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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 717 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 2235 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 471 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 201 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 189 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 159 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


Old Trade Payables Cannot Be Taxed Again Under Section 68: ITAT Chennai

October 1, 2025 1041 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chennai quashed additions under Section 68 against Arusuvai Food Processors, ruling that the provision only applies to fresh unexplained credits during the Assessment Year, not to genuine, consistently disclosed brought-forward trade payables.

Addition towards bogus LTCG merely based on presumption without corroborative evidence cannot be sustained

September 30, 2025 975 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that claim of exemption of Long Term Capital Gain under section 10(38) of the Income Tax Act cannot be held to be bogus on the basis of presumption in absence of any corroborative evidence. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

Addition u/s. 68 upheld as money trail establishes circulation of unaccounted funds through shell company

September 30, 2025 855 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh High Court held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act justifiable since the money trail establishes circulation of assessee’s own unaccounted funds through shell company. Accordingly, appeal of revenue allowed and order of ITAT set aside.

STCG tax paid u/s. 111A cannot be reclassified u/s. 68 r.w.s. 1115BBE without any basis

September 29, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Nagpur held that short term capital gain tax paid under section 111A @15% cannot be reclassified as taxable under section 68 read with section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act without any basis. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.

ITAT Chennai Deletes Rs. 8 Lakh Addition for Cash Deposit from Casuarina Tree Sale Income

September 28, 2025 825 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chennai, in the case of T. Radhakrishnan Vs ITO, ruled a ₹8 lakh cash deposit was from the sale of casuarina trees, not unexplained income, and deleted the tax addition.

One E-Way Bill is Sufficient for Multiple Invoices: Allahabad High Court

September 28, 2025 5910 Views 0 comment Print

The Allahabad High Court ruled that a single E-Way Bill is valid for multiple invoices, stating minor technical errors should not result in penalties for tax evasion.

No Double Taxation: ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition on Cash Sales in Dairy Business

September 28, 2025 672 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi ruled that cash deposits during demonetization, already reflected in the assessee’s books, cannot be treated as unexplained income under Section 68. Entire Rs.53.51 lakh addition was deleted, ensuring no double taxation.

Share in Property Sale not Unexplained Credits under Section 68: ITAT Delhi

September 28, 2025 336 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Strikes Down Addition: Sale share cannot be treated as an unsecured loan (u/s 68). The tribunal deletes the Rs. 1.41 Cr addition on sale consideration receipt, remanding the s. 54F deduction claim for limited verification.

Identity, PAN, ITR & Repayment Proved – ITAT Rules in Favour of Assessee on Unsecured Loans

September 28, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT deleted Rs.8.43 Cr addition u/s68. Assessee proved lenders’ identity, PAN, and bank transfers. Suspicion over creditworthiness cannot replace evidence.

ITAT Bangalore Condones Delay for 74-Year-Old HUF Kartha – Substantial Justice Prevails

September 28, 2025 819 Views 0 comment Print

Technicalities Cannot Defeat Substantial Justice: ITAT Allows Delayed Appeal of Rural Senior Citizen- Email Notices Ignored by 74-Year-Old HUF Kartha – ITAT Bangalore Grants Relief & Restores Matter to NFAC

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