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“undisclosed income”

Search & SeizureSection 153ASection 153A9,092 judgments

The decision most relied on for undisclosed income is CIT v. Kabul Chawla (380 ITR 573), cited in 3,235 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on undisclosed income

CIT v. Kabul Chawla
380 ITR 573 · 2016 · High Court
3,235
citing judgments

In a search assessment under Section 153A, additions can only be made for completed or non-abated assessment years if incriminating material relevant to those years is found during the search, although notice under Section 153A(1) is mandatorily issued for six assessment years preceding the search.

CIT v. Simit P. Sheth
356 ITR 451 · 2013 · High Court
1,465
citing judgments

Additions for alleged bogus purchases should be restricted to the profit element, not the entire turnover. The profit element is often estimated at 12.5% of the purported bogus purchases.

Commissioner of Income Tax v. Harjeev Aggarwal
290 CTR 263 · 2016 · High Court
583
citing judgments

Assessment based solely on a statement recorded under Section 132(4) of the Income Tax Act requires the statement to be relatable to incriminating material or evidence found during the search, especially when considering Section 158BB(1) which restricts computation of undisclosed income to evidence found during search.

CIT v. Anil Kumar Bhatia
352 ITR 493 · 2013 · High Court
537
citing judgments

Section 153A can be invoked to reassess income for all years under consideration prior to a search, even if returns for those years were processed under Section 143(1)(a). The Assessing Officer has the power to reassess total income in such cases without fetters.

CIT v. P. Mohanakala
291 ITR 278 · 2007 · Supreme Court
525
citing judgments

The Supreme Court emphasized that in the absence of concrete rebuttal by the assessee, circumstantial evidence holds significant weight, applying the doctrine of preponderance of probability, particularly when assessing undisclosed income or unexplained cash credits.

Society v. UOI
394 ITR 220 · 2017 · Supreme Court
493
citing judgments

Uncorroborated loose papers or documents found during a search operation have no evidentiary value and cannot be the sole basis for determining undisclosed income. Additions based on such material require independent evidence to establish trustworthiness and a direct link to the assessee.

CIT v. President Industries
258 ITR 654 · 2002 · High Court
471
citing judgments

When books of account are rejected and unaccounted sales or receipts are discovered, the income addition is restricted to the net profit element embedded in these undisclosed transactions, not the entire sale proceeds or receipts, especially if corresponding purchases are not proven to be outside the books.

CIT v. Gurinder Singh Bawa
386 ITR 483 · 2016 · High Court
416
citing judgments

If no incriminating material is found during a search operation regarding a particular issue, then no addition can be made concerning that issue in an assessment under section 153A of the Income-tax Act.

Judgments citing undisclosed income

Manoj Mohandas Sukhwani, Ahmedabad vs. The Income Tax Officer, Ward-6(1)(3), Ahmedabad

The appeal of the assessee is allowed in above terms

ITA 273/AHD/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad28 Aug 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Smt.Annapurna Guptaआयकर अपील सं / Ita No. 273/Ahd/2024 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2017-18 बनाम बनाम बनाम बनाम Manoj Mohandas Sukhwani, 103, 104, 1St Floor, Elegance The Income Tax Officer, Vs. Arcade, Nr. Bank Of India, Ward-6(1)(3), Station Road, Maninagar, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad-380008 Pan : Bayps 0941 P अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "त्यथ"/ (Respondent) िनधा" रती की ओर से / Assessee By : Shri S K Sadhwani, Ar "#थ% की ओर से / Revenue By: Shri Hrishikesh Hemant Patki, Sr Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 30/07/2024 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 28/08/2024 आदेश आदेश/O R D E R आदेश आदेश

For Appellant: Shri S K Sadhwani, ARFor Respondent: Shri Hrishikesh Hemant Patki, Sr DR
Section 115BSection 133ASection 250Section 69A

grievously erred in making this addition of alleged surrendered income when the fact on record before them was that the assessee had already surrendered undisclosed income to the tune of Rs.53,27,500/- being the cash found deposited in his bank account during demonetization period and paid taxes thereon ... terms of the provisions of “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, 2016” [“PMGKY-2016” in short], which provided for the disclosure of undisclosed income deposited during demonetization in cash in banks. The ld. Counsel for the assessee contended that the assessee had been granted a certificate accepting the assessee’s disclosure

DCIT, Central Circle-2, Trichy vs. Shri.N.Anbalagan, Pudukottai

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 344/CHNY/2022[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai28 Aug 2024AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi & Shri S.R. Raghunathaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No.344/Chny/2022 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2011-12 The Deputy Commissioner Of Vs. Shri N. Anbalagan, Income Tax, Central Circle -2, 115, Pudukkottai Road, No. 44, Williams Road, Cantonment, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 614 624. Trichy 620 001. [Pan: Aixpa4585F] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : Shri V. Nandakumar, Cit ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : None सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 26.08.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 28.08.2024 आदेश /O R D E R Per S.S. Viswanethra Ravi: This Appeal Filed By The Revenue Is Directed Against The Order Dated 28.02.2022 Passed By The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) 19, Chennai For The Assessment Year 2011-12. 2. We Find No Representation On Behalf Of The Assessee Nor Any Application Filed Seeking Adjournment. Thus, The Assessee Called Absent & Set Exparte. We Proceed To Decide The Appeal On Merits After Hearing The Ld. Dr Basing On The Material Available On Record.

For Appellant: Shri V. Nandakumar, CITFor Respondent: None
Section 144ASection 69A

dated 04.03.2019, which held the method of peak credit was rightly adopted for addition of the alleged undisclosed income of the assessee and is a well settled common principle. The relevant part at para 9 to 9.6 are reproduced herein below for ready reference: 9. I have pursued the assessment ... cash withdrawals in his bank account with the same bunk. Therefore, the method of Peak Credit was rightly adopted for addition of the alleged undisclosed income of the assessee and this is a well-settled and common principles so adopted. The finding of facts of the Authorities below cannot