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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 198 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 not valid when Cash Deposit is included in Turnover offered For Tax under Section 44AD

March 10, 2021 8889 Views 0 comment Print

Virender Kumar Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) It is noted that the assessee is in the diary business in the name and style of M/s Mohan Diary, Tijara and in pursuant to notice u/s 148, he has filed his return of income u/s 44AD declaring gross receipts from his diary business amounting to Rs 14,56,230/-. The […]

AO can make addition u/s 68/69C despite estimation of Income U/s 44AF

March 8, 2021 2535 Views 0 comment Print

Atul Dinesh Seth Vs ITO (ITAT Bnagalore) The contention of the A.R. is that once the income of the assessee estimated by applying the section 44AF of the Act, there cannot be any further addition for any lapse in the books of accounts. In these assessment years, except AY 2011-12, the turnover of the assessee is […]

Rectification was justified in case Tribunal’s ignorance of material on record was a mistake apparent on record

March 7, 2021 1908 Views 0 comment Print

Concerning the scope of section 254, ignoring the material already on record on the part of  Tribunal was a mistake apparent on the face of the record. Thus,  Tribunal had rightly recalled its order and rectified the mistake and it had rightly set aside the additions under Section 68. 

Sundry creditors cannot be doubted if AO accepts purchase, sales & net profit declared in return 

March 4, 2021 5847 Views 0 comment Print

Srabani Construction (P) Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Cuttack) In respect of addition of Rs.51,84,803/- made by the AO u/s.68 of the Act with regard to sundry creditors, on observing the financial statement it is found that the assessee could not produce the creditors as well as could not satisfy the three ingredients i.e. identity, creditworthiness […]

No Section 68 Addition for Amount Already Shown Under Sales

March 3, 2021 3927 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Singhal Exim Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi High Court) On the aspect of additions being made under Section 68 of the Act, we notice that the ITAT was intrigued with the approach of the AO, and rightly so, in our view. The Assessee had worked out the business income after considering the sales and purchases […]

Memory Loss is not valid explanation for not explaining Cash Deposit Source

March 2, 2021 2718 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Anasuya Basi Reddy Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) The Assessing Officer in the impugned assessment order had made addition of Rs.50,000 as unexplained cash credits in the bank account of the assessee. The said amount has been deposited in Karnataka Bank saving bank account on 07.04.2007 (cash deposit). Before the Assessing Officer, the assessee had […]

No Section 68 addition merely for Common Address & Directors

March 2, 2021 2559 Views 0 comment Print

The A.O. entirely on different reasons that there is a common Director in 03 companies and common address disbelieved the explanation of assessee. It may not be relevant criteria to decide the issue under section 68 of the I.T. Act, 1961.

AO cannot treat LTCG as Bogus merely on SEBI investigation report

March 1, 2021 3321 Views 0 comment Print

Kiran Kumar Vs ACIT (ITAT Chennai) The AO disallowed the exemption claimed u/s.10(38) solely based on the investigation report by SEBI pertaining to certain cases based from Kolkatta wherein share prices rigged substantially over a period of time. Merely on suspicion and surmises, this disallowance was made without any corroborative evidence. The AO failed to […]

Unexplained Share Application Money- ITAT deletes addition as no sum of money/cash was involved

February 25, 2021 2496 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Shri Ganesh Cement Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) In this case assessee company has shown receipt of fresh subscription to its share capital of Rs. 50.30 crores during the relevant assessment year (AY 2012-13). According to AO for the purpose of proper verification and examination into the existence, and creditworthiness of the share subscribers […]

Addition justified for unexplained deposit into bank account

February 22, 2021 2853 Views 0 comment Print

Karan Sharma Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) The assessee has explained that Rs.92,54,462 is out of previous withdrawals and sale of garments and pleaded that it is to be excluded from the taxation. The assessee has not furnished any evidence to establish the nexus between the earlier withdrawals and deposits into various bank accounts. In such […]

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