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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 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


Cash Deposits Treated as Turnover, Not Black Money – Section 69A Addition Deleted

August 20, 2025 1317 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai rules that demonetization cash deposits should be treated as business turnover and not as unexplained income, deleting a separate addition.

Accommodation entry addition upheld as shares purchased in off market mode

August 20, 2025 423 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition towards accommodation entry and bogus capital gain exemption upheld since the shares were purchased in off market mode. Accordingly, appeal of revenue allowed.

Cash deposit already added in return cannot be added again by treating it unexplained u/s. 69A

August 20, 2025 1104 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that addition towards unexplained money under section 69A of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained since the cash deposit is already added while filing the return of income under the head other sources. Accordingly, addition set aside and appeal allowed.

Addition u/s. 69A not sustained as cash deposited out of business proceeds: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 20, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that addition under section 69A towards unexplained cash deposit cannot be sustained since it is reasonably explained that deposit is out of its business proceeds. Accordingly, order of CIT(A) set aside and appeal of assessee allowed.

ITAT Pune Restores ₹28.71 Lakh Cash Deposit Case to CIT(A) for Fresh Hearing

August 20, 2025 564 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Pune has sent back a Rs. 28.71 lakh unexplained cash deposit case to the CIT(A), granting the assessee a fresh opportunity due to alleged unawareness of proceedings.

ITAT Allows Sikkimese Exemption Despite Wrong PAN

August 20, 2025 444 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata has allowed a Sikkimese proprietor to claim a tax exemption u/s 10(26AAA) despite using a wrong PAN. The tribunal cited a Supreme Court judgment.

ITAT Chennai Remands Demonetization Cash Deposit Case Back to CIT(A)

August 18, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Chennai has granted S.S.S. Export another chance to substantiate cash deposits under Section 69A, remanding the appeal to the CIT(A).

Cash Withdrawals in Gold Loan Business Not Taxable Under Section 69C: ITAT Mumbai

August 16, 2025 672 Views 0 comment Print

Addition of cash withdrawal under Section 69C in relation to the legitimate gold loan intermediary business was not justified observing that the documentary evidence including gold loan recorded validated gold loan business, thus there was no unexplained nature in the withdrawal.

ITAT Ahmedabad Deletes ₹26.49 Lakh Addition u/s 69A: NRE Remittances Held Genuine

August 14, 2025 843 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad deleted a Rs. 26.49 lakh addition, ruling that foreign remittances into an NRE account were a valid source for a property purchase.

Deeming fiction u/s 69A cannot be invoked mechanically or in terrorem: ITAT Ahmedabad

August 14, 2025 1125 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad deleted a ₹16.69 lakh addition, ruling that Section 69A cannot be invoked mechanically when the assessee provides evidence of business receipts.

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