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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 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 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


Explained SBN Deposits During Demonetization Not Unexplained Income: ITAT Mumbai

July 11, 2025 1521 Views 0 comment Print

 ITAT Mumbai rules cash deposits in SBNs during demonetization, with explained sources, cannot be treated as unexplained income, citing judicial precedents.

Addition on protective basis deleted as bank account fraudulently opened in assessee’s name

July 11, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Amritsar held that addition on protective basis in the hands of assessee not justified as bank account is fraudulently opened in his name without the assessee’s knowledge. Accordingly, appeal of assessee allowed and addition directed to be deleted.

Withdrawn Cash Presumed Available for Deposits in absence of Evidence of Other Use

July 11, 2025 1518 Views 0 comment Print

Ahmedabad ITAT rules in favor of Sudhirbhai Pravinkant Thaker, deleting cash addition, stating previous bank withdrawals can be source of later deposits if not utilized elsewhere.

Cash Deposits Post-Demonetisation Valid If Shown in Books and Returns

July 11, 2025 816 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT deletes Section 69A cash additions against senior citizens Nand Kumar Taneja and Nita Taneja, citing disclosed income and recorded cash-in-hand.

ITAT Ahmedabad Remands Section 69A Additions for Fresh Adjudication

July 7, 2025 864 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad remands Ratansinh Solanki’s case, setting aside Section 69A additions. Fresh adjudication ordered, allowing admission of additional evidence for cash deposits.

Addition u/s. 69A based on retracted statement cannot be sustained: ITAT Jaipur

July 5, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that addition towards unexplained money under section 69A of the Income Tax Act merely on the basis of statement which was subsequently retracted is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, addition is directed to be deleted.

Cash sales deposited during demonetization cannot be added u/s. 69A

July 5, 2025 1665 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act towards cash deposited during demonetization cannot be sustained as source of cash deposited is cash sales and the same is already offered to tax. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed and addition is deleted.

Addition in hands of one partner invoking section 69A not justified as seized cash belongs to firm

July 2, 2025 906 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur held that seized cash belongs to the firm and not of the assessee alone and hence invoking provisions of section 69A of the Income Tax Act in the hands of assessee misconceived. Accordingly, addition is directed to be deleted.

Real Estate Cash Holdings Normal, Demonetization Deposits Not Taxable Without Evidence

June 27, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat rules cash in real estate business isn’t automatically unexplained for demonetization deposits. Reduces ₹7.54L addition, cites Supreme Court on cash balances.

ITAT Deletes ₹5.39 Cr Tax Addition on Flimsy Evidence

June 27, 2025 4257 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai quashes ₹5.39 crore income addition by AO, stating calculations based on two days’ bills were illogical for tax proceedings. Sales were already recorded by a successor firm.

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