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FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : This guide explains when penalties can be imposed under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It also outlines the appli...

June 22, 2026 5895 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Cash Credit U/s. 68, 69, 69A, 69B, 69C and 69D

Income Tax : This guide explains how unexplained cash credits under Section 68 and related provisions can attract steep taxation under Section ...

June 13, 2026 194778 Views 1 comment Print

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 681 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 549 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 1407 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 68 Addition Deleted as Share Application Money Already Taxed in Subscribers’ Hands: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata deleted the Section 68 addition, holding that share application money already assessed in subscribers' hands cannot b...

July 5, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 Addition Rejected After Remand Report Confirmed Sale of Investments: Calcutta HC

Income Tax : Calcutta HC dismissed the Revenue's appeal after the remand report confirmed the disputed receipt was sale proceeds of investments...

July 4, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 Inapplicable to Sale Proceeds of Disclosed Investments: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held Section 68 cannot apply to sale proceeds of disclosed investments already recorded in books. Revenue's appeals wer...

July 4, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 Addition on Sale of Previously Disclosed Shares Deleted to Avoid Double Taxation: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held Section 68 inapplicable where shares were disclosed in an earlier year and sale proceeds were already offered as i...

July 4, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

Section 44AD Inapplicable Above Turnover Limit; Past Profit Rate Adopted: ITAT Agra

Income Tax : ITAT Agra held Section 44AD could not apply where turnover exceeded the limit, adopted past profit history, allowed telescoping an...

July 4, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Directs Uniform Application of Sections 68 to 69D as C&AG Flags Tax Assessment Errors

Income Tax : CBDT has instructed tax officers to uniformly apply Sections 68 to 69D and Section 115BBE after a C&AG audit found inconsistencies...

May 29, 2026 14451 Views 3 comments Print

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 30954 Views 3 comments Print


Addition u/s 68 of Income Tax Act based on retracted statement unsustainable

October 3, 2023 3513 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition u/s. 68 of the Income Tax Act merely based on statement of the key person which was retracted subsequently unsustainable as genuineness, identity and creditworthiness proved.

Employee Stock Option Expense Disallowance Unsustainable as it is revenue in nature

September 30, 2023 1248 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of employee stock option expenses alleging it to be capital expenditure is unsustainable in law in as much as such expenditure are revenue in nature and hence allowable.

Income Surrendered During Survey Not Taxable at 60% under Section 115BBE

September 30, 2023 3414 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes revision order, ruling that additional income surrendered during survey proceedings should not be taxed at 60% under Section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act.

Defect Rectified Under Section 139(9) Validates Original Return from its filing date

September 29, 2023 4236 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that when original return filed was defective and such defect is removed u/s. 139(9) of the Income Tax Act, the return filed u/s. 139(1) becomes a valid return from the date when it was originally filed. Accordingly, set off business income with carry forwarded business loss allowed.

Deletion based on evidences produced before CIT(A) without giving opportunity to AO violates rule 46A

September 28, 2023 951 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that CIT(A) deleted the additions/ disallowances on the basis of information/ evidences filed before him without providing any opportunity to AO is in violation of rule 46A of the Income Tax Rules. Accordingly, matter restored back to CIT(A).

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as assessee’s involved in price manipulation not established

September 28, 2023 945 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition u/s 68 unsustainable as department failed to establish that assessee was involved in price manipulation even after purchasing and selling the shares on the stock exchange through SEBI registered stock.

Validity of will depends on free will, sound mind of testator and circumstances in which it was executed: SC

September 27, 2023 2295 Views 0 comment Print

In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble Supreme Court while upholding the validity of will held that (a) the testator signed the Will out of his own free Will, (b) at the time of execution he had a sound state of mind, (c) he was aware of the nature and effect thereof and (d) the Will was not executed under any suspicious circumstances.

Section 263 can be invoked for Real Errors & Not to invent or explore errors

September 27, 2023 10098 Views 0 comment Print

This article discusses case of Gayatri Devi vs. PCIT (ITAT Jaipur) regarding Section 263, highlighting importance of genuine errors in assessments.

Addition deleted as cash withdrawals during pre-demonetization more than cash deposited during demonetization

September 26, 2023 1446 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that when the assessee has shown cash withdrawals during pre demonetization period more than the cash deposited during demonetization then the source cannot be disputed. Accordingly, addition u/s. 68 deleted.

ITAT Orders Rs 25,000 Cost Deposit in PM Relief Fund for Assessee’s Non-Compliance

September 22, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

Read about ITAT’s decision to direct Tera Naturals Resources Pvt. Ltd. to deposit Rs 25,000 in PM Relief Fund due to non-compliance behavior during appellate proceedings.

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