Adjudication on Assessee-Tax Consultant Miscommunication

August 30, 2023 534 Views 0 comment Print

Mohanlal S. Gachi’s case in ITAT Mumbai revisited due to communication errors between assessee & tax consultant. Learn more about the adjudication process.

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