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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 327 Views 1 comment Print

Section 69C: Tribunal Rulings on Unexplained expenditure (Bogus Purchases)

Income Tax : Courts have clarified that purchases cannot be disallowed without proper evidence. Genuine transactions supported by documents can...

March 30, 2026 1593 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Fails Due to Wrong Use of Section 69 for Recorded Purchases with out book rejection

Income Tax : ITAT held that section 69 cannot be invoked where purchases are duly recorded in books and paid through banking channels, making t...

December 21, 2025 1284 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 5379 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Purchase Addition Quashed: ITAT Rules Inactive GST Status Alone Not Enough

Income Tax : Delhi ITAT deleted a 69C unexplained expenditure addition for alleged bogus purchases, ruling that when corresponding sales are ac...

October 28, 2025 957 Views 0 comment Print


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Disallowance of Interest Unsustainable Without Final Decision on Loan Validity: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that disallowance of interest cannot be finalized when the validity of underlying loans is still under appeal. I...

April 16, 2026 225 Views 0 comment Print

Bogus Purchases addition Based on Investigation Reports Fails Where Evidence Exists: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : The issue was whether purchases could be treated as bogus based on investigation reports. ITAT held that when documentary evidence...

April 15, 2026 240 Views 0 comment Print

Section 69C Addition Deleted as Purchases Supported by Documentary Evidence

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that purchases cannot be treated as bogus when supported by invoices, bank payments, and GST records. It ruled t...

April 15, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Rajkot: Hybrid Seed Company’s Income Held as Agricultural

Income Tax : The issue was whether income from hybrid seed production on leased land qualifies as agricultural income. The Tribunal held that o...

April 14, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi: No Proper Service of U/s 148 Notice – Entire Reassessment Quashed

Income Tax : The issue was whether reassessment is valid without proper service of notice. The Tribunal held that absence of valid service make...

April 14, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print


Seized Loose Papers Can Justify Section 69C Additions

January 10, 2026 498 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether additions can rest on seized loose sheets termed as dumb documents. The Tribunal upheld Section 69C additions, holding that seized material supported by statements is valid evidence.

Section 69C Addition Restricted to Estimated Profit of Small Trader

January 9, 2026 717 Views 1 comment Print

The issue was whether total purchases could be treated as unexplained expenditure under section 69C. The Tribunal held that only the profit element is taxable in a small retail trading business.

Addition Set Aside for Lack of Cross-Examination Opportunity

January 9, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

An addition based on a third-party statement was challenged for denial of cross-examination. The Tribunal held that natural justice must be followed and directed a fresh hearing.

Section 69C Not Applicable to Salary/Wages Disallowance Where Source Is Explained

January 8, 2026 1440 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that section 69C cannot be invoked when expenditure is recorded in books and its source is not in doubt, even if part of the claim is disallowed.

ITAT Mumbai deleted Bogus LTCG additions for Lack of Direct Evidence

January 8, 2026 558 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that long-term capital gains from listed share sales could not be treated as bogus merely due to high profits. In the absence of contrary evidence, additions under Sections 68 and 69C were deleted.

Artificial profit/loss arising from client code modification requires transaction-wise reconciliation-Matter restored

January 8, 2026 360 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that artificial profits or losses arising from Client Code Modification in share transactions carried out in F&O segment requires transaction-wise reconciliation. Accordingly, matter restore to the file of AO.

Deletion of Protective Income Tax Addition Based on Error Set Aside

January 7, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal found that CIT(A) erred by linking the protective addition to another company. The assessment was remanded for correct identification of the beneficiary.

Notice Invalid as Approval Under Section 151(ii) Was Defective: ITAT Raipur

January 6, 2026 543 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reassessment initiated beyond three years requires approval from the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner. Sanction granted by the PCIT was invalid, rendering the entire reassessment void.

Reopening Dropped as Supreme Court Concession on AY 2015-16 Is Binding

January 6, 2026 567 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that reassessment notices issued after 1 April 2021 for AY 2015-16 are legally unsustainable. Since jurisdiction itself failed under TOLA principles, the entire reassessment was quashed.

Share Gain Addition Struck Down Because It Was Outside Reopening Scope

January 6, 2026 318 Views 0 comment Print

No on-money addition was made in the cases of other co-owners of the same property. The ITAT held that the Revenue cannot adopt a contradictory stand on identical facts.

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