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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 723 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 609 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 219 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 147 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


SC upheld addition of loan taken fraudulently by creation of accounts by way of name leading

February 15, 2017 1605 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, in the face of clear findings that loan applications were processed by Officers of Assessee and loan transactions in question of aforesaid 37 persons were also handled really by Assessee and further in view of categorical finding that loan amounts were not reflected in returns of 37 persons in question, we do not see how High Court could have taken above view and remanded atter to Assessing Officer.

Section 68 cast onus on assessee to explain source of source of share subscription

February 13, 2017 5895 Views 0 comment Print

Onus is on the assessee company to bring on record the cogent evidences to prove the identity and creditworthiness of the share subscribers and genuineness of the transaction which in the instant case the assessee is not able to prove the same as per the facts emerging from the records and material before us as […]

If Share premium defies commercial prudence, it cannot be assessed as unexplained credit

February 8, 2017 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue states that the impugned order itself holds that share premium of Rs.490/­ per share defies all commercial prudence. Therefore it has to be considered to be cash credit.

No Bogus capital gains if assessee furnishes documentary proof & proves identity of purchasers

February 7, 2017 2487 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant has adduced documentary evidences in support of transaction in question. Identity of purchasers of shares was established as it was borne on record of Income Tax Department.

Loans received in earlier Years – Addition u/s 68 Cannot be Made in Present Year

January 3, 2017 8686 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that No addition can be made u/s 68 in respect of any loan received prior to start of previous year relevant to present assessment year.

Unexplained Funds Routed to Assessee Company to Result in Additions in Hands of Both the Parties

December 28, 2016 2422 Views 0 comment Print

Section 68. Where any sum is found credited in the books of an assessee maintained for any previous year, and the assessee offers no explanation about the nature and source thereof or the explanation offered by him is not

Addition U/s. 68 not justified for mere allotment of Shares at Premium of Rs. 39900

September 6, 2016 3439 Views 1 comment Print

From the working submitted by the Appellant, it is evident that the value of each share is worked out at Rs. 40,616/-. Thus, apparently, higher share premium of Rs. 39,900/- is justifiable because of limited number of shares of the assessee company who are actual owner of assets of worth more than Rs. 60 crores.

Addition u/s. 68 justified for Capital introduced by partner in assessee firm from sale of agricultural land with No documentary evidence to substantiate sale

July 1, 2016 7122 Views 0 comment Print

AO cannot look into source of source, i.e., of third party only, however assessee’s case was different as the party was closely connected with the assessee. Firm as a partner thereof assessee clearly failed to produce the sale deeds of the sale of agricultural land by partner therefore was justified in making addition under section 68.

Bogus purchase: Addition should be of income component only

June 20, 2016 22740 Views 2 comments Print

Gujarat High Court examines N.K. Industries bogus purchase tax case. Court rules on addition quantum for alleged fake purchases & block assessment.

Penny Shares cannot be treated as bogus if documents are in order

June 13, 2016 3880 Views 0 comment Print

AO/CIT(A) have made the addition under section 68 of the Act merely on presumptions, suspicions and surmises in respect of penny stocks; disregarding the direct evidences placed on record and furnished by the assessee in the form of brokers contract notes for purchases and sales of the ‘said shares’

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