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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


AO’s acceptance of excess stock as business income upheld- 115BBE not attracted

November 6, 2025 417 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the Assessing Officer rightly accepted excess stock and cash disclosed during survey as business income after enquiry. Section 115BBE was not applicable, and PCIT’s revision under Section 263 was invalid.

ITAT Remands Unexplained Cash Addition Case for Fresh Verification for Failure to Verify Evidence

November 5, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad sent back a case involving an addition of Rs.1.17 crore for unexplained cash deposits to the AO. The remand was necessary because the CIT(A) issued an ex-parte order without verifying the evidence submitted by the assessee.

Addition on Alleged Inflated Purchases Based Solely on Third-party Data Deleted

November 4, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi deleted a ₹31.35 lakh addition for alleged inflated purchases, ruling that an assessment cannot rest solely on third-party search data. The Tribunal emphasized that the Revenue failed to conduct any independent enquiry or provide corroborating evidence linking the assessee to the alleged cash transactions.

ITAT Deletes ₹19.04 Lakh Addition: Agent’s Cash Deposits Were Company Collections

November 4, 2025 825 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes ₹19.04 Lakh Addition: Agent’s Cash Deposits Were Company Collections The ITAT ruled that cash deposits of ₹19.04 lakh made by commission agent Shyam Singh Hetta were reconciled collections for his principal, DTM Pvt. Ltd., and deleted the unexplained money addition under Section 69A.

PCIT Empowered to Revise Incomplete Assessments—Failure to Tax Entire Survey Disclosure Held Prejudicial to Revenue

November 4, 2025 267 Views 0 comment Print

Pune ITAT dismissed a firm’s appeal, confirming the PCIT’s order to tax Rs 19.44 lakh in unexplained cash and stock found in a survey under the stringent Section 115BBE.

ITAT Deletes ₹18.47 Lakh Demonetization Cash Addition, Citing Double Taxation

November 3, 2025 789 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT deleted the addition for cash deposits made during demonetization, concluding that taxing the same business receipts twice by first accepting sales and then applying Section 69A was unsustainable under the law.

Section 69A Addition Unsustainable When Sales Already Taxed: ITAT Ahmedabad

November 2, 2025 1089 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that once sales have been recorded and taxed, they cannot again be treated as unexplained income under Section 69A, deleting addition made on alleged accommodation entries.

Section 69A Addition Remanded for Reconsideration; ITAT Chennai Allows Late Appeal

November 2, 2025 366 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai remanded a Section 69A unexplained cash deposit addition back to the AO. The assessee is permitted to submit new evidence, including bank statements, for fresh consideration of the claim.

Approval from PCIT Instead of PCCIT Invalidates Section 148 Notice: ITAT Pune

November 2, 2025 1002 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune annulled reassessment proceedings, holding that approval by PCIT instead of PCCIT for notices issued after three years was contrary to Section 151.

₹8.84 Cr Addition Deleted as ATM Cash Mistakenly Linked to Employee’s PAN

November 2, 2025 363 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that ₹8.84 crore deposited and withdrawn from bank accounts used for ATM cash replenishment could not be treated as unexplained money of the employee. The Tribunal confirmed that the amounts belonged to Punjab & Sind Bank.

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