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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


No addition u/s 69A without corroborative evidence & cross-examination

April 18, 2025 1968 Views 0 comment Print

Additions under Section 69A could not be sustained without concrete evidence and due process and AO had not brought any tangible evidence to prove the alleged cash loan.

Section 40A(3) not invocable as income assessed at flat gross profit rate: ITAT Chennai

April 18, 2025 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Aggrieved against the directions of CIT(A) to the AO for assessment of gross profit on unaccounted sales of unaccounted purchases and enhancement on account of disallowance of cash payment u/s.40A(3) of the Act, the assessee came in appeal before the Tribunal.

ITAT Remands Case to CIT(A) for Fresh Hearing, Imposes Rs. 2,000 Cost on Assessee

April 17, 2025 438 Views 0 comment Print

To ensure fairness, the ITAT set aside the CIT(A)’s order and remanded the disputed issues back to the CIT(A) for a fresh hearing. This decision was made contingent upon the assessee paying a cost of Rs. 2,000 to the Income Tax Department within one month and providing proof of payment.

ITAT Remands Case to CIT(A) for Fresh Decision Following Rule 46A(3) Compliance on New Evidence

April 17, 2025 720 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT set aside the CIT(A)’s order and remanded the matter back to the CIT(A) to decide the appeal afresh after providing the AO an opportunity under Rule 46A(3) to examine the new evidence submitted by the assessee.

Section 263 Revision Unjustified as Assessment Not Erroneous or Prejudicial to Revenue

April 17, 2025 1416 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that revisionary proceedings under section 263 of the Income Tax Act not invocable as assessment made by AO after proper verification of evidences. Further, assessment order is neither erroneous nor prejudicial to interest of revenue.

Section 69A not applies to Cash Deposits Recorded in Books, Addition deleted

April 17, 2025 6378 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bengaluru partly allows assessee’s appeals for AY 2011-12 & 2012-13, deleting addition under section 69A for recorded loan repayments.

Time gap between Cash withdrawal & deposit not warrant Section 69 addition

April 17, 2025 8868 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT concluded that merely a time gap between withdrawal and deposit does not warrant an addition under Section 69, especially when the revenue could not establish any other use of the withdrawn funds.

ITAT Deletes ₹18 Lakh Cash Deposit Addition, Cites Genuine Agricultural Income

April 17, 2025 1260 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jodhpur partly allows appeal in Kishana Ram vs ITO, upholding additions related to capital discrepancies and agricultural income under Section 143(3).

Section 148 Reassessment notice invalid if issued by an AO lacking Jurisdiction

April 17, 2025 7440 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Jaipur sets aside addition and penalty against Mukesh Kumar Agarwal due to lack of valid jurisdiction and time-barred penalty order.

ITAT Upholds Section 69A Addition for Depositing Demonetized Notes

April 15, 2025 1182 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai confirms addition of ₹16.20 lakh under Section 69A for demonetized cash deposited by trader; notice deemed valid and appeal dismissed.

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