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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 195 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 312 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 231 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 219 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 231 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


Section 68 – Meaning of Satisfactory explanation with respect to unexplained income!

October 27, 2020 6126 Views 4 comments Print

This article aims at highlighting the meaning of Satisfactory Explanation to Assessing Officers with respect to Section 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

No section 68 Addition for URD Purchase supported with Strong Evidences

October 23, 2020 2598 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether claim to purchase of goods by the assessee could be dealt with u/s 68 of the Income Tax as a cash credit, by placing burden upon the assessee to explain that the purchase price does not represent his income from the disclosed sources?

Section 132(4) statement & notings found during search sufficient to invoke section 153A jurisdiction

October 21, 2020 4650 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the assessee is correct in stating that cognizance taken under section 153A of the Act is illegal at the end of the A.O.?

Cash found short cannot be treated as income of assessee

October 16, 2020 4914 Views 0 comment Print

A.P. Refinery Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) The issue before us relates to addition made to the income of the assessee on account of cash found short with the assessee. Cash short, at the most represents expenses / outgoings out of cash available with the assessee not accounted for in the books of the […]

Section 68 Bogus Cash Credits: Revenue can examine source of source

October 14, 2020 2514 Views 0 comment Print

Merely pointing out to a source and the source admitting that it has made the payments is not, sufficient to discharge the burden placed on the assessees by Section 68 of the said Act. If this were so, then, it would be sufficient for assessees, to simply persuade some credit- less person or entity to own up having made such huge payments and thereby evade payment of property tax on the specious plea that the Revenue, can always recover the tax from such credit- less source, if possible.

ITAT refers back matter of ₹ 3.2 Crore addition for Share premium to AO

October 5, 2020 801 Views 0 comment Print

Fabline Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) This appeal preferred by the assessee is directed against the order of the Ld. CIT (Appeals) – 7, Kolkata dated 28-02-2018 passed ex parte, whereby he dismissed the appeal of the assessee for non-prosecution. 2. The assessee in the present case is a company, which is engaged […]

Undisclosed Business Income not taxable under Section 115BBE r.w. Section 68 & 69

September 28, 2020 8838 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Bhuwan Goyal Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) Landmark Chandigarh ITAT order on Section 115BBE on  investment made out of undisclosed business income held not to fall in Section 69 & 115BBE (AY 17-18). In the present case it is not in dispute that the assessee surrenderd the income of Rs. 3.64 Crores in the statement […]

Purchase credited in books cannot be added under section 68

September 26, 2020 2640 Views 1 comment Print

Sanjay Sharma Vs. ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Assessing Officer has accepted not only he sales figures but has also accepted that total purchases. Under accounting principles, a liability can only be brought into account by a credit entry in the books of account in favour of the person to whom the money is payable’ Thus, there […]

HC upheld Tribunal decision of estimating Profit @2% of Total Credits

September 18, 2020 2619 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Shitalben Saurabh Vora (Gujarat High Court) The issue in the present case relates whether the amount deposited by the assessee in the form of cash/cheques represents the income of the assessee. Admittedly, there was huge deposit of cash/cheques in the bank account of the assessee. But on perusal of the bank statement, it […]

section 68 not apply to allotment of shares for non-cash consideration

September 16, 2020 5496 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Trilokpati Exim Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) When assessee had allotted shares for consideration other than cash then provisions of section 68 (cash credit) does not apply FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGEMENT The captioned appeal filed by the Revenue, pertaining to assessment year 2012-13, is directed against the order passed by the Commissioner […]

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