ITAT held that assessment order is bad in law as assessing authority passed order u/s 143(3) without issuing mandatory notice u/s 143(2)
ITAT Chandigarh held that the income so surrendered by way of account receivables cannot be brought to tax under the deeming provisions u/s 69 r/w section 115BBE of the Income Tax Act.
Where assessee had offered business receipts amounting to Rs 41,81,800/- in his return of income which was sufficient to make business advances of Rs 8,05,000/- there was no justifiable reason to not accept the entries in the cash book corresponding to advances of Rs 8,05,000/- made out of said business receipts.
ITAT Chandigarh held that as additional evidence submitted are essential and critical for determination of issue under consideration, matter remanded back to ld. CIT(A).
ITAT Chandigarh held that claiming of wrong depreciation on the advice of auditor is bona fide claim and hence penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act not leviable.
ITAT Chandigarh held that AO not empowered to disturb the assessment order/ reassessment order which has attained finality, unless contrary material gathered in the course of proceedings u/s 153A of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Chandigarh held that addition of mere book entry unsustainable as no amount has been received and no adverse interference with regard to the same has been drawn by the department.
ITAT Chandigarh held that invocation of revisionary jurisdiction under section 263 of the Income Tax Act without satisfying twin conditions i.e. that the order of the AO must be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue is unsustainable in law.
Any action on part of the Assessing officer to verify utilization of amount deposited in capital gains account scheme needs to be undertaken or examined in the year when the period of three years from the date of transfer of original asset expires and not in year of transfer of original asset.
ITAT Chandigarh held that invocation of revisional power under section 263 of the Income Tax Act unjustified once detailed inquiry conducted by AO on the matter.