Entire Purchases cannot be Treated as Bogus if Payments Made through Accounted Money

Bhagatram Vs ACIT (ITAT Hyderabad) The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(A) is correct in considering the entire purchase as bogus purchase? ITAT states that it is also a known fact that Gold / Gold Jewellery is often purchased in the grey market in order to avoid taxes/customs duty etc., by the traders. In this situation, the onus is on the assessee to establish the genuineness of the suppliers. Though the payment made by the assessee towards the purchases are through banking channels, it is also revealed that the suppliers were issuing bogus bills and vouchers to various parties. ...