ITAT adjudicated multiple tax-related issues, ultimately ruling...

ITAT adjudicated multiple tax-related issues, ultimately ruling in favor of the assessee. The tribunal rejected the AO's disallowance of speculation loss, finding no regulatory requirement for off-market transaction reporting. Regarding gift taxation, ITAT upheld the assessee's claim that a father from a HUF can be considered a relative under Section 56(2). Additionally, for the trust-related income, ITAT determined that since the trust had already paid taxes on the transferred amount, further addition was unwarranted. Consequently, the tribunal set aside the AO and CIT(A) orders, directing deletion of all contested additions.

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