Income Tax : This guide explains when penalties can be imposed under various provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. It also outlines the appli...
Income Tax : This guide explains how unexplained cash credits under Section 68 and related provisions can attract steep taxation under Section ...
Income Tax : Income without satisfactory explanation is taxed at a special high rate under Section 115BBE. The provisions place strict liabilit...
Income Tax : Courts have clarified that purchases cannot be disallowed without proper evidence. Genuine transactions supported by documents can...
Income Tax : ITAT held that section 69 cannot be invoked where purchases are duly recorded in books and paid through banking channels, making t...
Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that Section 69C cannot be invoked where expenditure is duly recorded in the books and its source is fully ex...
Income Tax : ITAT Guwahati held that additions could not be sustained where the transactions related to a separate partnership firm with a diff...
Income Tax : The ITAT held that an untested third-party statement, without supporting evidence or cross-examination, cannot form the sole basis...
Income Tax : ITAT Ahmedabad held that repayment of the entire loan with TDS-compliant interest payments undermined the allegation that the loan...
Income Tax : ITAT Chennai held that loose sheets and estimates alone cannot justify an addition under Section 69B without independent corrobora...
Income Tax : CBDT has instructed tax officers to uniformly apply Sections 68 to 69D and Section 115BBE after a C&AG audit found inconsistencies...
The Tribunal held that unverified WhatsApp chats without Section 65B certification cannot justify additions under Section 69A. Key takeaway: digital messages must be authenticated and corroborated before being used against taxpayers.
Tribunal reviewed onion cultivation expenses claimed at 21% of gross receipts and found CIT(A)’s 35% estimate excessive. Net agricultural income accepted at Rs.67.12 lakh, partly allowing the appeal.
ITAT Delhi held that an addition under Section 69C is invalid if it is not based on the allegations in the show-cause notice. The AO cannot exceed the notice, and procedural fairness is mandatory.
The Tribunal held that substantial bank deposits without filing a return provided adequate basis to reopen under section 147. Notice-service objections failed due to section 292BB, and the quantum issue was remanded for verification. The ruling confirms that prima facie material is sufficient for reassessment.
ITAT allowed the appeal where tax authority relied on uncertified electronic records to add ₹24,50,000 as unexplained cash expenditure. Ruling underscores necessity of Section 65B certification for admissibility of electronic evidence.
Tribunal held that rent expense differences cannot be taxed as unexplained expenditure without questioning the source. Matter remanded for verification of reconciliation and evidence.
ITAT Mumbai held that doubting goods transportation alone cannot justify full disallowance, restricting the addition to 11.54% GP on ₹32.75 lakh purchases.
DCIT Vs Indian Hydro Electric Power Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Delhi) No Incriminating Evidence, Only Excel — ITAT Deletes ₹25 Cr Addition in Moser Baer Group Case Search was conducted on the Moser Baer Group, covering Assessee’s premises. During search, an Excel sheet titled “Funds Position” was found on a group employee’s laptop, showing loan entries. […]
ITAT Chennai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act rightly deleted by CIT(A) since cash deposit during demonetization duly reflected as cash sales and there was no abnormal spike in sales during demonetization.
The ITAT held that the PCIT incorrectly invoked Section 263 to substitute the AO’s plausible view, ruling that a business disallowance under Section 37(1) does not automatically become deemed income under Section 69C.
