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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


ITAT delete section addition of Loan taken for Property Purchase

September 16, 2023 1794 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Ekta Garg Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi), the ITAT ruled that addition under Section 68 & 69 of the Income Tax Act cannot be made if the assessee proves the identity and creditworthiness of lenders for property purchase loans.

Addition cannot be deleted merely for mentioning section 68 instead of 69: ITAT

September 16, 2023 10440 Views 1 comment Print

Analysis of the ITAT Delhi case Gloria Eugenia Rynjah Banerji Vs ITO, focusing on why income tax addition of Rs.2002801 was not deleted despite a technical error by the Assessing Officer.

HC Directs De Novo Consideration Due to Tribunal’s Lack of Detailed Reasoning

September 16, 2023 834 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court has directed the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) to provide valid reasons for reversing the CIT(A)’s decision on unexplained cash credits in the case of Om Shiva Traders Pvt Ltd Vs ITO.

AO’s Addition u/s 68 Unsustainable: Assessee Proves Identity, Creditworthiness & Genuineness – ITAT

September 16, 2023 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi’s judgment in ACIT vs Rishi Infratach Pvt Ltd case pertaining to Section 68. Learn how the court settled matters related to identity, creditworthiness, and genuineness of share capital transactions.

Treatment of cash deposited out of sales as income u/s 68 unjustified as sales not disputed

September 15, 2023 4191 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that the cash deposited out of sales cannot be treated as income u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act once the sales are not disputed by the revenue.

Deeming provision of section 69-69D unjustified as nature and scope of unrecorded transactions explained

September 14, 2023 1455 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that transaction not recorded at the time of survey qualify as unrecorded transactions, however, the assessee has provided the necessary explanation about the nature and source of such unrecorded transactions and hence invoking deeming provisions of section 69-69D of the Income Tax Act unjustified.

Taxing Agricultural Income Under Section 153C: Role of Incriminating Material

September 14, 2023 711 Views 0 comment Print

Exploring the key takeaways from the ITAT Chennai ruling in Duraisamy Parameswaran Vs ACIT, focusing on how agricultural income is treated under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

Reopening of assessment without any fresh tangible material unsustainable

September 13, 2023 1482 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that reopening of assessment under section 147 of the Income Tax Act initiated on a mere change of opinion without any fresh tangible material unsustainable in law.

ITAT Orders Fresh Adjudication: Section 68 Addition without allowing cross-examination

September 13, 2023 1104 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the Shiv Charan Vs ITO case by ITAT Delhi, where a fresh adjudication was ordered on income tax addition u/s 68, focusing on procedural fairness.

Distress Sale of Land: ITAT deletes Section 50C addition

September 12, 2023 3729 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata rules in favor of Southern Road Carriers Ltd, stating the Assessing Officer was not justified in making tax additions based on stamp duty value. Get the full case analysis.

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