Factual Examination Of Dispute Regarding 'Addition' Of Unexplained Cash Credit U/S 68 Of IT Act Is Beyond Scope Of Appeal U/S 260A: Calcutta HC
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Factual Examination Of Dispute Regarding 'Addition' Of Unexplained Cash Credit U/S 68 Of IT Act Is Beyond Scope Of Appeal U/S 260A: Calcutta HC

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The Calcutta High Court has held that it cannot indulge in factual examination of the material produced or not produced by an assessee-company to explain the share capital and premium received by it, in an appeal filed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya thus refused to interfere with an ITAT order which deleted additions made by the Assessing Officer towards “unexplained” share capital and share premium of Rs.15,51,00,000/- under Section 68. In the case at hand, the Income Tax Department was aggrieved by ITAT order deleting the addition made by the IO, by allegedly ignoring that the assessee failed to explain its non-existence at its registered address, share capital, reserves and surplus, net worth and turnover so as to justify the share premium charged by it within a short duration of seven months after its incorporation. In this backdrop the High Court observed, “examination of the factual position as sought for cannot be done in an appeal filed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act and it is the duty of the Assessing Officer to have done such an exercise.” Significantly, the ITAT had recorded that the AO failed to controvert the evidence furnished by the share subscriber companies during the assessment proceedings.

History of this topic

S.68 IT Act | Whether Assessee Discharged Burden To Substantiate Identity & Genuineness Of Share Application Money Is 'Question Of Fact', Not Law: Gauhati HC
3 months ago
Assessing Officer Not Required To Examine Commercial Expediency Of Transaction When Evaluating Assessee's Explanation U/S 68 Of IT Act: Delhi HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Can't Fault AO's Estimation Of Undisclosed Deposits In Foreign Bank When Assessee Fails To Produce Account Statement: Delhi HC
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Scrutiny Notice Was Issued In Amalgamating Company's Name Despite Dept Knowing Of Amalgamation: Calcutta HC Declines To Apply S.292B Of Income Tax Act
4 months ago
Additions U/s 69C On Account Of Excess Stock Can't Be Based On Third Party Statements Alone Without Any Corroboration: Delhi ITAT
7 months, 2 weeks ago
AO Can't Make Additions Solely Based On Retracted Statement Of Third-Parties If Assessee Has Claimed Opposite: Chennai ITAT
8 months ago
No Addition Is Permitted U/s 68 Without Linking Alleged Entries Of Cash With That Of Material Seized During Course Of Search: Mumbai ITAT
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Once Cash Deposits In Bank A/C Of Lender Firm Is Accepted As Coming From Explained Sources, No addition Is Permitted U/s 68 As Unsecured Loan: Delhi ITAT
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Investment Made From Share Premium Without Any Noticeable Business Activity, Legitimacy Of Income Not Established: Calcutta High Court
10 months ago
AO Can't Draw An Adverse Inference For Mere Non-Response From Directors To Notices: Calcutta High Court
10 months, 1 week ago
Assessee Has Not Benefited From Round-Tripping Of Share Transactions; Mumbai ITAT Deletes Addition U/s 68
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Assessee's Failure To Establish Genuineness Of Transaction With Cogent And Credible Evidence, Calcutta High Court Upholds Addition
10 months, 3 weeks ago
No Addition U/S 69 Is Permitted Without Examining & Finding Fault In Cash Book Produced By Taxpayer: Delhi ITAT
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Ahmedabad ITAT Quashes Reopening In Absence Of Tangible Material With AO To Form Reason To Believe Escaped Assessment
1 year ago
AO Must Make Independent Enquiry To Verify Veracity Of Identity, Genuineness & Credit-Worthiness Of Lenders Before Making Addition U/s 68: Kolkata ITAT
1 year ago
Sec 68 Can Be Invoked Only If Taxpayer Fails To Explain Amount Found Credited In Its Books: Mumbai ITAT
1 year, 1 month ago
Careless Attitude Of AO: Kolkata ITAT Deletes Addition Made Without Examining Nature Of Expenditure
1 year, 1 month ago
Additions Can’t Be Made In Absence Of Incriminating Material: ITAT Deletes Income Tax Addition
1 year, 9 months ago
AO Can’t Make Addition On The Basis Of Statement Without Corroborating It With Any Other Material: ITAT
1 year, 10 months ago
Impossible For A Company To Get Its Accounts Audited On 31st March And Get The Approval In AGM On The Same Date: ITAT Upholds Addition
2 years, 2 months ago
Failure Of Assessee To Explain Identity And Creditworthiness Of Creditors And Genuineness Of Transaction: ITAT Sustains Addition
2 years, 6 months ago
ITAT Upholds Addition On Account Of Manipulation And Rigging Of Shares Via Penny Stock Company
2 years, 8 months ago
AO Failed To Consider Genuine Purchases And Sales Entered In The Books Of Account: Himachal Pradesh High Court Deletes Addition
2 years, 9 months ago
Onus To Prove Identity, Creditworthiness And Genuineness Of Transaction Lies On Assessee: Pune ITAT
2 years, 9 months ago
Non Production Of Persons Despite Summons Leads To Inference Of Routing Own Money : ITAT Delhi
3 years ago
ITAT Upholds CIT(A) Order Confirming Addl Rs. 4.99 Lakh As Unexplained Cash In Muthoot Group MD’s Bank Accounts [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

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