Category: Income Tax

Assessee could not said to indulged in penny stock sale on human probabilities without showing his involvement – ITAT deleted addition under section 68 In a recent judgment ITAT Delhi deleted addition observing that applied the concept of Human probabilities and held the above said scrips to be …

Accommodation entry operators also routinely obtain PAN, file ITRs, and maintain bank accounts, to give a facade of legitimacy to sham transactions. In a recent judgment, Chhattisgarh High Court confirmed addition u/s 68 holding that accommodation entry operators also routinely obtain PAN, file ITRs, and maintain bank accounts, …

Penalty u/s 271D deleted as the amount of cash deposited in assess’s bank belonged to his father who was an agriculturist, not having any operating bank account. In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh has deleted penalty under section 271D as the amount of cash deposited in assessee’s bank …

Tax Authorities should charge legitimate taxes from the taxpayers instead of punishing the assessees for their bonafide mistakes – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chandigarh has deleted addition made by the AO criticised him of miserably failing to perform his duties and in assessing the true and …

Assessee can challenge the validity of any order in the collateral proceedings though the same has not been challenged before the appellate authority – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Guwahati has held that assessee can challenge the validity of any order in the collateral proceedings though the …

Reopening quashed as Form No. 10 have limited space to fill reasons of accumulation of income u/s 11(2) and resolution was provided. In a recent judgment, Bombay High Court has quashed reopening order holding that the contents of Form No. 10 have limited space to fill reasons of …

Stamp duty valuation or classification for fiscal purposes does not determine the character of the property under the Income-tax Act – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad has quashed addition holding that held that stamp duty valuation or classification for fiscal purposes does not determine the character …

Difference of cash deposit between two Assessment Years cannot be added on illogical rationale that there cannot be any increase in cash deposit between two years – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chennai has held that difference of cash deposit between two Assessment Years cannot be added. …

Reassessment order quashed as reasons to believe stated that return was processed only u/s 143(1) whereas return was actually processed under Section 143(3) In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad has upheld quashing of reassessment order on account of non application of mind as reasons recorded stated that return …

SLP dismissed against bogus liability styled as “book overdraft” reflected as payable to banks for cheques issued not presented to the banks In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court dismissed the SLP against the decision of the Delhi High Court upholding the addition towards bogus liability styled as …