ITAT Delhi Deletes ₹27 Crore Income Tax Addition on Farmhouse Sale, Cites Flawed Reassessment Proceedings

Maple Destinations and Dreambuild Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi bench, has partially allowed an appeal filed by Maple Destinations and Dreambuild Pvt. Ltd. against a tax addition of over Rs. 27 crore made by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (DCIT). The tribunal’s decision hinged on two main issues: the validity of the reassessment proceedings and the justification for the significant tax addition. Factual Background The case originated from information received by the Income Tax Department during a survey on the Lingaya Group. The dep...