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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


Addition unsustainable as department failed to prove that sundry creditors are bogus

May 31, 2023 4779 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition of sundry creditors u/s 68/69C of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as department failed to prove that the sundry creditors are bogus.

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as no incriminating material found during search

May 31, 2023 1164 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in absence of any incriminating material found during the course of search.

Additional income once accepted cannot be later rectified and taxed as per section 115BBE

May 27, 2023 5415 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that once additional income offered during survey was simply accepted and assessment order was passed u/s 143(3) of the Income Tax Act without invoking provisions of section 115BBE. Then, provisions of section 115BBE cannot be invoked via rectification as per section 154.

Addition sustained as onus not discharged by the assessee

May 27, 2023 1281 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition sustained as onus to prove genuineness of the transaction is not proved by the assessee.

UDF collected by airport operation, maintenance and development entities is not leviable to service tax

May 27, 2023 2172 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that User Development Fee (UDF) is in the form of ‘tax or cess’ collected for financing the cost of future projects and is not a consideration for services provided by the assessee to the customer, visitors, passengers, vendors etc.

Trade payable duly explained hence addition u/s 68 unjustified

May 27, 2023 2874 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that trade payable appearing in the books of accounts duly explained. Accordingly, addition towards the same u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act is unjustified and liable to be deleted.

Addition u/s 68 sustained as identity and creditworthiness of lenders not proved

May 27, 2023 1020 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that addition towards unexplained cash credits u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act sustained as assessee failed to prove the identity and creditworthiness of lenders of unsecured loans.

Initiation of reassessment in the name of non-existent amalgamated company is without jurisdiction

May 27, 2023 849 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that reassessment proceeding initiated in the name of non­existent amalgamated company is without jurisdiction, void ab initio and is liable to be annulled.

CIT(A) cannot change section under which AO made addition during assessment

May 26, 2023 4983 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the intricacies of the case Smt. Sekar Jayalakshmi Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai), analyzing the discrepancy between Section 68 and Section 69A of the Income Tax Act.

Amendment to section 115BBE cannot be applied to search conducted prior to effective date

May 25, 2023 2811 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that provision of section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act as amended vide Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill 2016 which is effective from 01.04.2017 cannot be applied to search conducted prior to the effective date.

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