In present facts of the case, it was observed that in the absence of reasons, the jurisdiction assumed under section 148 of the Act to reopen a completed assessment is clearly void ab initio and consequently, assessment order is bad in law.
Held, That The Assessing Officer had conducted enquiry and after various rounds of hearing and deliberation with the assessee and scrutinizing the documents filed before him as well as submissions of the assessee, the Assessing Officer had passed an order.
Grants/Financial Assistance received by assessee, a Government Company, from the State Government for Development of Coal Block/Mines – Grants/Financial Assistance received from Mineral Development Fund (MDF) under the provisions of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Fund Act r.w. Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Fund Rules towards Capital Outlays or incurment of capital expenditure would be in the nature of capital receipts not chargeable to tax
Assessee is a corporation of the Chhattisgarh Government and has received subsidies for opening a mine. Assessee treated the said subsidy as ‘capital receipt’, however, department contended it to be ‘revenue receipt’.
Shree Vimalnath Jain Swetamber Mandir Trust Vs CIT (ITAT Raipur) We find that the learned Commissioner (Exemption) has refused registration under section 12AA of the Act to the assessee since donations received were not properly accounted for and also because that the objects of the Trust was for betterment of Jain Community and for benefit […]
It was finally contended that the aforesaid compensation was determined and received on closure/ termination of its business activity resulting in to loss of source of income impairing its profit making structure or sterilization of profit making apparatus, therefore, the assessee company treated the same as Capital receipt not chargeable to tax and accordingly has shown the same under the head ‘Reserve and Surplus’.
Compensation received by assessee on closure of business activity was for sterilization of the profit making apparatus of assessee-company; therefore, the same was capital receipt.
Since AO made addition under section 153 on the basis of documents seized in case of third party but without mentioning of assesse’s name in any legal paper and non-establishment of relationship with searched party, therefore, the same was invalid.
Assuming that the brokers may have done some manipulation but the assessee cannot be held liable for the Act of the brokers when the entire transactions have been done through banking channels duly recorded in the Demant accounts with a Government depository and traded on the stock exchange.
Asstt Vs Maruti Clean Coal & Power Ltd. (ITAT Raipur) There is no dispute that no incriminating material has been found at the time of search and therefore it is now settled proposition of law that no assessment u/s. 153A of the Act can be framed in the absence of any incriminating material found at the […]
