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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


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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 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 165 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


CIT(A) Cannot Dismiss Appeal in Limine, ₹3.80 Cr Addition Remanded for Fresh Hearing

September 28, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow set aside CIT(A)’s summary dismissal of Alok Gupta’s appeal, ruling the lack of a speaking order violates s.250(6). Remanded for fresh hearing on rS.3.80 Cr addition.

Assessee Fails to Prove Loan- ITAT Delhi Upholds Rs.1 Cr Addition

September 28, 2025 279 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi upholds the Rs. 1 crore addition (u/s 68) confirmed by CIT(A), dismissing the assessees appeal due to its repeated failure to produce evidence for the genuineness, identity, and creditworthiness of the purported loan. No evidence, no relief.

Section 263 Invoked Validly if AO Failed to Apply 115BBE on Surrendered Stock: ITAT Jaipur

September 27, 2025 528 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Jaipur dismissed the assessee’s appeal, confirming the PCIT’s revisionary order under Section 263. The Tribunal ruled that the income declared as excess stock during a survey must be taxed under Section 115BBE at a higher rate because the assessee failed to prove a direct nexus between the excess stock and suppressed regular business profits.

ITAT Delhi Deletes Rs.11.21 Cr Addition Against Ex-MLA – PAN Mismatch Fatal

September 27, 2025 5241 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that an addition cannot be sustained on the basis of a PAN mismatch alone, especially when the assessee, an individual with no business activity, was wrongly linked to a corporate entity.

ITAT Delhi Deletes Rs.8.16 Cr Addition on Share Capital & Commission – AO’s Suspicion Insufficient

September 27, 2025 393 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi quashes Rs.8.16 crore addition on share capital and commission, emphasizing that mere suspicion without evidence cannot justify tax additions. Investor genuineness and banking records were upheld.

Tribunal Applies Real Income Theory, Restricts Additions to 10% of Bogus Purchases

September 27, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT restores Silverton Pulp And Papers Pvt. Ltd.’s appeal to the CIT(A) to verify the applicability of Section 56(2)(x)(b) to a disputed agricultural land purchase, where the stamp valuation authority valued it as residential.

No Independent Verification, No Addition: ITAT Upholds Relief in Penny Stock Case

September 27, 2025 1131 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Delhi deleted Rs.8 lakh penny stock addition u/s 68. AO relied only on Investigation Wing report. Tribunal rules addition cannot be made without independent verification.

Omission to Disallow Interest on Unexplained Loans is Error – 263 Jurisdiction Valid

September 27, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad upheld PCIT’s revisionary order, ruling that AO’s failure to disallow interest (Rs.44.51 lakh) on unsecured loans (Rs.92 lakh) already deemed unexplained was an erroneous and prejudicial’ omission, not merely a difference of opinion.

ITAT Allows Fresh Evidence on Unsecured Loans, Remands Assessment

September 27, 2025 381 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai admitted fresh documents including confirmations and bank statements for unsecured loans and advances, remanding the matter to AO for de novo assessment to ensure natural justice.

Premature Order: ITAT Restores ₹4.78 Cr Addition Case, Imposes ₹10,000 Cost on Assessee

September 27, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad set aside the ex parte dismissal of Kansara Popatlal Tibhovandas Metal Pvt Ltd’s appeal, ruling the CIT(A) violated natural justice by passing an order before the due date for submissions.

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