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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


ITAT upheld section 68 addition for unexplained cash Scrap Sale

October 4, 2022 1713 Views 0 comment Print

In our opinion, the assessee is having no explanation with regard to generation of scraps and sale of the same. In our opinion, it is only a make-believe story so as to account the unaccounted cash generation by assessee. In view of this, we do not find any merit in the argument of the learned Counsel for the assessee.

Section 68 Additions Justified if Assessee fails to Prove Genuineness of Unsecured Loan

October 3, 2022 7419 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee-firm claimed to have received unsecured loans during relevant years, however, it could not prove genuineness of unsecured loan taken and underneath sources for making these investments, addition made by Assessing Officer under section 68 was justified

No section 68 addition for merely not producing cash creditors before AO

September 19, 2022 3969 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that merely for not producing the cash creditors before the Ld. AO even when all the necessary documents as required to prove the identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of the cash creditors are furnished by the assessee, cannot be a reasonable basis to make addition for unexplained cash credit u/s 68 of the Act.

Accommodation entries- Bogus Billing- Shell Companies – HC upheld addition

September 18, 2022 4164 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Arshia Global Tradecom Private Limited (Calcutta High Court) In the case on hand the reassessment proceedings, the assessee was unable to justify the genuineness of the transactions. The assessee failed to produce original cash memos and bills for the sales alleged to have been effected and to substantiate the cash deposit into their […]

ITAT taxed cash deposit in Undisclosed bank account at presumptive tax @ 8%

August 27, 2022 3048 Views 0 comment Print

Ashim Kumar Mahanta Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) The undisputed fact is that in this case Rs.27,68,700/- has been found deposited in the joint account of assessee as well as his wife in the savings bank account of Axis Bank. When confronted by the AO after reopening the assessment, according to the assessee, this amount was […]

If source of income is provided than deeming section 115BBE provision not applicable

August 22, 2022 2901 Views 0 comment Print

Held that deeming provisions of section 115BBE doesn’t apply as source of income clearly explained and established by the assessee

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as credit worthiness and genuineness of loan established

August 20, 2022 3258 Views 0 comment Print

Held that assessee established identity of the creditors by bringing on record their PANs and complete addresses of the creditors. Hence addition u/s 68, without bringing out any adverse or cogent material to dispute the credit worthiness of the creditors and genuineness of the transactions, is unsustainable

Addition u/s 68 unsustainable as documents supporting genuineness of share capital submitted

August 19, 2022 951 Views 0 comment Print

Held that addition u/s 68 unsustainable as all the necessary documentary evidences in support of genuineness of share capital submitted by the assessee.

Addition u/s 68 sustainable on failure to establish genuineness and creditworthiness of lender

August 19, 2022 1698 Views 0 comment Print

Held that since the receiver has failed to establish the creditworthiness of the lender and genuineness of the transaction, addition u/s. 68 as unexplained cash credit sustainable.

Section 263 cannot be invoked if assessment order is not erroneous but is prejudicial to Revenue

August 17, 2022 6840 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 cannot be invoked to correct each and every type of mistake or error committed by the AO; it is only when an order is erroneous as also prejudicial to Revenue’s interest, that the provision will be attracted.

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