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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


No income tax additions can be made merely relying on a Retracted statement

May 25, 2023 1221 Views 0 comment Print

held that no income tax additions can be made when source of investment made against the share capital/ premium/ warrants, stands explained, as assessee and investor companies, have substantiated the same by furnishing evidences and proved the Identity, genuineness of transactions and creditworthiness of investor companies.

Unexplained investment addition in one co-owner unsustainable if no addition in other co-owners

May 24, 2023 3297 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat held that addition as unexplained investment in the hands of one of the co-owner unsustainable as department didn’t made proportionate addition in the hands of other co-owners.

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as repayment of loan is made in assessment year itself

May 23, 2023 6342 Views 0 comment Print

Ganesh Ganpat Alim Vs ITO (ITAT Surat) ITAT Surat held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act should not be made when repayment of loan is made in the assessment year itself. Facts- During the assessment proceedings, AO got information from investigation wing that M/s Delight Diam P Ltd. and M/s Bafna […]

Provisions of section 68 not attracted as investment by investor companies explained

May 23, 2023 2475 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that provisions of section 68 of the Income Tax Act are not attracted as the investment by the investor companies is duly explained. Further, identity, genuineness of transactions and creditworthiness of investor companies duly proved.

Amount received as consequence of divorce cannot be held as unexplained cash credit u/s 68

May 21, 2023 1038 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that amount received as a consequence of divorce from the ex-husband could not be held as an unexplained cash credit u/s.68 of the Act, and accordingly cannot be brought to tax u/s.115BBE of the Act.

Mere proving identity of creditor is insufficient, genuineness of transaction is also to be proved

May 21, 2023 891 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Guwahati held that submission of documents proved the identity of the creditors, however, genuineness of the transactions is not proved. Matter set aside for fresh consideration.

Taxability of Receipts under section 68 of Income Tax Act, 1961

May 20, 2023 10575 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the tax implications of receipts under section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Understand the background, elements, onus of proof, and government actions in dealing with undisclosed income and alleged transactions. Learn about the tax rates and penalties applicable under section 115BBE and 271AAC.

Income generated cannot be held bogus only based on modus operandi

May 19, 2023 1800 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that the income generated by the assessee cannot be held bogus only based on the modus operandi. To hold income earned by the assessee as bogus, specific evidence has to be brought on record by the Revenue. In absence of any specific finding, assessee cannot be held to be guilty.

Deposit insurance activity of DICGC falls within ambit of ‘General Insurance Business’

May 10, 2023 1302 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that the deposit insurance activity of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, Mumbai (DICGC) falls within the ambit of section 65(105)(d) of the Finance Act, 1994 and is chargeable to Service Tax under “General Insurance Business”.

section 68 addition if Assessee duly explained source & disclosed identity of payers

May 10, 2023 1089 Views 0 comment Print

Mujtaba Hussain Ahmed Vs ACIT (ITAT Hyderabad) Undoubtedly, the assessee had sold his ancestral agricultural land admeasuring 1 acre and 25 guntas by way of a registered sale deed dt.23.03.2019. Incidentally, on the date of sale of land, SST Team intercepted the assessee and found cash with him and when the assessee was asked to […]

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