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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 216 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


No Addition for Cash Deposit during Demonization out of balance before Demonization

January 15, 2023 2202 Views 0 comment Print

Shail Jayesh Shah Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) From the copy of the bank statement of Kotak Mahindra Bank, we find that assessee had deposited Rs.6 lakh in cash in 600 old currency notes of Rs. 1000 denomination on 01/12/2016. At a glance, it may appear that since the assessee had sufficient cash in hand amounting […]

TDS on Freight – Non Submission of form 26A- ITAT restores matter to AO

January 13, 2023 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Arvind Purseth Vs CIT(A) (ITAT Cuttack) It was submitted by the ld. Sr. DR that the only issue in the appeal of the assessee was that TDS had not been deducted in respect of payments made to M/s Sundaram Finance Ltd. and M/s Gulshan Freight Carrier. It was the submission that Form 26A had been […]

Cash deposited out of FD maturity proceeds of father cannot be treated as unexplained

January 3, 2023 1719 Views 0 comment Print

M. Vijayakumar Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) We noted that the CIT(A) has not doubted the source of maturity of assessee’s father FDs of Rs.8 lakhs which was withdrawn on 01.11.2016. Admittedly, the assessee made deposit on 10.11.2016 in cash, this amount of Rs.8 lakhs. The only dispute is confirmation, which now the assessee confirmed by […]

Income Tax addition based on mere doubt and suspicion not sustainable

January 1, 2023 2622 Views 0 comment Print

Narender Kumar Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Undisputedly, in course of assessment proceeding, the assessee had explained the source of cash deposits in the bank account by stating that it was out of gift received from his grand-father Shri Phool Singh. The Assessing Officer, however, has rejected assessee’s claim as the notice issued under Section 133(6) […]

Addition u/s 69A sustained as nature and source of acquisition of property not offered satisfactorily

December 28, 2022 3465 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that where the property is not recorded in the books of account and explanation about the nature and source of acquisition of property is not offered satisfactorily then value of such property would be deemed to be income under section 69A of the Income Tax Act.

Addition u/s 69A towards cash deposit unsustainable as it is income from PMGKY Scheme supported by valid declaration

December 21, 2022 1623 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition u/s 69A of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as cash deposit of INR 4.50 cr. is income under the scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) and the same is cleared by a valid declaration under the scheme.

Addition of cash deposited out of marriage gift u/s 69A partly deleted

December 1, 2022 1959 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that addition for cash deposits out of marriage gift under section 69A partly deleted as in Indian Customs during marriages guests and relatives will give gift depending upon their social status and economic condition

 Deposit of money in bank a/c  preceded by withdrawal of money from very same bank a/c – ITAT accepts Source 

November 24, 2022 9486 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee, a retired bank employee earning pension, deposited   Rs.15 lakhs cash  in his bank account on 13.11.2016 which he explained as withdrawal on 13.10.2015  or a perceived need and kept the cash with him and the very same cash was deposited . AO rejected the explanation   for the reason that the assessee failed to explain the perceived need for which cash was withdrawn holding that  no prudent person would keep cash and lose interest if he deposits the money in FD.  AO treated the cash deposit u/s 69A.  CIT(A) confirmed the addition.

Cash deposit during Demonetisation- ITAT restricts addition to 30% of deposit

November 24, 2022 4098 Views 0 comment Print

Asokan Meena Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) It is an admitted fact that the assessee has filed her return of income for the AY 2016-17 in ITR-4 and has maintained books of accounts, but for the AY 2017-18, she had filed return of income u/s.44AD of the Act, and estimated net profit without any books of […]

No addition for cash deposit post demonetization merely on presumptions

November 24, 2022 1404 Views 0 comment Print

Kaliannan Ganesan Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) It transpired that the assessee made cash deposits of Rs.13.30 Lacs post demonetization as tabulated assessment order. Accordingly, the assessee was directed to substantiate the source of the same. The assessee is stated to be engaged in poultry farm business and trading of eggs. AO held that there was […]

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