The ITAT Delhi affirmed the grant of Section 11 exemption to a charitable society, ruling that if the Assessing Officer fails to make a mandatory reference to the DVO to question a valuation, the registered valuer’s report must be accepted. Since the purchase price was lower than the valuer’s estimate, no benefit accrued to related persons.
The ITAT Delhi deleted the penalty imposed under Section 271B for failure to get accounts audited, ruling that the penalty cannot survive once the original quantum assessment (which determined the high turnover) is set aside. Since the AO later accepted the returned income, the statutory basis for the penalty lapsed.
ITAT Raipur held that addition u/s. 68 of the Income Tax Act made without invalidating evidences establishing identity/ creditworthiness of investor and genuineness of transaction not justifiable. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
Dismissing the AO’s view that interest should be restricted to months of operation, Tribunal allowed full claim, reaffirming that partner interest accrues on financial year-end.
Chennai ITAT remanded an ex parte assessment back to the CIT(A) after the assessee filed an affidavit promising full cooperation and no adjournments. The appeal was allowed for statistical purposes.
Delhi ITAT set aside income addition under Section 44AD, holding that Assessing Officer acted beyond his powers in a limited scrutiny case meant only for verifying cash deposits.
The ITAT Chennai restored a trust’s appeal to the AO to verify if the asset’s cost was allowed as application of income before disallowing depreciation under Section 11(6) of the Income Tax Act.
Tribunal held that CPC cannot treat entire receipts of a registered charitable trust as taxable income under Section 143(1). Intimation was quashed as beyond permissible scope of adjustment.
The ITAT Kolkata dismissed the Revenue’s appeal against Mangalvani Exports Pvt. Ltd. for AY 2019-20 because the tax effect was below the CBDT’s ₹60 lakh monetary limit.
Tribunal sent back case to CIT(Exemption) after noting that assessee’s Form 10AB was filed before CBDT Circular No. 7/2024, which extended due date to 30 June 2024. The matter will be reconsidered afresh in view of updated circular.
