The Tribunal held that acceptance of returned income without examining material indicating possible unaccounted cash investment amounts to lack of inquiry. Section 263 revision was therefore lawfully sustained.
ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance made under section 14A of the Income Tax Act added to Book Profits for computing taxes under section 115JB Income Tax Act deserved to be deleted.
ITAT ruled that once cash sales are recorded in audited books and accepted by the AO, taxing the same deposits again would result in double addition. The deletion of ₹1.54 crore was upheld.
The Tribunal held that reassessment beyond four years is invalid where the assessee had fully disclosed material facts during original scrutiny. In absence of failure to disclose, reopening under Section 147 was quashed.
The ITAT held that approval under Section 151 was invalid as the PCIT merely noted As per Annexure without independent satisfaction. The reassessment under Section 147 was declared void ab initio.
The Tribunal held that reassessment proceedings fail when the Assessing Officer abandons the issue forming the basis of reopening. In such cases, other additions cannot be made without issuing a fresh notice under Section 148.
The Tribunal noted that the subject line of the approval letter excluded the concerned assessment year, evidencing lack of scrutiny. It held that such defective approval invalidates the assessment.
The Tribunal found no infirmity in the CIT(A)s detailed order deleting additions based on proper verification of evidence. All grounds raised by Revenue were rejected, and cross-objection became infructuous.
ITAT Delhi held that a public charitable trust cannot be taxed at the Maximum Marginal Rate under Section 167B. The Tribunal directed that income be taxed at normal slab rates applicable to an AOP.
The approving authority issued one common approval for multiple years without demonstrating examination of records. The Tribunal ruled such ritualistic approval vitiates the entire assessment.
