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Income Tax
Share sale proceeds not unexplained Karnataka HC upholds ITAT Order deleting Addition of Rs. 7cr. u/s 68.
Facts of the case
The assessee filed its return of income, declaring a STCL on sale of shares held in X Ltd. to three entities.
The AO having doubted the genuineness of the transactions, held that...
Income Tax
Bought property cheaper than stamp value? That’s not ‘underreporting’.
Facts of the Case
The assessee, as b co-owner, purchased two properties at consideration amounts lower than the SDV of those properties.
The AO invoked section 56(2)(x) treating difference between the SDV and the purchase price...
Income Tax
ITAT Judgement: You can’t call the purchases fake when you’ve already cashed in on the sales.
Facts of the case
The assessee was a proprietor engaged in wholesale trading. During scrutiny, AO noticed sundry creditors of significant amount.
Notices u/s 133(6) were issued to major creditors, they were either returned unserved or...
Income Tax
Vodafone Idea Sale & Leaseback: Tax Planning or Colourable Device?
Issue Involved
Whether sale and lease back transaction are permissible as a part of tax planning?
Facts of the Case
The assessee had claimed lease rent as revenue expenditure. The AO disallowed the same as being a...
Income Tax
Reassessments Need Solid Reasons and Not Just Assumptions
One of the most contested issues in tax law is the power of the Assessing Officer (AO) to reopen assessments. Sections 147 and 148 of the Income-tax Act grant this power, but it comes...
Income Tax
CAAS Writ Petition: Gujarat HC Questions CBDT on Due Date Extensions and Compliance Gaps
On 26th September 2025, the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court heard the writ petition filed by the Chartered Accountants Association, Surat (CAAS) in the matter of CAAS v. Union of India. Listed at Serial No....
Income Tax
Section 37 vs 69C: ITAT Clarifies the Right Tool for Disallowance
Issue Involved
Whether disallowance u/s. 37 is tenable where AO has not doubted the nature and source of purchases expenditure and addition is made solely on the basis of genuineness of expenditure?
Facts of the Case
The...
GST
Why Your Health & Life Insurance Premiums May Not Fall as Much as You Think
When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced back in July 2017, it was celebrated as India’s most ambitious tax reform since independence. The idea was to unify India’s fragmented indirect tax system...
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