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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 213 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


Addition u/s 69C merely because assessee dealt with suspected scrips is unsustainable

May 8, 2023 2067 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that merely because assessee has dealt with suspected scrips, addition u/s 69C is not justified as purchase and sale of scrips were through recognized stock exchange and payments were through banking channel only.

Section 40A(3) not applies to cash payments deposited in bank account of payee

May 6, 2023 10443 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that provisions of section 40A(3) of the Income Tax Act doesn’t apply to cash payments when ultimately the amount is deposited in the bank account of the payee.

Addition u/s 69C sustained as search in group concern proved maintaining of books of accounts outside regular books

May 6, 2023 1941 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that addition u/s 69C as unexplained income sustained as based on search conducted in group concern it was found that assessee was maintaining the books of accounts outside regular books.

Addition of unexplained investment u/s 69B unsustainable as source for excess stock plausibly explained

April 27, 2023 2457 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that when assessee has explained the source for excess stock found during the course of survey, then, income offered towards excess stock cannot be treated as unexplained investment u/s. 69B of the Act.

Section 68 & 115BBE cannot be invoked if assessee not required to maintain books of account

April 26, 2023 3837 Views 1 comment Print

Section 68 cannot be invoked if Assessee not required to maintain books of account. Section 115BBE comes into operation only in case of income referred in Section 68/69/69A/69B/69C and 69D

Lorry hire charges cannot be disallowed U/s. 69C if source been duly explained

April 26, 2023 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Addition has been made as unexplained expenditure u/s 69C of the Act which is incorrect and against the provision of Act as the said explanation deals with the disallowance and addition of expenditure the source whereof is not explained by the assessee.

Undisclosed Income and its Taxability – Section 68 to Section 69D

April 24, 2023 10944 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the tax implications of undisclosed income from Section 68 to Section 69D. Learn about tax rates, explanations, and conditions to avoid penalties. A comprehensive guide for students.

HC directs CIT to reconsider assessment to redetermine gross profit applicable to unexplained purchases

March 11, 2023 3558 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court directed Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) to re-consider the high-pitched assessment as gross profit applied is 12.5% as against historical gross profit of 1.06%. Coercive measures against the petitioner instructed to be kept on hold.

Non-appearance of supplier cannot be reason for treating purchases as unexplained expenditure

January 17, 2023 2790 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that purchases cannot be treated as unexplained expenditure (i.e. fictitious purchases) merely because suppliers have not appeared before AO or CIT(A).

Unexplained Investment and Expenditure attracts 84 Percent Tax Rate

December 18, 2022 4401 Views 1 comment Print

Understand the implications of unexplained investments and expenditures under sections 69 to 69C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, with a focus on the 84% tax rate. Ensure meticulous documentation to avoid deemed income and penalties.

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