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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


Substantive additions on protective basis: ITAT restores matter back to AO

June 27, 2022 1944 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ACIT Vs Zodiac Transport case as ITAT Delhi directs fresh adjudication on protective additions, influenced by the SVP Group entities recent partial relief.

In absence of Evidence Proving Creditworthiness of Creditors additions justified

June 24, 2022 624 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Nitin Madhukar Rathi vs. DCIT at ITAT Pune involving unsecured loans and unexplained cash deposits. CIT(A) partially grants relief, but Rs. 38,00,000 addition confirmed.

Cash deposited before issue of D.D. – Section 68 addition upheld

June 24, 2022 1119 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the U Toll Corporation Ltd vs ACIT case (ITAT Varanasi) on unsecured loans. Analysis of loan discrepancies, cash deposits, and the ITAT decision.

Section 68 addition justified if creditors absconding & could not be produced before AO

June 24, 2022 783 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of ITO vs. Shreeji Multitrade Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Mumbai) involving unexplained cash credits. Detailed analysis of scrutiny, appeals, and the burden of proof in section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

Section 68 addition not allowed if Source of Fund Not Doubted by AO

June 24, 2022 1740 Views 0 comment Print

Explore ITAT Mumbai decision in ITO vs. Gama Entertainment Systems Pvt. Ltd. Understanding Section 68 implications on share premium. Full analysis and conclusion.

ITAT deletes Section 68 addition for SBNs collected prior to Demonetization

June 23, 2022 2226 Views 0 comment Print

Prathamika Krushi Pattina Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) In the instant case, there is no dispute with regard to the fact that sources for making deposit of Rs.36.36 lakhs by the assessee whoo is a primary agricultural credit co-operative society into its bank account are the money collected from its members. The AO is also not […]

Section 68 Addition valid in absence of Evidence to Establish Genuineness of Gift Received

June 22, 2022 750 Views 0 comment Print

Sanjeev Gajendra Pancholi Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) Perusal of the above gift deed shows that the donor viz. Shri Narendra Maganbhai Pancholi has sold piece of agriculture land from 28.3.2008 to 30.3.2008 and one agriculture land on 26.7.1999 aggregating to Rs.11,64,698/-. The donor claimed that this amount has been invested in private bank, shroff and […]

ITAT deletes addition of unsecured loans made for non-filing of ITR of lenders

June 22, 2022 1863 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Anand Jayantilal Kharbhari (ITAT Surat) We note that addition of unsecured loans of four parties totaling to Rs.3,65,00,000/- was made by the assessing officer only for want of Income Tax Returns. The assessing officer had mentioned in the assessment order about the confirmation and other details filed but because scrutiny selection through CASS […]

Section 68 has No Application to amount received in earlier years

June 21, 2022 2790 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Tirupati Udyog Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) It is the case of the assessee that Section 68 applies only to the credit/ receipts entered in the books during the Financial Year in question and its operation is not extended to other assessment years. This position is fortified by plethora of judicial precedents including CIT vs. […]

Section 68 addition valid if Assessee Fails to Prove Creditworthiness of Creditors

June 21, 2022 777 Views 0 comment Print

Sumo Advertises Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) A perusal of the assessment order reveals that during the course of the assessment proceedings, the Id. AO asked the appellant to establish the credits appearing in its books of account. However, no details were filed by the latter. As per the provisions of section 68, the […]

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