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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


Latest Notifications


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


Arbitral award can be regarded as enforceable only if it is actually executable

June 13, 2023 3198 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the award can be regarded as enforceable only if it is actually executable. Accordingly, the Final Partial Award passed by the Arbitral Tribunal is unenforceable award.

Section 68: AO Not Obligated for Further Inquiries till Assessees Fulfill Initial Onus

June 12, 2023 711 Views 0 comment Print

Assessees must thoroughly discharge initial onus under section 68. Until assessee does so, AO is under no obligation to conduct further inquiries.

Addition sustained on failure to produce evidence to support astronomical agricultural income

June 9, 2023 777 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that assessee neither before AO nor before CIT(A) could produce any evidence to support his astronomical agricultural income. Accordingly, in absence of evidence, addition sustained.

Deletion of addition unjustified as nature of entries in cash book not being recorded in day book not considered

June 8, 2023 1011 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that CIT(A) wrongly deleted the addition as nature of entries found in the cash book which were not recorded in the day book was not considered.

Claim of exemption of LTCG u/s 10(38) allowable as requisite conditions satisfied

June 8, 2023 3003 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cuttack held that claim of exemption of long term capital gains (LTCG), from sale of equity shares, under section 10(38) of Income Tax Act, 1961 allowable as requisite conditions satisfied.

Assessment order based on invalid notice u/s 148 is unsustainable

June 7, 2023 5010 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that assessment order based on notice issued under section 148 not by the jurisdictional AO is unsustainable and liable to be quashed.

Capital contribution by partner cannot be added in hands of partnership firm

June 5, 2023 4887 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot held that the capital contribution made by the partner of the firm cannot be subject to the addition in the hands of the partnership firm.

Section 56(2)(viib) not applicable to transaction between holding & wholly owned subsidiary

June 4, 2023 5340 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi verdict on BLP Vayu’s share premium issue. Assessment under Section 263 challenged. Learn about the intricacies of Section 56(2)(viib) and its applicability.

Reopening u/s 147 without recording specific reasons is invalid

June 1, 2023 1977 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reopening of assessment u/s 147 without recording any specific reasons and without linking the information received from DDIT(Inv) specifically to assessee is invalid and liable to be set aside.

Addition u/s 68 unwarranted on failed of AO to conduct an independent enquiry

June 1, 2023 3081 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition u/s 68 unwarranted as AO failed to conduct an independent enquiry post submission of documents by the assessee relating to identity, genuineness of the transaction, and credit-worthiness of the subscribers.

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