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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 333 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 5898 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69A Addition Deleted as Revenue Relied Only on Untested Third-Party Statements

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that reliance on third-party statements without granting effective cross-examination amounted to a violation of ...

June 7, 2026 849 Views 0 comment Print

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 621 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


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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 1131 Views 0 comment Print


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APMC Commission Agent Not Taxable on Entire Sale Proceeds; Section 69A Issue Remanded: ITAT Bengaluru

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore remanded a Section 69A addition after holding that an APMC commission agent's entire sale proceeds could not be tre...

July 6, 2026 261 Views 0 comment Print

Old Currency Deposits From Identified Members Not Section 69A Unexplained Money: ITAT Bengaluru

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore deleted the Section 69A addition after holding that member details established the source of cash deposits made dur...

July 6, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

Negative Cash Balance Alone Cannot Be Treated as Undisclosed Income: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : ITAT held that negative cash balances do not automatically establish undisclosed income and upheld addition only to the peak negat...

July 4, 2026 447 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 271D Penalty as AO Failed to Record Satisfaction

Income Tax : ITAT held that penalty under Section 271D cannot survive where the Assessing Officer failed to record satisfaction in the assessme...

July 3, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

GP Estimation Based Solely on Subsequent Years’ GP Rate Not Justified: ITAT Allahabad

Income Tax : ITAT Allahabad held that estimating gross profit solely on the basis of the subsequent years GP rate is not justified after reject...

July 2, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print


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CBDT Directs Uniform Application of Sections 68 to 69D as C&AG Flags Tax Assessment Errors

Income Tax : CBDT has instructed tax officers to uniformly apply Sections 68 to 69D and Section 115BBE after a C&AG audit found inconsistencies...

May 29, 2026 14454 Views 3 comments Print


Notional Turnover ≠ Real Income: ITAT Sends F&O Estimate Back for Fresh Look

December 7, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai ruled that notional contract values in F&O trading cannot be treated as real income. The case was sent back to the AO for reassessment based on actual profits and losses.

ITAT Deletes ₹6.67 Cr Gold Stock Additions After Complete Reconciliation

December 6, 2025 354 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that additions for excess gold stock under Section 69A could not stand when purchases, job-work gold, and export stock were fully supported by invoices, confirmations, and bank records. The ruling emphasizes that reconciled and verified records override survey-time assumptions.

₹3.49 Cr Addition Deleted as Demonetisation Cash Deposits Matched Recorded Sales

December 6, 2025 1023 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that cash deposits were fully supported by stock records and sales invoices, proving they were genuine business receipts. It ruled that Section 68 cannot apply to recorded turnover already taxed.

Routine Business Cash Deposits Not Taxable Despite No ITR

December 5, 2025 726 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad rules routine cash deposits of small traders cannot be treated as unexplained income under Section 69A, even if no return is filed.

Cash Deposit Before Loan Cannot Trigger Section 68 in Borrower’s Case

December 5, 2025 1416 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal deleted Rs. 10 lakh addition made under Section 68 where lender’s deposits were not independently verified. The assessee had no failure in proving identity, genuineness, or creditworthiness. Key takeaway: mere timing of lender’s bank deposits cannot trigger Section 68 addition without corroborative evidence

Capital Gain Proven with Full Documentation; Section 69A/69C Additions Deleted

December 5, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee’s capital-gain computation and share-transaction trail matched disclosed data. ITAT held the AO’s conclusion to be unsupported and dismissed Revenue’s appeal.

Addition u/s. 69A quashed as cash deposited was out of cash sales and was duly recorded in books

December 5, 2025 960 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards unexplained cash deposit under section 69A of the Income Tax Act is not sustainable since the same is out of the cash sales and both cash book and books of account justifies the same. Accordingly, appeal is allowed.

Tribunal Deletes ₹2.14 Crore Addition Due to Invalid Pre-Notification NFAC Action

December 4, 2025 1203 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata quashed a reassessment order, holding that NFAC had no jurisdiction before the formal notification of Section 151A. The ₹2.14 crore addition was deleted, highlighting that faceless assessments cannot be retroactively enforced.

Surmises, Patterns Kolkata Report Cannot Override Evidence – Penny Stock Addition u/s 68 Scrapped

December 3, 2025 852 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax authorities treated LTCG from Kappac Pharma shares as unexplained cash credit. The Tribunal confirmed the transactions were genuine, supported by demat and broker records. The addition under Section 68 and related commission expenses were deleted.

Section 144 Assessment Partly Modified: 8% Reduced to 6% NP on ₹1.99 Cr

December 3, 2025 294 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT partly allowed appeal against additions under section 144, applying 6% net profit instead of AO’s 8% on total cash deposits. Returned income under section 44AD was deducted, and normal tax rates applied instead of section 115BBE.

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