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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 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


Bail application rejected since twin condition u/s 45 of PMLA not qualified

July 21, 2023 777 Views 0 comment Print

Held that the petitioner is required to cross the bar of twin conditions as laid down under Section 45 of PMLA to be released on bail. In absence of the same, application stands dismissed.

Absence of Valid Notice u/s. 143(2): ITAT quashes Assessment Proceedings

July 21, 2023 6162 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Jigna Chetan Mehta Vs ACIT case about the validity of assessment proceedings in absence of a proper notice under section 143(2) of IT Act.

Bombay HC: No Addition for Penny Stock – Documentary Evidence

July 20, 2023 4554 Views 0 comment Print

Analyze the case of PCIT Vs Indravadan Jain, HUF in the Bombay High Court, where the issue of addition u/s 68 for penny stock transactions was examined. Discover how documentary evidence played a crucial role in the court’s decision.

Section 68 Addition for unsecured loan Upheld as assessee failed to discharge primary onus

July 20, 2023 4305 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards unsecured loan under section 68 of the Income Tax Act sustained as assessee failed to discharge the primary onus and burden of proof of providing genuineness, creditworthiness and identity of creditors to the satisfaction of the A.O.

Unjustified Addition of Section 68: Lack of Incriminating Material During Search

July 20, 2023 795 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act towards share application money unsustainable since they are not based on any incriminating material found during the course of search.

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as genuineness, identity & creditworthiness of creditors proved

July 20, 2023 7512 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards unexplained credits under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as genuineness, identity and creditworthiness of the creditors proved.

Unsustainable Addition u/s 68: Assessee Discharges Onus, Revenue Fails

July 20, 2023 828 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that once the assessee has discharged its primary onus of fulfilling the three ingredients of section 68 of the Income Tax Act, the further onus was on revenue to make further enquiry. However, since the onus lying on the revenue was not discharged, addition u/s 68 couldn’t be sustained.

Addition u/s 69 sustained on failure to furnish explanation regarding cash deposited in bank accounts

July 19, 2023 1251 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 69 of the Income Tax Act on account of cash deposited in bank accounts sustained as the assessee failed to give any explanation regarding such cash found to be credited in the bank accounts.

Burden to establish genuineness of deposit during demonetization period lies on assessee

July 19, 2023 1008 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore Held that not every deposit during the demonetization period would fall under category of unaccounted cash. However the burden is on the assessee to establish the genuineness of the deposit in order to fall outside the scope of unaccounted cash. Matter remanded for re-verification.

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as identity as well as creditworthiness proved

July 17, 2023 2508 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as identity of loan creditor proved along with creditworthiness of the transaction.

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