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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


Addition without opportunity of cross-examination to assessee not sustainable

March 24, 2022 2820 Views 0 comment Print

Rishipal Investments and Finance (P) Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) We find, the AO, in the instant case, reopened the assessment on the basis of the report of the Investigation Wing that the assessee has received accommodation entry of Rs.23,50,000/- from four companies, the details of which are given in the reasons recorded. We find, […]

If in a case foundation removed, super-structure falls, additions goes

March 23, 2022 2934 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Sreeleathers (ITAT Kolkata) Firstly the survey statement has been recorded by DDIT(Inv) in some third party case and not that of assessee. Secondly the deponent has been administered oath before his statement was recorded, which is not in accordance to Section 133A of the Act and the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Khader Khan […]

Critical Analysis of Section 68 of Income Tax Act, 1961

March 19, 2022 12420 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68 is only applicable and can only be invoked when assesse is maintaining books of account and there is any sum which is found credited in the books of an assesse maintained for any previous year and assesse offers no explanation with regard to such cash credits or explanation offered by assesse was not satisfactory, then assesse will be held guilty under this section and thereby as a result, provisions of this section will trigger.

No addition can be made in section 153C assessment if AO not referred any incriminating material in his order

March 13, 2022 2883 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Vikas Telecom Ltd (Delhi High Court) In this case the learned Assessing Officer while farming the assessment order has not referred to any seized documents belonging to the assessee found during the course of search proceedings. In the remand proceedings the learned Assessing Officer has also submitted that no any incriminating materials have […]

Section 68 addition justified for non-production of persons summoned

March 13, 2022 747 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi’s decision on Anandtex Int. P. Ltd’s case against addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act. Learn about the challenges related to share application money and share premium.

Constitute special bench to resolve dispute of taxability of share capital/premium u/s 68: ITAT

March 11, 2022 6564 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Lotus Logistics & Developers Ltd (ITAT Mumbai) In this case ITAT was hearing the dispute related to addition for unexplained cash credit received in the form of share capital under section 68. ITAT observed that on the same issue  in a large number of decisions of the coordinate benches held that once all […]

Whether Capital Contribution in Cash will Taxable as Cash Credit

February 28, 2022 6558 Views 0 comment Print

Can capital contribution of the individual partners credited to their accounts in the books of the firm be taxed as cash credit in the hands of the firm, where the partners have admitted their capital contribution but failed to explain satisfactorily the source of receipt in their individual hands?

Primary onus discharged on establishing identity and creditworthiness of share applicants & genuineness of transactions 

February 26, 2022 1572 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Sanverwala Jewellers Pvt Ltd (ITAT Indore) In this case Assessing Officer merely doubted the investment made by the share applicants for the reason that they did not submit any proof regarding agricultural activities done by them. It is therefore quite evident that the Assessing Officer himself accepted the identity of the share applicants […]

No section 68 Addition if Assessee discharges his obligation & AO found no adverse material against assessee

February 20, 2022 1146 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Cozy Footwear Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) Here in this case, the assessee company has received share application money from three parties. Two of them were Directors and one was a corporate entity M/s Omexpo Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. In so far as the share application money received from Directors, the AO has held the […]

Addition for Unexplained Investments cannot be made based on principles governing cash credit

February 18, 2022 2244 Views 0 comment Print

Kishan Kothwal Vs ITO (Telangana High Court) HC held that The parameters for making addition under Section 68 of the Act and under Section 69A of the Act, though may appear to be similar, however, is not so; therefore, addition of cash credit under Section 68 of the Act would stand on a different pedestal. […]

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