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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 726 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


Latest Judiciary


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 687 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 234 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 150 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 168 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


ITAT Mumbai Deletes ₹116.5 Cr Share Premium/Capital Addition, Slams DCIT for Incomplete Inquiry

October 7, 2025 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Read the ITAT’s order on the validity of share capital additions under the pre-amendment Section 68 for AY 2012-13. The ruling confirms that the Revenue must conduct thorough inquiries beyond mere non-service of summons to creditors.

Delhi HC Upholds Reopening Based on ‘Yes, I Am Convinced’ Approval

October 7, 2025 966 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court upheld reassessment for Agroha Fincap, ruling that the sanction “Yes, I am convinced it is a fit case” meets Section 151 requirements, rejecting the ITAT’s finding of mechanical approval.

Additions u/s 2(22)(e) & 68 Deleted – Payments Held Against Salary & Refund from Broker

October 7, 2025 471 Views 0 comment Print

Learn why the ITAT quashed the deemed dividend addition. The Tribunal found the payment was a salary adjustment, not a loan, and the AO failed to disprove the source of the cash credit.

Addition u/s 68 on Alleged Bogus Sales Deleted – Tribunal Holds Double Taxation Unjustified

October 7, 2025 756 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai deleted a ₹19 lakh addition u/s 68, ruling that taxing receipts already included in a company’s sales turnover constitutes double taxation. Addition was based on insufficient evidence.

Penny stock theory fails again – Revenue can’t rely on generic Investigation Wing reports: ITAT Mumbai

October 7, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai deleted an addition of ₹46 lakh in the Rekha Rajesh Jogani case, ruling that the Income Tax Department cannot rely solely on general ‘penny stock’ investigation reports to deny Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG).

Penny stock addition deleted – Investigation Wing report alone not enough

October 7, 2025 852 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jabalpur upholds CIT(A)’s deletion of addition u/s 68; holds that mere reliance on Investigation Wing report without independent verification is unsustainable.

Section 263 Invalid When PCIT Questions AO’s Pen/Order Without Proof: ITAT Lucknow

October 7, 2025 1089 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled the PCIT cannot set aside an assessment u/s 263 for ‘inadequate inquiry’ without conducting an independent investigation to establish prejudice to the Revenue.

Undisclosed source of income addition not sustained since transaction duly recorded in books of accounts

October 6, 2025 924 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards undisclosed source of income cannot be sustained merely because this amount is not reported in Tax Audit Report since transaction is duly recorded in books of accounts.

ITAT Delhi Partly Allows Jeweller’s Appeal: ₹50 Lakh Bogus Sale Addition Upheld

October 4, 2025 384 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT upholds the ₹50 Lakh bogus sale addition against a jeweller, finding no proof of bullion transport and confirming the buyer was an entry operator.

Shell Companies Can’t Lend Crores: ITAT Confirms ₹14.69 Cr Cash Credit Addition

October 4, 2025 3489 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT sustained a Rs.14.69 Cr unexplained loan addition under Section 68 against Alvin Reality, ruling that companies with less than Rs.2,000 in income and minimal reserves cannot be deemed creditworthy to advance multi-crore loans.

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