![ITAT Rules ₹1.62 Cr Bogus Purchase Addition Based on WhatsApp Chats and Ex-Employee Statements as Unsustainable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/24/500x300_2121765-itat-chandigarh-bogus-purchase-bogus-purchase-addition-itat-bogus-purchase-case-income-tax-bogus-purchase-addition-t.webp "ITAT Rules ₹1.62 Cr Bogus Purchase Addition Based on WhatsApp Chats and Ex-Employee Statements as Unsustainable [Read Order]")
ITAT Rules ₹1.62 Cr Bogus Purchase Addition Based on WhatsApp Chats and Ex-Employee Statements as Unsustainable [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) held that additions towards alleged bogus purchases, made solely on the basis of...
![Survey Statement alone cannot Justify Bogus Purchase Additions: ITAT Deletes ₹3.60 Cr Addition u/s 68 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/25/250x150_2114811-survey-statement-bogus-purchase-additions-itat-deletes-addition-taxscan.webp "Survey Statement alone cannot Justify Bogus Purchase Additions: ITAT Deletes ₹3.60 Cr Addition u/s 68 [Read Order]")
![VAT Accepted Books Cannot Be Rejected Without Defects: ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition After AO Makes No Independent Inquiry [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/28/250x150_2108603-vat-itat-bogus-purchase-ao-taxscan.webp "VAT Accepted Books Cannot Be Rejected Without Defects: ITAT Deletes Bogus Purchase Addition After AO Makes No Independent Inquiry [Read Order]")
![Partial Relief for IIECL: ITAT Holds Only Profit Margin Taxable, Restricts Addition on ₹92.20 Lakh Bogus Purchases to 5% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/04/250x150_2102318-iiecl-itat-profit-margin-taxable-restricts-bogus-taxscan.webp "Partial Relief for IIECL: ITAT Holds Only Profit Margin Taxable, Restricts Addition on ₹92.20 Lakh Bogus Purchases to 5% [Read Order]")
![Disallowance of ₹16.28 Lakh Bogus Purchase without Rejection of Books: ITAT Restricts Addition to ₹1.29 Lakh Applying GP Rate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/20/250x150_2089034-disallowance-bogus-purchase-itat-restricts-addition-taxscan.webp "Disallowance of ₹16.28 Lakh Bogus Purchase without Rejection of Books: ITAT Restricts Addition to ₹1.29 Lakh Applying GP Rate [Read Order]")
Income Tax Penalty Cannot Be Levied on Estimated Additions for Alleged Bogus Purchases: Bombay HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Bombay High Court held that income tax penalty cannot be imposed when additions are made only on an estimated basis in cases of alleged bogus purchases. Colo Colour Pvt....
![Income Tax Penalty Cannot Be Levied on Estimated Additions for Alleged Bogus Purchases: Bombay HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/20/500x300_2089066-income-tax-pently-bogus-purchases-sales-taxscan.webp "Income Tax Penalty Cannot Be Levied on Estimated Additions for Alleged Bogus Purchases: Bombay HC [Read Order]")
Only Profit Element Taxable as Sales and Manufacturing Activity is Not Disputed: ITAT upholds Restriction of Disallowance to 12.5% on Bogus Purchases [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has upheld the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) ( CIT(A) ) restricting disallowance on alleged bogus purchases to 12.5%...
![Only Profit Element Taxable as Sales and Manufacturing Activity is Not Disputed: ITAT upholds Restriction of Disallowance to 12.5% on Bogus Purchases [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/16/500x300_2077434-bogus-purchases-itat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Only Profit Element Taxable as Sales and Manufacturing Activity is Not Disputed: ITAT upholds Restriction of Disallowance to 12.5% on Bogus Purchases [Read Order]")
Bogus Accommodation Entries for Purchases: ITAT Restricts Unexplained Credit Addition to ₹12.50 Lakh Estimating Profit Element on Inflated Purchases [Read Order]
The Jaipur Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) restricted the addition of unexplained credits to Rs. 12,50,000/- and estimated the profit element on inflated purchases obtained ...
![Bogus Accommodation Entries for Purchases: ITAT Restricts Unexplained Credit Addition to ₹12.50 Lakh Estimating Profit Element on Inflated Purchases [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/500x300_2067954-itat-jaipur-bogus-purchases-taxscan.webp "Bogus Accommodation Entries for Purchases: ITAT Restricts Unexplained Credit Addition to ₹12.50 Lakh Estimating Profit Element on Inflated Purchases [Read Order]")
![Claim of LTCG Exemption from Penny Stock Transactions Found Bogus: ITAT Upholds Disallowance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055178-itat-long-term-capital-gains-ltcg-exemption-penny-stock-found-bougus-taxscan.webp "Claim of LTCG Exemption from Penny Stock Transactions Found Bogus: ITAT Upholds Disallowance [Read Order]")
![ITAT Deletes Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) on Estimated GP Addition for Alleged Bogus Purchases [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Boqus-Purchases.jpg "ITAT Deletes Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) on Estimated GP Addition for Alleged Bogus Purchases [Read Order]")
Penalty Notice issued without deleting or striking off inapplicable part: ITAT Deletes Penalty levied u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act [Read Order]
Mumbai bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), while deleting the penalty levied under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 the bench held that penalty notice was issued...
![Penalty Notice issued without deleting or striking off inapplicable part: ITAT Deletes Penalty levied u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/itat-mumbai-ITAT-Penalty-Deletion-Inapplicable-Penalty-Notice-Incorrect-Penalty-Notice-Deletion-ITAT-Decisions-on-Tax-Penalties-Taxscan.jpg "Penalty Notice issued without deleting or striking off inapplicable part: ITAT Deletes Penalty levied u/s 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act [Read Order]")