ITAT Delhi set aside a non-speaking order by CIT(A) in a ₹34.82 lakh bogus purchase case, directing de novo adjudication and allowing cross-examination on alleged accommodation entries.
ITAT Delhi sustained reopening under Section 147 but upheld CIT(A)’s deletion of every addition—covering commission income, travel expenses, rent, and salaries—after finding all claims duly supported by records. Revenue’s appeal was dismissed in full.
The Tribunal held that the expenditure on acquiring 3G spectrum created an intangible asset, allowing the assessee to claim depreciation u/s 32 of the Act. This crucial finding confirms the asset’s depreciable nature for AY 2012-13, preventing its amortization under later or inapplicable tax code sections.
In a search assessment dispute, the ITAT Delhi struck down an addition of cash payments, concluding that the diary entries used as evidence were rough, unsigned jottings with no established link to the taxpayer’s finances beyond speculation. The entire addition was deleted as the diary lacked legal evidentiary value.
Delhi ITAT dismissed Revenue’s appeal, upholding deletion of a Rs.19.18 crore protective addition against an alleged entry operator. Ruling affirmed that since AO accepted assessee as a commission agent, only estimated commission income, and not entire turnover, was taxable in agent’s hands.
ITAT Delhi dismissed Revenue’s appeal for AY 2017-18, confirming CIT(A)/NFAC’s deletion of disallowances on fixed deposit interest, bad debts, software expenses, inter-office adjustments, and depreciation on investments. Tribunal relied on consistent precedents, RBI/ICDS guidelines, and prior assessments to uphold the bank’s claims.
The Tribunal set aside the PCIT’s revision of a scrutiny assessment, ruling the action invalid because the Assessing Officer’s view on critical items like creditors and PF/ESI payments was already plausible and reasoned. Introducing new issues not covered in the show-cause notice constituted an exercise of jurisdiction beyond the permissible scope of Section 263.
The Delhi ITAT set aside an ex-parte assessment, remanding the Rs.13.74 lakh cash deposit case back to the AO for fresh verification. The ruling gives the taxpayer an opportunity to substantiate the deposits using a cash flow statement tracing the source to earlier large bank loan withdrawals.
Tribunal ruled that the Section 148 notice issued on 29.07.2022 was beyond the limitation period under Section 149, following the Supreme Court’s Rajeev Bansal (2024) decision. Reassessment proceedings were declared void, and the assessee’s appeal was fully allowed.
The Delhi ITAT deleted a Rs.18.01 lakh penalty levied under Section 271AAC(1), holding that once the underlying assessment order is set aside, the consequential penalty order cannot survive. The Tribunal clarified that the AO may initiate fresh penalty proceedings only after framing a new assessment with additions.
