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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 726 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 63 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 210 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


Unexplained deposit addition made without knowing possession of two PAN: Matter remanded

August 5, 2025 483 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Indore held that AO made addition towards unexplained deposited without being aware of possession of two PAN by single person-assessee. Accordingly, matter remanded to the file of AO with imposition of cost of Rs. 7,000/-.

ITAT Restores Cash Deposit Case Due to Unexamined Debits & Additional Evidence

August 5, 2025 813 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Ahmedabad has restored a case involving unexplained cash deposits of Rs. 18.32 lakh to the Assessing Officer, citing a failure to examine debit entries and additional evidence, and condoning a 323-day delay in appeal filing.

Cash from Business Sales, Not Unexplained – Demonetisation Cash Addition deleted

August 4, 2025 918 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Cuttack overturns ₹5.01 lakh addition, ruling business receipts are a substantiated source for cash deposits. Ad-hoc expense disallowance also deleted for AY 2017-18.

Addition towards unexplained cash set aside as cash reconciliation duly produced: ITAT Mumbai

August 4, 2025 717 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 69A towards unexplained cash found during course of search cannot be sustained since reconciliation of cash with concerned sales invoices duly produced. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed to that extent.

Securities Scam Fund: Section 69A Not Invoked as Assessee Not Owner of Unexplained Money

August 3, 2025 1026 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court upholds the ITAT’s decision to delete a Rs. 5.17 crore addition to Anoop Jain’s income, finding no evidence he owned the funds under Section 69A of the Income Tax Act.

Section 69A Addition Deleted: Wife’s Cash Withdrawals Accepted – ITAT Lucknow

August 1, 2025 792 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Lucknow bench deleted an addition made under Section 69A, ruling that a cash deposit from the assessee’s wife’s withdrawals was a sufficiently explained source.

Receipt from Debtors not unexplained: ITAT Bangalore partly deletes section 69A addition

August 1, 2025 702 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that unaccounted receipts from known business debtors can’t be taxed as unexplained money under Section 69A, granting relief to an assessee.

Statement Without Cross-Examination: ITAT Mumbai Deletes Section 69A Addition of ₹1.69 Cr

August 1, 2025 486 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai deletes a ₹1.69 crore addition under Section 69A against Parth Ajit Pawar. The ruling emphasizes that a third-party statement without cross-examination and corroborating evidence is not valid for making additions.

Addition u/s. 69A towards cash deposits deleted to the extent of accepted cash sales

August 1, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act towards cash deposited during demonetization period deleted to the extent of cash sales which is accepted. Accordingly, appeal partly allowed.

DVO reference U/s 142A made before initiation of reassessment is invalid

July 28, 2025 1365 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi rules DVO reference before Sec 148 notice invalid; deletes Rs 2.28 Cr addition in Aerens Group case due to lack of pending assessment.

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