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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

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April 9, 2026 732 Views 1 comment Print

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November 22, 2025 399 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Penalty provisions under Income Tax Act, 1961

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October 30, 2025 5523 Views 0 comment Print

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

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September 24, 2025 3582 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


CIT(A) cannot change section under which AO made addition during assessment

May 26, 2023 4983 Views 0 comment Print

Delve into the intricacies of the case Smt. Sekar Jayalakshmi Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai), analyzing the discrepancy between Section 68 and Section 69A of the Income Tax Act.

Bitumen cannot be classified as an ‘other valuable article’ under section 69A: SC

May 23, 2023 2373 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that assessee was not the owner of bitumen for Section 69A, and bitumen could not be classified as an ‘other valuable article’ under section 69A.

No section 69A Addition on mere surmises, conjectures & hypothesis & in the year in which no asset etc is found

May 8, 2023 2085 Views 0 comment Print

DCIT Vs Shri Sanjay Singhal (ITAT Delhi) The undisputed fact is that the substantive as well as protective additions have been made u/s 69A r.w.s 115BBE of the Act. A bare perusal of the assessment order clearly shows that no money, bullion, jewellery or valuable article was found during search conducted on 07.04.2017 which is […]

No Section 69A addition where cash deposits reflected as sales & accepted by Revenue

May 8, 2023 6537 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Rajesh Kumar Chhanalal Patel (ITAT Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad ITAT upholds CIT(A) order deleting the addition of Rs. 86.75 Cr under Section 69A as Assessee’s unexplained income; Holds that the cash deposited in bank account cannot be treated as unexplained as the Revenue himself in the remand report and on verification accepted that the entire […]

ITAT deletes addition for duly explained peak balance in HSBC accounts

May 4, 2023 870 Views 0 comment Print

Nagappan Arunachalam Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) The ld. CIT(A) has sustained an addition u/s 69A equal to 50% of the peak balance in HSBC accounts jointly held with the spouse. The Ld. CIT(A) erred in holding that the Appellant was not able to rebut the issues raised by the AO during remand proceedings as the […]

Addition u/s 68 beyond jurisdiction if amount already declared as turnover

May 2, 2023 6072 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act is beyond jurisdiction as the amount is already declared as turnover and the said turnover is reflected in the books of account.

ITAT deletes addition for cash deposited during demonetization against earlier withdrawals

April 27, 2023 4197 Views 0 comment Print

Laxmi Narain Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) In the present case there is no dispute regarding the fact the assessee deposited Rs. 10,49,000/- in cash on 18.11.2016 during demonetization period and the AO picked up said amount for making addition in the hands of assessee u/s. 69A of the Act. From the copies of the order […]

Addition for Cash Deposit of Tuition Fee received during Demonetization – ITAT restores matter to CIT(A)

April 27, 2023 2433 Views 0 comment Print

Riya Sunil Jain Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) A.O has come to the conclusion that cash deposited in the bank account of the assessee has no connection with tuition income received by her. Therefore, the AO treated the cash deposited during the demonetization period appearing in the bank account as unexplained money u/s 69A of the […]

Section 68 & 115BBE cannot be invoked if assessee not required to maintain books of account

April 26, 2023 3885 Views 1 comment Print

Section 68 cannot be invoked if Assessee not required to maintain books of account. Section 115BBE comes into operation only in case of income referred in Section 68/69/69A/69B/69C and 69D

Undisclosed Income and its Taxability – Section 68 to Section 69D

April 24, 2023 11079 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the tax implications of undisclosed income from Section 68 to Section 69D. Learn about tax rates, explanations, and conditions to avoid penalties. A comprehensive guide for students.

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