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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


Reassessment Set Aside for Fresh Hearing – Assessee Can Challenge Validity of Notice u/s 148 in Subsequent Proceedings: ITAT Hyderabad

October 10, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Hyderabad upholds remand for ex-parte reassessment, allowing the assessee to challenge the Section 148 notice validity based on the mandatory faceless procedure violation in fresh proceedings.

Protective additions without substantive foundation quashed – ITAT Visakhapatnam invalidates reopening based on suspicion

October 10, 2025 633 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Visakhapatnam ruled that protective additions made in reassessment proceedings are invalid because they did not co-exist with a substantive addition for the same assessment year. The Tribunal held that a protective assessment cannot stand in isolation and cannot be based on mere suspicion to keep a hypothetical option open for the Revenue.

Reassessment notice u/s. 148 beyond specified limit is time barred

October 10, 2025 1785 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that reassessment notice under section 148 of the Income Tax Act beyond time limit of six year is barred by limitation and hence liable to be quashed. Accordingly, appeal allowed and notice quashed.

Faceless AO Ignored Evidence of Family Funding – Tribunal Restores Justice for Homemaker

October 7, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

Judicial ruling confirms that investment source for property purchased by a homemaker was genuine. The ITAT found that the entire consideration had a clear trail from the son’s account, reversing the mechanical addition made by lower authorities.

Additions u/s 2(22)(e) & 68 Deleted – Payments Held Against Salary & Refund from Broker

October 7, 2025 471 Views 0 comment Print

Learn why the ITAT quashed the deemed dividend addition. The Tribunal found the payment was a salary adjustment, not a loan, and the AO failed to disprove the source of the cash credit.

ITAT Mumbai remands ₹3 crore addition case – directs AO to verify FDs, cash & flat investment afresh

October 7, 2025 342 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai set aside a cryptic CIT(A) order and remanded the entire case to the AO, directing a de novo inquiry into unexplained fixed deposits, cash, and flat investment after admitting new bank certificates and considering natural justice principles.

Once Books Accepted, Cash Deposits Can’t Be Doubted: ITAT Jabalpur

October 7, 2025 702 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal ruled that AO cannot treat cash recorded in audited books as unexplained merely because deposits were made during demonetisation or in instalments. Additions u/s 69A were deleted as cash balance was duly supported by business records.

Gold Stock Discrepancy Addition Deleted Following Invoice Reconciliation

October 5, 2025 897 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT),  allowed the appeal of P. Maneklal & Co., deleting the addition of Rs. 4,78,500 under Section 69A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, made for unexplained gold stock found during a survey.

ITAT Taxes 0.7% Margin on Vodafone E-Top Up Sales, Rejects Dept Appeal

October 5, 2025 462 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad dismisses Income Tax Dept’s appeal, ruling that only the 0.7% margin earned on E-top-up sales routed to Vodafone is taxable income under Section 69A.

Members’ Club Not Eligible u/s 12A but Mutuality Defence Restored for Fresh AO Check

October 4, 2025 333 Views 0 comment Print

Club income not taxable if mutuality is proven: ITAT directs re-verification of cash deposits and identity of contributors/beneficiaries, setting aside an assessment based on the estimated 10% income addition.

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