Income Tax : This guide explains when penalties can be imposed under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It also outlines the appli...
Income Tax : This guide explains how unexplained cash credits under Section 68 and related provisions can attract steep taxation under Section ...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained when backed by audited books, invoices...
Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that profit cannot be estimated arbitrarily when regular books of account are maintained and not rejected unde...
Income Tax : A large spousal gift exemption was denied due to failure in proving genuineness, creditworthiness, and source of funds. The ruling...
Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata deleted the Section 68 addition, holding that share application money already assessed in subscribers' hands cannot b...
Income Tax : Calcutta HC dismissed the Revenue's appeal after the remand report confirmed the disputed receipt was sale proceeds of investments...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held Section 68 cannot apply to sale proceeds of disclosed investments already recorded in books. Revenue's appeals wer...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi held Section 68 inapplicable where shares were disclosed in an earlier year and sale proceeds were already offered as i...
Income Tax : ITAT Agra held Section 44AD could not apply where turnover exceeded the limit, adopted past profit history, allowed telescoping an...
Income Tax : CBDT has instructed tax officers to uniformly apply Sections 68 to 69D and Section 115BBE after a C&AG audit found inconsistencies...
Income Tax : Assessing Officers should follow the sequence as noted below for applying provisions of section 68 of the Act: Step 1: Whether the...
Unexplained bank deposits cannot be considered under Section 68 and it falls under Section 69A. However, mentioning a wrong section by AO is not fatal.
ITAT Kolkata held that assessee has discharged its onus to prove the identity and creditworthiness of the share subscribing companies and the genuineness of the transactions. Accordingly addition made towards share capital and share premium u/s. 68 unsustainable.
Batuk Vithalabhai Donga Vs ITO (ITAT Rajkot) If addition under section 80U is not made under section 68 or 69, then tax cannot be imposed under section 115BBE Assessee has not challenged the additions made by the AO under section 80U and 80G of the Act, but has only challenged the computation of tax liability […]
Assessee failed to establish difference amount specified in Form 26AS and returns despite several opportunities – ITAT upheld addition
ITAT Mumbai held that addition u/s 68 for investment in joint venture unsustainable as assessee has duly discharged the onus and given all the necessary documents for the identity, genuineness and creditworthiness of the parties.
A company opting for special rate taxation under section 115BAA and 115BAB of the Act are exempt from paying MAT. Further, a company, being a unit of an International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and deriving its income solely in convertible foreign exchange, will be required to pay MAT at 9% (plus cess and surcharge as applicable
ITAT Hyderabad held that prior to 01.10.2014 it was essential for the Assessing Officer to reject the books of accounts of the assessee before referring the matter to the Valuation Officer for determining different entries and the expenditure incurred by the assessee.
If the cash sales and receipts were duly supported by relevant bills which were produced in the course of assessment proceedings, addition U/s 68 was unwarranted. Where cash sales transaction was recorded in regular books of accounts, sales were made out of stock-in-trade then no addition U/s 68 could be sustained.
ITAT Ahmedabad held that mere receipt of amount via banking channel doesn’t make the transaction as genuine. Addition u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act sustainable because of non-establishment of identity of creditor, genuineness of transaction and credit worthiness of the parties.
ITAT Raipur held that addition u/s 68 as unexplained cash credit unsustainable as AO has not rejected the books of accounts Accordingly it can be concluded that by accepting the books of accounts AO has also accepted the cash deposits to have been sourced out of duly disclosed source.
