ITAT Chandigarh deleted a lakh unexplained money addition and allowed S.54 deduction after the retired Colonel substantiated the property sale source with bank records.
ITAT Jabalpur deleted a lakh disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) for non-TDS on interest, ruling the payee’s tax payment nullified the assessee’s technical default.
The issue was whether the AO could make an addition for unexplained share capital and premium without finding any defect in the extensive documentation filed by the taxpayer. The Tribunal emphasized that the AO must make an independent inquiry and bring contrary material; mere suspicion or non-appearance cannot override the legal requirement that the addition must be based on a failure to prove the creditor’s details.
MP High Court sets aside GST cancellation for non-filing, allowing restoration on condition of submitting all pending returns and paying a penalty of for default.
The Tribunal held that an AO cannot treat a return filed in response to a Section 148 notice as non-est while using it as the base for computing the final income. Following High Court precedent, the ITAT confirmed that once the return is taken into account for assessment, the issue of Section 143(2) notice becomes a prerequisite, making the assessment void.
The ITAT deleted the addition of Rs. 73 lakh on the unrealized surrender value of Keyman Insurance Policies, ruling that notional or hypothetical income cannot be taxed. Since the matured policy value was already offered to tax, taxing the value of unmatured policies would amount to double taxation.
ITAT Mumbai orders AO to re-investigate crore unexplained cash deposits in egg trade. CIT(A)’s deletion was reversed due to failure to secure a remand report.
CESTAT Mumbai set aside the denial of IGST benefit, applying GST Council and TRU clarification that all goods under heading 3822 are covered. Concessional rate of 12% now applies, with recalculation of interest and penalty.
CESTAT quashes penalty on stainless steel import, ruling that BIS certification wasn’t mandatory as the Bill of Lading date preceded the Quality Control Order’s effective date.
ITAT Kolkata deletes a lakh addition made u/s 69A against an interior decorator, ruling the amount cannot be taxed as unexplained money if already offered to tax.
