Enhanced tax rate on surrendered unexplained income applies prospectively, while cash-deposit telescoping requires verification of available surrendered cash.

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....Enhanced tax rate under section 115BBE, increased from 30% to 60% by the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Act, 2016, applies prospectively from 1 April 2017 where no retrospective operation is expressly provided. For unexplained income falling within section 69A in Financial Year 2016-17, tax is therefore computed at the pre-amendment rate, subject to applicable surcharge and cess. Cash deposited subsequently may be telescoped against cash surrendered during survey only after verifying that the surrendered cash and available cash balance existed on the deposit date and had not been used in the interim. No separate addition survives to the verified extent of such source availability.....