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Section 69A Addition Deleted Because Cross-Examination of Third-Party Witness Was Denied

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that an addition under Section 69A cannot be sustained when the assessee is denied the opportunity to cross-exami...

May 13, 2026 399 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 732 Views 1 comment Print

The IT Ecosystem of India Is Non-Democratic: A Critical Legal Analysis

Income Tax : Explains the centralization of digital platforms, surveillance powers, and opaque governance. Key takeaway: citizens have limited ...

November 22, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Detailed overview of penalties under various sections of the Income Tax Act, covering defaults in tax payment, reporting, document...

October 30, 2025 5523 Views 0 comment Print

Unexplained Income Provisions: Sections 68, 69, 69A, 69B, 69C & 69D

Income Tax : An overview of Sections 68-69D of India's Income-tax Act, which empower tax authorities to assess unaccounted income from unexplai...

September 24, 2025 3582 Views 0 comment Print


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YouTube Channel Blocking: Govt. Actions & Reasons

Corporate Law : Details on Indian government's blocking of YouTube channels, citing IT Rules 2021 and Section 69A of IT Act 2000. Learn about reas...

March 31, 2025 1020 Views 0 comment Print


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ITAT Indore Sets Aside Ex Parte CIT(A) Order as Notices Were Sent to Wrong Email Address

Income Tax : ITAT Indore held that appellate order violated principles of natural justice after finding that key hearing notices were sent to a...

May 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes ₹9.75 Cr Addition as Cash Deposits Were Explained Through Business Receipts

Income Tax : ITAT Rajkot held that cash deposits made during demonetization were fully supported by audited books of account, cash books, and b...

May 22, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Addition Cannot Be Made Through Section 154 Rectification: ITAT Hyderabad

Income Tax : ITAT Hyderabad held that addition of Rs. 13 lakh under Section 69A through rectification proceedings exceeded the scope of Section...

May 22, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune Set Aside Section 69A Addition as Reopening Notice Was Time Barred

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the reassessment notice issued on 26.07.2022 was beyond the permissible timeline under the surviving limita...

May 21, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rejects Addition Based on Excel File Entries Due to Lack of Direct Evidence

Income Tax : Tribunal dismissed a Revenue appeal after finding that additions were made solely on basis of entries in a seized Excel file. It h...

May 19, 2026 486 Views 0 comment Print


Section 69A not Applicable if Assessee Provides Plausible Explanation for Jewellery Source

June 16, 2023 2808 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune’s verdict in the case of Jayashri Shrikant Deshmukh Vs ACIT, underlining the importance of plausible explanation in cases involving Section 69A of the IT Act.

Reassessment proceedings within limitation period specified under 149(1) is valid

June 15, 2023 1005 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reassessment proceedings u/s 148 within limitation period specified under section 149(1) of the Income Tax Act is valid and sustainable in law.

ITAT Annuls Penalty u/s 273B for Cash Payment of Defaulted EMI

June 15, 2023 705 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai quashed a penalty on cash payment of defaulted EMI, arguing that case presented a ‘reasonable cause’ under Section 273B.

Deduction u/s 80P eligible towards grants from West Bengal State Government to cooperative societies

June 14, 2023 651 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that grants from the West Bengal State Government to cooperative societies are not income from other sources and eligible for deduction under section 80P of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Ex-parte Cash Deposit Addition under Section 69A Set Aside, Readjudication directed

June 11, 2023 3228 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Srimathi Pichara Vs ITO, ITAT Hyderabad set aside ex-parte addition of cash deposits made during demonetization period under Section 69A of Income Tax Act. ITAT directed Assessing Officer to readjudicate the matter after providing an opportunity to assessee to produce relevant documents for fact verification

Unexplained money received back via banking channel in form of sale consideration taxable u/s 115BBE

June 8, 2023 1146 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that unexplained money u/s 69A of the Income Tax Act was received back through banking channel in the form of sale consideration of the shares. Accordingly, the same has to be brought to tax u/s 115BBE of the Income Tax Act.

Addition towards SBN deposits sustained as source not established

June 5, 2023 2448 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cuttack held that addition towards the unexplained investment for SBN deposits during demonetization period sustained in absence to establish source of the same without documentary evidences.

ITAT deletes section 69A Addition for Money kept for Treatment of Grand Mother

May 31, 2023 1089 Views 0 comment Print

Yeddula Harsha Vardhan wins appeal against DCIT at ITAT Hyderabad, as Rs. 4 lakhs addition under section 69A is deleted. Read the full verdict here.

Amount recorded in books and offered to tax cannot be treated as unexplained and added u/s 69A

May 29, 2023 5064 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that amount cannot be treated as unexplained and accordingly addition u/s 69A of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as amount duly recorded in books of account and offered to tax as professional fees.

Additional income once accepted cannot be later rectified and taxed as per section 115BBE

May 27, 2023 5415 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad held that once additional income offered during survey was simply accepted and assessment order was passed u/s 143(3) of the Income Tax Act without invoking provisions of section 115BBE. Then, provisions of section 115BBE cannot be invoked via rectification as per section 154.

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