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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 681 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 of unexplained cash credit unsustainable as genuineness and creditworthiness proved

August 18, 2023 885 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained cash credit unsustainable as genuineness of transaction and creditworthiness of lender duly proved.

Incriminating Material found during search of third party: Section 153C vs. 147

August 18, 2023 3291 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition based on incriminating material found during the search carried out of ‘some other person’ i.e. third person/ party and assessing the same by invoking provision of section 147 instead of section 153C is unsustainable.

Addition of unexplained cash credit u/s 68 not sustained as nature and source explained

August 17, 2023 1329 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as nature and source of credit duly explained by the assessee.

Addition u/s 68 sustained as genuineness of transaction in shares not proved

August 17, 2023 1338 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition of unexplained investment u/s 68 sustained as genuineness of transaction in shares not proved. Further, SEBI also found manipulative trade executed in entities to whom shares were sold by the assessee.

Deposit of cash sales in bank cannot be treated as deposit out of undisclosed income

August 17, 2023 5700 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that cash sales accepted and then deposit of said cash in bank account cannot be treated as deposits made out of any undisclosed income. Accordingly, addition under section 68 unsustainable.

Difference between section 68, 69, 69A, 69B, 69C and their Taxability

August 17, 2023 15984 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the differences between income tax Sections 68, 69, 69A, 69B, 69C in India, their taxability, and implications. Understand when these sections apply, burden of proof, and tax rates if found guilty. Stay informed about transparency and compliance in financial dealings under Indian income tax law.

No Addition U/s 68 In Hands of Firm For Capital Contribution By Partners

August 14, 2023 4203 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Ambika Enterprises (ITAT Delhi) In the legal case between ACIT (Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax) and Ambika Enterprises, ITAT Delhi provided insights into capital contributions made by partners in a firm. The focus is on whether any addition under section 68 could be made in the hands of the firm for capital contributions […]

Amendment brought to Establish Source Of Source For Loans Is Effective From 01.04.2023

August 14, 2023 6525 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of ITO vs Balwan Singh (ITAT Delhi) ruling. The case focuses on the amendment effective from 01.04.2023 about source verification for unsecured loans.

Section 115BBE needs Relook: Know Misuse, Consequences & Judicial Precedents

August 12, 2023 35028 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the implications of taxation under section 115BBE, including misuse of sections 68 to 69D, consequences of high tax rates, and relevant judicial precedents.

Cost imposed on assessee due to non-cooperation before lower tax authorities

August 11, 2023 720 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT held that in view of non-cooperation on the part of the assessee before lower authorities for verification of it’s own documents/ claims cost of Rs. 20,000 imposed on the assessee to be deposited into Prime Minister Relief Fund.

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