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ITAT Deletes On-Money Addition as Unsigned Agreement & Third-Party Records Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : Smt. Ranjana Kumari/Kalta Vs DCIT/ACIT (Central) (ITAT Chandigarh) The appeals involved three assessees belonging to the Kalta Gro...

June 30, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

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

Addition Deleted Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence in Search-Based Case

Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...

April 21, 2026 1038 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 1083 Views 1 comment Print

A Doctrinal Analysis of Deemed Income under Sections 68–69D of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : A doctrinal analysis of unexplained cash credits, investments, and expenditure under Sections 68–69D. Explains burden of proof a...

February 25, 2026 1173 Views 0 comment Print


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Section 69 Addition Unsustainable as Joint Ownership & Foreign Investment Source Established: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai deleted a Section 69 addition after finding documentary evidence established joint ownership, source of funds, and ear...

July 5, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

Sale Deed Alone Cannot Justify Tax Addition as It Is Not Incriminating Material: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT held that a registered sale deed without corroborative evidence is not incriminating material and cannot support additions in...

July 4, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi Restricts Section 69 Addition as Unsupported Extrapolation Lacked Evidence

Income Tax : ITAT held that multiplying a seized figure without supporting evidence was unjustified and restricted the Section 69 addition to t...

July 3, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cancels Section 153C Proceedings as Amended Law Barred Jurisdiction

Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that proceedings initiated under the old Section 153C framework after the Finance Act, 2021 amendments were leg...

June 29, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

Non-Mention of Sections 69 to 69D Cannot Defeat Unexplained Cash Addition: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : Tribunal held that omission to mention the exact charging provision did not vitiate the assessment where unexplained cash and bull...

June 28, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print


ITAT Remands Matter, Imposes Cost on Assessee for Lack of Cooperation

March 31, 2024 708 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the ITAT Ahmedabad’s decision in the case of Vivekkumar S Bhavsar vs ITO, where the matter was remanded back to the AO due to lack of cooperation from the assessee. A cost of Rs. 5000 was imposed on the assessee, payable to the Prime Minister National Relief Fund.

Addition based on mere Photocopy of Alleged Agreement is unjustified

March 31, 2024 2319 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court dismisses Revenue’s appeal, ruling photocopy of sale agreement insufficient evidence for income addition. Analysis & judgment explained.

Section 56(2)(x): Consider Stamp duty value on agreement date – ITAT Kolkata

March 27, 2024 1968 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata scrutinized the provisions of section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and observed that the AO had not considered the stamp duty valuation of the property on the date of agreement, which was in 2015. As per the proviso to the section, the stamp duty value on the date of agreement should have been taken into account.

Exemption u/s. 10(26) available to individual members of Scheduled Tribe & not to firm: ITAT Guwahati

March 26, 2024 2391 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Guwahati held that the exemption of 10(26) of the Income Tax Act is available to the individual members of the Scheduled Tribe and that this benefit cannot be extended to a firm which has been recognized as a separate assessable person under the Income Tax Act.

CIT(A) Must State Points in Dispute & reasons in its order as per Section 250(6)

March 20, 2024 693 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal recognized the mandate under section 250(6), requiring the appellate authority to state points in dispute and provide reasons for its decision. However, the Commissioner’s order lacked adherence to these requirements, rendering it unsustainable.

Excess stock found during survey is undeclared business income and not unexplained investment: ITAT Chandigarh

March 20, 2024 2166 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that excess stock found during the course of survey cannot be brought to tax under the deeming provisions of section 69B of the Income Tax Act as the same is undeclared business income and not unexplained investment.

ITAT Deletes Jewellery Addition, Considering Assessee’s family Background & professional standing

March 20, 2024 1128 Views 0 comment Print

Read the ITAT Delhi’s decision in Mudita Chaturvedi Vs ACIT case, where the addition of jewellery under section 69 is deleted, citing it as Stri Dhan from parents.

Reopening of assessment u/s. 148 based on reason to suspect is unsustainable-in-law: ITAT Delhi

March 19, 2024 2367 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that reopening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act based on reason to suspect unsustainable as AO failed to demonstrate live link between tangible material and formation of reason to believe that income had escaped assessment.

Invocation of deeming provisions of section 69 unjustified as nature and source of undisclosed income explained: ITAT Chandigarh

March 19, 2024 894 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that addition invoking the deeming provisions of section 69 r.w.s. 115BBE of the Income Tax Act unjustified as nature and source of undisclosed income/ investment duly explained by the assessee.

Difference in stock found during course of survey duly reconciled hence addition u/s 69 unsustainable: ITAT Delhi

March 18, 2024 1884 Views 1 comment Print

New Delhi ITAT rules that no addition can be made under Sec 69 if the difference in stock found during survey and recorded in books is reconciled. Detailed analysis of Ultimate Creations Vs ACIT.

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