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Cash Credits & Unexplained ItemsSection 68Section 682,598 judgments

The decision most relied on for addition u/s 68 is CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd. (216 CTR 195), cited in 854 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on addition u/s 68

CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd.
216 CTR 195 · 2008 · Supreme Court
854
citing judgments

If an assessee company receives share application money from alleged bogus shareholders and provides their details to the Assessing Officer, no addition can be made under Section 68 in the company's hands; the Department must proceed against the shareholders by reopening their individual assessments.

CIT v. Divine Leasing & Finance Ltd.
299 ITR 268 · 2008 · High Court
426
citing judgments

The Assessing Officer cannot add share capital or share premium amounts if the assessee provides the identity and creditworthiness of the subscriber and establishes the genuineness of the transaction. The court may admit additional evidence under Rule 46A, such as the PAN identity of the creditor.

CIT v. Devi Prasad Vishwanath Prasad
72 ITR 194 · 1969 · Supreme Court
272
citing judgments

If there is an unexplained cash credit, the Assessing Officer can treat it as the assessee's income, even when the income is finalized on an estimation basis, without proving its specific source. The onus then shifts to the assessee to prove that the income represented by the cash credit has already been taxed.

CIT v. Dwarkadhish Investment (P) Ltd.
330 ITR 298 · 2011 · High Court
218
citing judgments

An assessee cannot be asked to explain the source of the source for cash credits, particularly share capital or share application money, once they have discharged the initial onus regarding the identity, genuineness of the transaction, and creditworthiness of the immediate investor.

1) CIT v. Sahibganj Electric Cables Pvt. Ltd. (
151 ITR 150 · 1985 · High Court
79
citing judgments

The assessee's burden under Section 68 to prove cash credits is discharged by establishing the identity of the creditor and the genuineness of the transaction; the assessee is not required to prove the creditor's source of funds or creditworthiness, as the department can use Section 131 for further investigation.

Jatia Investment Co. v. CIT
206 ITR 718 · 1994 · High Court
77
citing judgments

An addition under Section 68 for unexplained cash credits cannot be made when there is no actual cash credit or flow of funds, such as in cases of share swaps or notional credits.

Hastimal v. CIT
49 ITR 273 · 1963 · High Court
57
citing judgments

An assessee's duty regarding the creditworthiness of a creditor is limited to the transactions between them, and they are not required to investigate the ultimate source of the creditor's funds. If the genuineness of the transaction and the creditworthiness are established, no addition under Section 68 is permissible.

CIT v. Prameshwar Bohra
301 ITR 404 · 2008 · High Court
47
citing judgments

An amount already credited in the books of account in an earlier assessment year cannot be added again as an unexplained cash credit under Section 68 of the Income-tax Act in a subsequent assessment year.

Judgments citing addition u/s 68

Mumtaz Dilawar Gani, Bharuch vs. The ITO, Ward-1, Bharuch

Appeal is allowed

ITA 1443/AHD/2017[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Surat23 May 2023AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh, Jm &Dr. A.L.Saini, Am आयकर अपील सं/.Ita Nos.1442 & 1443/Ahd/2017 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Years: (2011-12 & 2012-13) (Physical Court Hearing) Mumtaz Dilawar Gani Income Tax Officer, 6, White House, Near Railway Ward-1, Bharuch Vs. Crossing, Dahej Byepass Road, Income Tax Officer, Ward-1(2), Bharuch-392001 Bharuch "थायीलेखासं /.जीआइआरसं /.Pan/Gir No.: Adcpg 1175 D (अपीलाथ" /Assessee ) (""थ" /Respondent) "नधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee By : Shri Krutarth Desai, Advocate & Ms. Disha Kharod, C.A राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent By : Shri Vinod Kumar, Sr-.Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख / Date Of Hearing : 31/03/2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 23/05/2023

For Appellant: Shri Krutarth Desai, Advocate &For Respondent: Shri Vinod Kumar, Sr-.DR
Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 145(3)

taxmann.com 385 wherein as per the assessee it was held that where the Assessing Officer had passed a contradictory order by making addition u/s 68 holding that books of accounts were not reliable, while deciding issue of sundry creditors, but relied upon for accepting profit shown to be correct which ... supported by books of accounts, addition u/s 68 was not justified. The findings of the Hon`ble Court is reproduced below: “3. Learned counsel for the assessee vehemently submitted that the assessee- assessee discharged all its obligations to justify the entries made in the books of account showing the credit

Mumtaz Dilawar Gani, Bharuch vs. The ITO, Ward-1, Bharuch

Appeal is allowed

ITA 1442/AHD/2017[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Surat23 May 2023AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh, Jm &Dr. A.L.Saini, Am आयकर अपील सं/.Ita Nos.1442 & 1443/Ahd/2017 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Years: (2011-12 & 2012-13) (Physical Court Hearing) Mumtaz Dilawar Gani Income Tax Officer, 6, White House, Near Railway Ward-1, Bharuch Vs. Crossing, Dahej Byepass Road, Income Tax Officer, Ward-1(2), Bharuch-392001 Bharuch "थायीलेखासं /.जीआइआरसं /.Pan/Gir No.: Adcpg 1175 D (अपीलाथ" /Assessee ) (""थ" /Respondent) "नधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee By : Shri Krutarth Desai, Advocate & Ms. Disha Kharod, C.A राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent By : Shri Vinod Kumar, Sr-.Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख / Date Of Hearing : 31/03/2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 23/05/2023

For Appellant: Shri Krutarth Desai, Advocate &For Respondent: Shri Vinod Kumar, Sr-.DR
Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 145(3)

taxmann.com 385 wherein as per the assessee it was held that where the Assessing Officer had passed a contradictory order by making addition u/s 68 holding that books of accounts were not reliable, while deciding issue of sundry creditors, but relied upon for accepting profit shown to be correct which ... supported by books of accounts, addition u/s 68 was not justified. The findings of the Hon`ble Court is reproduced below: “3. Learned counsel for the assessee vehemently submitted that the assessee- assessee discharged all its obligations to justify the entries made in the books of account showing the credit

Ace Property Developers, Mumbai vs. CIT (A), Mumbai

In the result, appeal by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 207/MUM/2023[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai09 May 2023AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri Amarjit Singhआअसुं.207/भ ुं/2023 (यन.ि. 2014-15) Ace Property Developers, A Wing, ‘ Taal’ Building No.6, Hdil Layout, Sector No.2, Chikhal Dongre Road, Global City, Virar (West), Palghar 401 303 Pan: Aasfa-3204-E ...... अऩीराथी/Appellant फनाभ Vs. Jt. Cit 24(1) Mumbai. ..... प्रयतिादी/Respondent अऩीराथी द्िाया/ Appellant By : Shri Yogesh Thar & Ms. Sukanya Jayaram प्रयतिादी द्िाया/Respondent By : Shri Manoj Kumar Sinha, Sr. Ar स निाई की यतधथ/ Date Of Hearing : 09/05/2023 घोषणा की यतधथ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 09/05/2023

For Appellant: Shri Yogesh Thar and Ms. Sukanya JayaramFor Respondent: Shri Manoj Kumar Sinha, Sr. AR
Section 40Section 68

Tribunal in assessee’s own case for assessment year 2013-14(supra). 6. In ground No.2 of appeal, the assessee has assailed addition u/s. 68 of the Act on account of unproved unsecured loans. The contention of the assessee is that the assessee had furnished confirmations from the parties along ... Assessing Officer, however, during the scrutiny assessment proceedings they remain to be considered by the Assessing Officer. The CIT(A) has confirmed the addition u/s 68 of the Act for the similar reasons as were stated by the Assessing Officer. Taking into account entire facts of the case