Ahmedabad ITAT Quashes Reopening In Absence Of Tangible Material With AO To Form Reason To Believe Escaped Assessment
9 months, 1 week ago

Ahmedabad ITAT Quashes Reopening In Absence Of Tangible Material With AO To Form Reason To Believe Escaped Assessment

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The Ahmedabad ITAT quashed reopening proceedings finding that there was no tangible material available with the AO to form a reason to believe that the income of assessee has escaped assessment. The Bench of Waseem Ahmed and Siddhartha Nautiyal observed that “simply that Shri Prakash bhai Ishwar bhai Changela and the assessee are maintaining the bank account in the Social Co-operative cannot be a ground to draw a conclusion that the assessee is engaged in the accommodation entry and consequently form the reason to believe that the income of the assessee has escaped assessment”. There was the information received by the Assessing Officer with respect to the party namely Prakash bhai Ishwar bhai Changela, proprietor of M/s Reliance Enterprises who was maintaining bank account among other banks in the Social Co-operative Bank Ltd., who was believed by the AO to be engaged in providing accommodation entry. The Bench noted that there was no tangible material available with the Assessing Officer to form the reason to believe that the income of the assessee has escaped assessment.

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SC's Judgement In Abhisar Buildwell Case Doesn't Permit Reopening Of Assessments Beyond Limitation Period U/S 149(1) Of IT Act: Delhi HC
6 days, 21 hours ago

SC's Judgement In Abhisar Buildwell Case Doesn't Permit Reopening Of Assessments Beyond Limitation Period U/S 149(1) Of IT Act: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has reiterated that the Supreme Court's judgment in Abhisar Buildwell does not permit reopening of assessments under Section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 beyond the period stipulated under Section 149. It relied on Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-3 v. Abhisar Buildwell Private Limited to contend that in cases where the proceedings under Section …

Assessing Officer Not Required To Examine Commercial Expediency Of Transaction When Evaluating Assessee's Explanation U/S 68 Of IT Act: Delhi HC
1 month ago

Assessing Officer Not Required To Examine Commercial Expediency Of Transaction When Evaluating Assessee's Explanation U/S 68 Of IT Act: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has made it clear that once an assessee offers explanation about nature and source of a credit transaction standing in its books, the burden of proof to show that such explanation is unsatisfactory shifts on the Assessing Officer.A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Swarana Kanta Sharma further held that in evaluating the transaction so …

Can't Fault AO's Estimation Of Undisclosed Deposits In Foreign Bank When Assessee Fails To Produce Account Statement: Delhi HC
1 month ago

Can't Fault AO's Estimation Of Undisclosed Deposits In Foreign Bank When Assessee Fails To Produce Account Statement: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has made it clear that it cannot fault the estimation of an Assessing Officer regarding the quantum of deposits made by an assessee in an undisclosed foreign bank, when the latter himself fails to produce the account statement. We find it difficult to accept that any interference with the estimation of the deposit made in the …

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
1 month, 1 week ago

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 …

Mistake On Part Of AO Resulting In Under Assessment Of Income No Ground To Re-Open Assessment U/S 147 Of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC
1 month, 1 week ago

Mistake On Part Of AO Resulting In Under Assessment Of Income No Ground To Re-Open Assessment U/S 147 Of Income Tax Act: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has made it clear that once scrutiny assessment is held under Section 143 of the Income Tax Act but due to a mistake of the Assessing Officer there is under assessment of income, reopening assessment under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not permissible. At the outset, the High Court observed that escapement …

AO Can't Disregard ITAT's Direction To Re-examine Issue By Referring To CBDT Circular: Delhi High Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AO Can't Disregard ITAT's Direction To Re-examine Issue By Referring To CBDT Circular: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has held that the assessing officer cannot disregard the direction of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to re-examine the issue by referring to the circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that since the additional grounds had come to be accepted by the …

ITAT Weekly Round-Up: 14 To 20 July 2024
5 months ago

ITAT Weekly Round-Up: 14 To 20 July 2024

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Final Assessment Passed Within Two Days Of Issuing Intimation, Violation Of 143 IT Act : Mumbai ITAT Case Title: Add More Real Estate Developers LLP verses The Asst. Loans Brought Forwarded Can't Form Basis For Addition In Current Year if Genuineness Is Established: Mumbai ITAT Case Title: Arun Babulal Shah verses CIT Appeal NFAC Finding that the genuineness of loan …

AO Can't Make Additions Solely Based On Retracted Statement Of Third-Parties If Assessee Has Claimed Opposite: Chennai ITAT
5 months ago

AO Can't Make Additions Solely Based On Retracted Statement Of Third-Parties If Assessee Has Claimed Opposite: Chennai ITAT

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Referring to the decision of Madars High Court in case of P.V. Going further, the Bench held that the AO cannot make additions solely based on retracted statement of third-parties, if assessee had claimed otherwise. In his statement, R. Sabapathy deposed that cash loans were taken by him to pay for the purchase of immoveable properties at Perambur, which was …

Assumption Of Jurisdiction Based On Wrong Facts Can't Form Basis For Initiating Reopening: Mumbai ITAT
5 months, 1 week ago

Assumption Of Jurisdiction Based On Wrong Facts Can't Form Basis For Initiating Reopening: Mumbai ITAT

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The Mumbai ITAT there is no question of concealment of fact when the assessee had itself declared the income in its return which was assumed by the AO to be an escaped income. Hence, the ITAT clarified that assumption of jurisdiction based on wrong facts, cannot form basis for initiating reopening. The Division Bench of Anikesh Banerjee and Prashant Maharishi …

Absence Of Incriminating Materials, AO Not Empowered To Reopen Assessments In Block Period Of Six Years: Kerala High Court
6 months ago

Absence Of Incriminating Materials, AO Not Empowered To Reopen Assessments In Block Period Of Six Years: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has held that based on the material obtained during the search, the Assessing Officer, who gets the jurisdiction to re-open the assessments, can do so in respect of the individual assessment years comprised in the block period of six years only if the material obtained during the search under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, …

Seized Documents Lack Information About Receipt Of Money: Mumbai ITAT Deletes Addition
6 months ago

Seized Documents Lack Information About Receipt Of Money: Mumbai ITAT Deletes Addition

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The Mumbai Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has deleted the income tax addition of Rs. 1.61 crores on the grounds that the seized documents lack information as to date and mode of receipt of “on money.”.The bench of Anikesh Banerjee and B.R. 1.61 crores on the grounds that the seized documents lack information as to date and mode of …

Cash Deposits Made From Assessee's Parents Accumulated Savings And Income From Agricultural Activities; ITAT Deletes Addition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Cash Deposits Made From Assessee's Parents Accumulated Savings And Income From Agricultural Activities; ITAT Deletes Addition

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The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has deleted the addition made by the department as the cash deposits made from the assessee's parents accumulated savings and income from agricultural activities.The bench of Suchitra Kamble and Makarand V. Mahadeokar has observed that when the assessee provides a plausible explanation supported. The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has …

I-T Authority Fails To Consider Reason For Difference In Sale Consideration & Stamp Duty: Mumbai ITAT Deletes Penalty Levied U/s 270A For Under-Reporting Of Income
7 months, 2 weeks ago

I-T Authority Fails To Consider Reason For Difference In Sale Consideration & Stamp Duty: Mumbai ITAT Deletes Penalty Levied U/s 270A For Under-Reporting Of Income

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Noting that neither the Assessing Officer nor the CIT have taken into consideration the explanation offered by the Assessee during the assessment proceedings in relation to the difference in the sale consideration and the stamp duty valuation of immovable property, the Mumbai ITAT deleted the penalty levied u/s 270A of the Income tax Act for under-reporting of income. Accordingly, the …

Assessee Has Not Benefited From Round-Tripping Of Share Transactions; Mumbai ITAT Deletes Addition U/s 68
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Assessee Has Not Benefited From Round-Tripping Of Share Transactions; Mumbai ITAT Deletes Addition U/s 68

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On finding that the assessee has issued share application money and subsequently allotted shares which shows that the transactions are genuine and there is no material brought on record by tax authorities that the assessee has benefited from round-tripping, the Mumbai ITAT deleted the addition made u/s 68 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Bench of the ITAT comprising …

Assessment Can Be Reopened Based On Audit Objections Under New Reassessment Regime: Kerala High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Assessment Can Be Reopened Based On Audit Objections Under New Reassessment Regime: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has held that assessments can be reopened based on audit objections under a new reassessment regime.The bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh has observed that the provisions have been drastically changed with effect from April 1, 2022, and the audit objection is one of the reasons for re-opening the assessment. The Kerala High Court has held …

Taxpayer Must Substantiate Form 26AS Or Form 16 So As To Claim Credit Over TDS: Mumbai ITAT
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Taxpayer Must Substantiate Form 26AS Or Form 16 So As To Claim Credit Over TDS: Mumbai ITAT

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While remanding the case back for re-adjudication, the Mumbai ITAT held that the prima facie onus would be upon the Assessee to substantiate its claim of non-granting of TDS credit, by providing relevant documents, such as an appointment letter, salary slips or Form No.16 or bank statements, or any other corroborative evidence/ documents. The Bench of the ITAT comprising of …

AO Fails To Demonstrate Live Link Between Tangible Material & Reason To Believe Escaped Income: Delhi ITAT Quashes Reopening
9 months ago

AO Fails To Demonstrate Live Link Between Tangible Material & Reason To Believe Escaped Income: Delhi ITAT Quashes Reopening

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On finding that the requirement of application of mind is missing in the instant case, the Delhi ITAT held that the reassessment made in the section 143 read with section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is bad in law and hence, the re-assessment order is quashed. The ITAT pointed that there is no independent application of mind by …

Accepting Submissions Of Assessee Cannot Be Said As Faulty If Assessment Was Made By National E-Assessment Centre: Indore ITAT Quashes Sec 263 Order
9 months ago

Accepting Submissions Of Assessee Cannot Be Said As Faulty If Assessment Was Made By National E-Assessment Centre: Indore ITAT Quashes Sec 263 Order

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While holding the revision-order passed by PCIT as invalid, the Indore ITAT recently clarified that I-T authorities cannot punish the assessee by merely saying that the payee has not filed income-tax return. The Bench of Vijay Pal Rao and B.M Biyani observed that “the action of AO in accepting the replies/ submissions of assessee cannot not lack bona fides and …

Taxpayer Can't Be Penalised For Failure To Get Its Books Of Accounts Audited If There Exists Reasonable Cause For Such Failure: Jaipur ITAT
9 months, 1 week ago

Taxpayer Can't Be Penalised For Failure To Get Its Books Of Accounts Audited If There Exists Reasonable Cause For Such Failure: Jaipur ITAT

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While allowing the appeal against the order passed u/s 271B of the Income tax Act, the Jaipur ITAT held that provision of section 273B gives power to the taxing authority not to impose the penalty if the assessee proves that there was a reasonable cause for failure to get the books of accounts audited and directed the AO to delete …

Explanation 3 To Sec 147 Can't Be Resorted To Make Addition On Any Other Issue Which Is Not Included In Reasons For Reopening: New Delhi ITAT
9 months, 1 week ago

Explanation 3 To Sec 147 Can't Be Resorted To Make Addition On Any Other Issue Which Is Not Included In Reasons For Reopening: New Delhi ITAT

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On finding that no addition is made based on the reasons to believe recorded by the AO for reopening the assessment, the New Delhi ITAT quashed the order passed by the AO u/s 147 of the Income tax Act, 1961 The Bench of the ITAT comprising of Anubhav Sharma and Shamim Yahya observed while referring to the decision of Jurisdictional …

Cash Deposits By Members Of Society During Demonetization Not Verified In Absence Of PAN & KYC: Bangalore ITAT Asks To Reconsider Relief U/s 80P(2)(A)
9 months, 1 week ago

Cash Deposits By Members Of Society During Demonetization Not Verified In Absence Of PAN & KYC: Bangalore ITAT Asks To Reconsider Relief U/s 80P(2)(A)

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The Bangalore ITAT set aside the order passed by CIT for providing relief u/s 80P and 115BBE of Income Tax Act, 1961 and redirect the case back to the file of AO for reconsideration of the genuineness of the deposit during demonetization by the assessee. The Bench of the ITAT comprising Madhumita Roy and Chandra Poojari observed that, “the PAN …

AO Must Make Independent Enquiry To Verify Veracity Of Identity, Genuineness & Credit-Worthiness Of Lenders Before Making Addition U/s 68: Kolkata ITAT
9 months, 1 week ago

AO Must Make Independent Enquiry To Verify Veracity Of Identity, Genuineness & Credit-Worthiness Of Lenders Before Making Addition U/s 68: Kolkata ITAT

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Finding that the AO without examining any of the documents, simply made the addition u/s 68 on account of failure of assessee to produce share subscribers, the Kolkata ITAT held that AO cannot take adverse inference without pointing out discrepancies or insufficiency in the evidences and without examining statement of the directors of the subscriber companies. As per the brief …

Burden To Prove Escaped Assessment Lies On Assessing Authority: Allahabad High Court Quashes Reassessment Order Against Flipkart
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Burden To Prove Escaped Assessment Lies On Assessing Authority: Allahabad High Court Quashes Reassessment Order Against Flipkart

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The Allahabad High Court has quashed the reassessment order against Flipkart and held that the burden to prove escaped assessment lies on assessing authority.The bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Shiv Shanker Prasad has observed that the burden of establishing the existence of recorded reasons was entirely on the department. The Allahabad High Court has quashed the reassessment …

Reassessment Proceedings Initiated On Account Of Change Of Opinion Merits To Be Quashed: Mumbai ITAT
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Reassessment Proceedings Initiated On Account Of Change Of Opinion Merits To Be Quashed: Mumbai ITAT

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While confirming the CIT's order quashing the reassessment order, the Mumbai ITAT held that the reassessment proceedings were initiated on account of change of opinion formed on re-appraisal of the facts already on record and examined during the regular assessment proceedings. The CIT had concluded that reassessment proceedings were initiated on re-appraisal and re-examination of the assessment records without bringing …

Careless Attitude Of AO: Kolkata ITAT Deletes Addition Made Without Examining Nature Of Expenditure
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Careless Attitude Of AO: Kolkata ITAT Deletes Addition Made Without Examining Nature Of Expenditure

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On finding that expenses were incurred for the business purposes during the course of business, for which assessee has submitted all basic details which was not cross verified by the AO, the Kolkata ITAT deleted the addition made by AO. The Member of the ITAT comprising Rajpal Yadav and Girish Agrawal observed that “the inquiry at the end of the …

Reopening Initiated On Basis Of Wrong Reasons Renders Very Assessment As Invalid: Mumbai ITAT
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Reopening Initiated On Basis Of Wrong Reasons Renders Very Assessment As Invalid: Mumbai ITAT

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On finding the reasoning behind the Assessment made by the Assessing Officer to be wrong, the Mumbai ITAT allowed the assessee's appeal against the order of Commissioner of Income Tax and National Faceless Appeal Centre. It is fact on record that assessee has filed its return of income and Assessing Officer has accepted the same.” “The assessment order is bad …

Reopening Of Assessment Inspired From 'Review' & 'Change Of Opinion' By Subsequent AO Is Deprecated: Madras HC
11 months, 1 week ago

Reopening Of Assessment Inspired From 'Review' & 'Change Of Opinion' By Subsequent AO Is Deprecated: Madras HC

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While setting aside the order disposing of assessee's objection for re-opening of assessment pursuant to the issue of notice u/s 148 of the Income tax Act, 1961 and the consequent reassessment order, the Madras High Court held that there is no scope for re-opening of the assessment, since the reasons cited for same was inspired from change of opinion of …

ITAT Deletes Addition On Availing Accommodation Entries In Shape Of LTCG As It Was Not Recorded In Books Of Accounts
1 year ago

ITAT Deletes Addition On Availing Accommodation Entries In Shape Of LTCG As It Was Not Recorded In Books Of Accounts

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The Indore Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has deleted the addition of availing accommodation entries in the shape of Long Term Capital Gain as it was not recorded in the books of accounts.The bench of Vijay Pal Rao and B.M. The Indore Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has deleted the addition of availing accommodation entries in the shape …

Reassessment Proceedings Can't Be In The Nature Of Review: Karnataka High Court
1 year ago

Reassessment Proceedings Can't Be In The Nature Of Review: Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court has held that reassessment proceedings cannot be in the nature of review.The bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav has observed that the material that has come to light in the assessment proceedings for the assessment year 2008–2009 cannot be sufficient grounds to resort to reassessment proceedings.The petitioner/assessee has challenged the notice issued under. The Karnataka …

Reassessment Proceedings, Senior Officers Like ACIT, PCIT Expected To Apply Mind; Delhi High Court
1 year ago

Reassessment Proceedings, Senior Officers Like ACIT, PCIT Expected To Apply Mind; Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has held that senior officers like ACIT and PCIT are expected to apply their minds to such requests and, only after that, approve the initiation of reassessment proceedings.The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Anish Dayal has observed that the reopening of the concluded scrutiny assessment is a serious business. The Delhi High Court has …

Dept.’s Personal Opinion Not Tangible Material For Reopening Assessment: Calcutta High Court Quashes Reassessment
1 year ago

Dept.’s Personal Opinion Not Tangible Material For Reopening Assessment: Calcutta High Court Quashes Reassessment

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The Calcutta High Court has quashed the reassessment order on the grounds that the department’s personal opinion is not tangible material for reopening the assessment.The bench of Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has observed that unless glaring omissions are demonstrated or conditions precedent for exercise of the power to reopen assessment are not. The Calcutta High …

ITAT Imposes Cost Of Rs.10K On Foreign Portfolio Investor For Not Responding To Section 142(1) Notices
1 year, 4 months ago

ITAT Imposes Cost Of Rs.10K On Foreign Portfolio Investor For Not Responding To Section 142(1) Notices

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The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 on a foreign portfolio investor for not responding to notices under Section 142 of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Vikas Awasthy and Padmavathy has observed that there is negligence on the part of the assessee in not responding to the notices issued by. The …

ITAT Upholds Addition On Account Of Unexplained Cash Deposit Made During Demonetisation
1 year, 4 months ago

ITAT Upholds Addition On Account Of Unexplained Cash Deposit Made During Demonetisation

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The Chennai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, while rejecting the plea of the assessee for cash received in marriage, upheld the addition on account of an unexplained cash deposit made during demonetisation.The bench of Mahavir Singh and Manoj Kumar Aggarwal has observed that there is no direct evidence available from the assessee. The Chennai Bench of the Income …

Additions Can’t Be Made In Absence Of Incriminating Material: ITAT Deletes Income Tax Addition
1 year, 6 months ago

Additions Can’t Be Made In Absence Of Incriminating Material: ITAT Deletes Income Tax Addition

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The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the additions could not have been made in the absence of any incriminating material.The bench of Kavitha Rajagopal and B.R. Baskaran observed that the additions made by the Assessing Officer under Section 68 of the Act towards the sale of shares and also estimated. The Mumbai Bench of …

AO Can’t Make Addition On The Basis Of Statement Without Corroborating It With Any Other Material: ITAT
1 year, 7 months ago

AO Can’t Make Addition On The Basis Of Statement Without Corroborating It With Any Other Material: ITAT

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The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that an AO cannot make additions merely on the basis of a statement without corroborating it with any other material.The bench of Pavan Kumar Gadale and B.R. Baskaran has observed that the AO has assessed entire cash receipts as income of the assessee without examining the nature of. The …

There Cannot Be Any Addition Of The Regular Items Which Were Disclosed By The Assessee In The Regular Books Of Accounts: ITAT
1 year, 7 months ago

There Cannot Be Any Addition Of The Regular Items Which Were Disclosed By The Assessee In The Regular Books Of Accounts: ITAT

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The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that there cannot be any addition of the regular items that were disclosed by the assessee in the regular books of accounts.The bench of Madhumita Roy and Waseem Ahmed has observed that the completed assessment cannot be disturbed in the absence of any incriminating material. The Ahmedabad Bench of …

Income Tax Assessment Can’t Be Reopened Without Any Foundation: Gujarat High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Income Tax Assessment Can’t Be Reopened Without Any Foundation: Gujarat High Court

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The Gujarat High Court has held that when the foundation was missing, there could not have been the erection of ground to seek reopening of assessment.The bench of Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice Devan M. Desai has observed that neither foundational facts existed nor could any tangible material be available with the assessing officer to justify the exercise of power …

Assessment Order Issued Without DIN, Invalid; S. 292B Of ITA Not Applicable: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Assessment Order Issued Without DIN, Invalid; S. 292B Of ITA Not Applicable: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has upheld the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal where it had set aside the assessment order issued by the Income Tax Department without quoting the Document Identification Number. The court ruled that Paragraph 4 of the 2019 Circular clearly provides that any communication, including the communication of assessment order, which is not in conformity …

Appearance Of AR Not Enough For Presuming Service On Assessee Under S. 292BB Of ITA: Orissa High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Appearance Of AR Not Enough For Presuming Service On Assessee Under S. 292BB Of ITA: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has deprecated the Income Tax Authority who, despite being informed that the assessee was in judicial custody, failed to serve a notice upon him through the Superintendent of the concerned jail, in the proceedings initiated against the assessee under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court further ruled that appearance of the authorized …

Absence Of Material: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Proceedings
1 year, 10 months ago

Absence Of Material: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Proceedings

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The Bombay High Court has quashed the reassessment proceedings as the issue of "large loans and advances" was not only raised during the scrutiny assessment but also responded to by the assessee.The division bench of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Kamal Khata has observed that between the date of the order of assessment, which is sought to be reopened, …

Nothing New Happened Between The Date Of Reassessment Order And The Date Of Forming The Opinion By AO: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Order
1 year, 11 months ago

Nothing New Happened Between The Date Of Reassessment Order And The Date Of Forming The Opinion By AO: Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Order

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The Bombay High Court has quashed the Reassessment Order and held that between the date of the order of assessment sought to be reopened and the date of the formation of an opinion by the Assessing Officer, nothing new has happened. There was no new information received, nor was there any mention of new material on file.The division bench of …

Failure To Disclose All Material Facts Is Essential To Issue Reassessment Notice: Bombay High Court
2 years ago

Failure To Disclose All Material Facts Is Essential To Issue Reassessment Notice: Bombay High Court

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The Bombay High Court at Goa has held that failure to disclose fully and truly all material facts is an essential jurisdictional parameter that must be fulfilled before any notice can be issued for reopening the assessment proceedings after the expiration of four years from the end of the relevant assessment year.The division bench of Justice M.S. The Bombay High …

Matter Which Is Not The Subject Matter Of Limited Scrutiny Cannot Be Raised In Revisionary Proceedings: ITAT
2 years ago

Matter Which Is Not The Subject Matter Of Limited Scrutiny Cannot Be Raised In Revisionary Proceedings: ITAT

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The Chandigarh Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that matters that were not subject to limited scrutiny cannot be raised in revisionary proceedings.The two-member bench of Diva Singh and Vikram Singh Yadav has observed that the matter relating to wages and labor expenses, which was not subject to limited scrutiny, cannot be raised. The Chandigarh Bench of …

Department Is Not Allowed To Travel Beyond The Issues Involved In Limited Scrutiny Cases: ITAT
2 years ago

Department Is Not Allowed To Travel Beyond The Issues Involved In Limited Scrutiny Cases: ITAT

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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the department is not allowed to travel beyond the issues involved in limited scrutiny cases.The two-member bench of N.K. The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the department is not allowed to travel beyond the issues involved in limited scrutiny cases. The assessee …

Reassessment Powers Could Not Be used For Reverification Or For A Rowing Inquiry: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Reassessment Powers Could Not Be used For Reverification Or For A Rowing Inquiry: Gujarat High Court

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The Gujarat High Court has held that the reassessment powers could not be exercised either for the purpose of reverification or to have a merry sailing for a rowing inquiry.The division bench of Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice Bhargav D. Karia has observed that the assessing officer wanted to undertake a fishing inquiry in relation to an issue about which …

In The Absence Of A Full And True Disclosure, Reassessment Is Not Barred By Limitation: Madras High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

In The Absence Of A Full And True Disclosure, Reassessment Is Not Barred By Limitation: Madras High Court

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The Madras High Court has held that the criminal investigation wing is separate and distinct from the assessment wing and that disclosure made before one wing will not exonerate the assessee from the requirement of making a "full and true disclosure" before the assessing officer in an assessment.The single bench of Justice Anitha Sumanth has observed that in the absence …

Invalid Reassessment Notice, The Entire Proceedings have To Collapse: Calcutta High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Invalid Reassessment Notice, The Entire Proceedings have To Collapse: Calcutta High Court

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The Calcutta High Court has held that the foundation of a reassessment proceeding is a valid notice, and if the notice is held to be invalid, the entire edifice sought to be raised has to collapse. Therefore, the Assessing Officer held that these amounts were to be taxed separately at the Maximum Marginal Rate in terms of the proviso to …

Failure Of Assessee To Explain Identity And Creditworthiness Of Creditors And Genuineness Of Transaction: ITAT Sustains Addition
2 years, 3 months ago

Failure Of Assessee To Explain Identity And Creditworthiness Of Creditors And Genuineness Of Transaction: ITAT Sustains Addition

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The Allahabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has sustained the addition as the assessee failed to explain the identity and creditworthiness of the creditors and the genuineness of the transaction. The AO made additions to the income of the assessee towards unexplained deposits and cash credits. The assessee filed a second appeal with the tribunal, and the tribunal …

Non-Existence Of Parties Who Gave Loan To Assessee Is Indication Of Its Prima Facie Bogus Nature: ITAT
2 years, 4 months ago

Non-Existence Of Parties Who Gave Loan To Assessee Is Indication Of Its Prima Facie Bogus Nature: ITAT

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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the non-existence of the parties who have given loans to the assessee is a clear indication of their nature being prima facie bogus. The Assessing Officer issued summons to several parties at the address provided by the assessee requesting their personal deposition and information. During the analysis of …

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