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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


ITAT Pune Allows Section 54F Deduction Based on Date of Assignment Deed

July 16, 2023 1713 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune in case of Rajendra Supadu Jadhav Vs DCIT allows section 54F deduction based on date of assignment deed for transfer of lease rights in MIDC plots.

ITAT upholds addition under section 68 for bogus LTCG from penny stocks

July 15, 2023 3255 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Kolkata has dismissed the appeal of Rohit Agarwal against the order of the Ld. CIT(A)-10, Kolkata. The appeal challenged the addition of Rs. 46,97,718/- as unexplained cash credit under section 68 of the Income Tax Act. The tribunal upheld the decision of the revenue authorities, stating that the transactions in question involved penny stocks and were held to be bogus by the Calcutta High Court.

Collection of toll cannot be considered as provision of Business Auxiliary Service to NHAI

July 15, 2023 1107 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that collection of toll by the assessee would not be considered as Business Auxiliary Service provided to NHAI as the assessee is not rendering any service which is incidental or auxiliary on behalf of NHAI and the NHAI is not undertaking any business activity.

Ex-parte order passed without considering submission is non-speaking order

July 14, 2023 3348 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that ex-parte order passed without considering and dealing with the submission of the assessee is a non-speaking order. Accordingly, matter remanded.

Service tax duly payable by sub-contractor even if main contractor discharged tax liability

July 13, 2023 1269 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that sub-contractor is liable to pay service tax on ‘Erection, Commissioning and Installation service’ even if the main contractor has discharged Service Tax liability on the activity undertaken by the sub­contractor.

ITAT upheld addition for Income received for arranging the deal

July 12, 2023 552 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that addition towards amount received as income sustained as it was specified that the amount was not given as loan or advances but was given for service towards arranging the whole deal.

Addition towards alleged bogus purchases unsustainable as cross examination not allowed

July 12, 2023 1488 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards alleged bogus purchases unsustainable as cross examination of person based on which AO was drawing inferences was not allowed and payments were made through banking transactions.

Sub-contractor liable to pay service tax despite tax payment by main contractor

July 12, 2023 2442 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that sub-contractor is liable to pay the Service Tax even if the main contractor has discharged the liability. Accordingly, service tax payable on ‘Commercial or Industrial Construction Service’.

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as onus with respect to receipt of share application money discharged

July 12, 2023 714 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the assessee has discharged the onus cast under section 68 of the Act with respect to receipt of share application money. Accordingly, addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act not sustained.

Provisions of section 68 doesn’t apply when cash sales reflected in books of accounts

July 11, 2023 4875 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that provisions of section 68 of the Income Tax Act cannot be applied in relation to the cash sales receipt shown by the assessee in its books of accounts.

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