Section 68

DCIT Vs. Divine International (ITAT Delhi) - The CIT(A) has denied the deduction in respect of the addition on account of the so called sundry creditors on the ground that as per the provisions of Section 80 HHC, it is only the income derived by the assessee from the export of such merchandise which is eligible and the addition on account of creditors cannot be considered as income derived from the exports. Full Article

CIT vs. Dataware Pvt Ltd (Calcutta High Court) The assessee company received share application money of Rs.1 Crore from M/s. Harrington Traders Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the creditor). During the assessment proceedings the assessee company submitted the confirmation letter of the creditor, details of the transaction, namely, its PAN etc. to the Assessing Officer during the second round of assessment proceeding. As per direction of the Tribunal below .. Full Article

DCIT Vs. Bihariji Ispat Udyog Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) - From the record it appears that all the aforesaid transactions were by Account Payee cheques and loan confirmation and also the confirmation for payment of Share Application Money were obtained from the said Ankur Marketing Ltd. with its I.T. File No. and the same were filed with the A.O. For the Share Application Money received by the assessee, shares were allotted immediately after close of the accounting year 2000-01.. Full Article

S K Bothra & Sons, HUF Vs ITO (Calcutta High Court) - When the assessee has discharged the initial burden to prove the loan transaction, the addition made by the AO based on the report of the Inspector without giving an opportunity to the assessee to explain the alleged information, is not correct.- In our view, equity and justice demand that the full text of the information given by the Inspector to the Assessing Officer which is the basis of the conclusion of the asses.. Full Article

ACIT Vs. H.K.Impex Pvt. Ltd.(ITAT Mumbai) - The dispute is regarding addition of Rs.4.85 crores being the share application money invested by the two directors who were holding 50% share in the company. We find from the records that the assessee vide letter dated 17.9.09 addressed to AO had given full details such as name, address, PAN of the two directors. The source of the money had been explained as the money withdrawn from the capital account in the firm M/s. S.G. .. Full Article

Section 15(1)(b) would be applicable only when the goods are cleared from the warehouse under Section 68 of the Act, i.e., within the initially permitted period or during the permitted extended period. It is trite to say that when the goods are clear Full Article

Where any sum is found credited in the books of an assessee maintained for any previous year, and assessee offers no explanation about the nature and source thereof or the explanation offered by him is not, in the opinion of the Assessing Officer, satisfactory, the sum so credited may be charged to income-tax as the income of the assessee of that previous year." Full Article

Though in Section 68 proceedings, the initial burden of proof lies on the assessee yet once he proves the identity of the creditors/share applicants by either furnishing their PAN number or income tax assessment number and shows the genuineness of transaction by showing money in his books either by account payee cheque or by draft or by any other mode, then the onus of proof would shift to the Revenue. Full Article