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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 720 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 573 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 210 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 147 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


Disallowance of interest on partner’s loan unjustified as partnership deed specifies entitlement of interest

April 28, 2023 5991 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that as per partnership deep, partners shall be entitled to interest on their loan accounts with the firm at the prescribed rates, hence disallowance of the same is unjustified.

Addition of unexplained investment u/s 69B unsustainable as source for excess stock plausibly explained

April 27, 2023 2526 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that when assessee has explained the source for excess stock found during the course of survey, then, income offered towards excess stock cannot be treated as unexplained investment u/s. 69B of the Act.

Addition based on third person statement without giving any opportunity to cross examine is untenable

April 27, 2023 6249 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition based on such retracted statement of third person and that too without giving any opportunity of cross examination to the assessee deserves to be deleted.

Reassessing income without any incriminating material found during search is unsustainable

April 27, 2023 1017 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that reassessing income post completion of assessment u/s 143(3) without any incriminating material found and seized during the course of search is unsustainable. Accordingly, addition thereof is liable to be deleted.

Amount declared as turnover cannot be called concealed income & taxed twice

April 26, 2023 3129 Views 0 comment Print

AO has no right to calculate sales on hypothetical basis ignoring the evidence submitted during the course of assessment proceedings. Once the amount is declared as turn over cannot be called concealed income and be taxed doubly on same amount. The addition U/s 68 is beyond jurisdiction of the ld. AO as the turnover is already reflected in the books of the assessee.

Section 68 & 115BBE cannot be invoked if assessee not required to maintain books of account

April 26, 2023 3885 Views 1 comment Print

Section 68 cannot be invoked if Assessee not required to maintain books of account. Section 115BBE comes into operation only in case of income referred in Section 68/69/69A/69B/69C and 69D

Interest on delayed payment of TDS not penal in nature & allowable expense

April 26, 2023 2223 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that the interest paid on delayed payment of TDS by the assessee u/s 201(1A) r.w.s. 206C(7) of the Act cannot be held as penal in nature and, thus, incurred out of commercial expediency and, therefore, is allowable u/s 37 of the Act.

Additions on the basis of incriminating material obtained during survey is justified

April 24, 2023 2049 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Allahabad held that additions made based on the incriminating material (being excess stock) found during survey conducted u/s 133A of the Income Tax Act is justifiable.

Undisclosed Income and its Taxability – Section 68 to Section 69D

April 24, 2023 11079 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the tax implications of undisclosed income from Section 68 to Section 69D. Learn about tax rates, explanations, and conditions to avoid penalties. A comprehensive guide for students.

Addition u/s. 68 merely based on SMS or WhatsApp messages without corroborative evidence unsustained

April 22, 2023 9252 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition towards undisclosed income u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act merely based on the SMS or WhatsApp messages without any corroborative evidences is unsustainable in law.

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