Benefit u/s 54 can be availed even if plot was purchased prior to sale of property provided construction of the house property is completed within the time frame provided in Section 54. ...

In this case Since the rice mill owned by the assessee was let out to another rice mill and the rental income was received without carrying on any business activity or rendering any services incidental to carrying on the rice mill, therefore, the AO rightly assessed the income under the head ‘Income from other sources’....

ACIT Vs Gowthami Chemicals & Pesticides (P) Ltd. (ITAT Visakhapatnam) In this case, the assessee has furnished the confirmation letters explaining the identity of the shareholder, address and sources of income of the contributor to the share capital along with the evidence for land holdings and copies of IT returns in 4 cases before t...

Inadequate inquiry by AO with respect to compliance of TDS under section 194H could not be equated with lack of inquiry, so as take the case for revision under section 263....

Recently, in the Kanaka Mahalakshmi Cooperative Bank Ltd. vs. ACIT & vice-versa [ITA Nos. 299 & 300/VIZ/2017 and ITA Nos. 326 & 327/VIZ/2017, (A.Y.: 2012-13 & 2013-14), decided on 5.9.2018], there were cross appeals by the assessee and the Revenue for the AYs 2012-13 & 2013 & 14. In ITA No. 299/VIZ/2007, one of the ground related to the a...

Asst. Vs Sai Bhaskar Irons Ltd. Once addition under section 68 was included in gross total income, AO had to allow set off of unabsorbed depreciation loss as provided under section 71 dealing with the set off of loss from one head against income from another head. FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGMENT This appeal […]...

Shri Balaji Builders Kakinada Vs ACIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) Merely because books of account could not be traced at the time of survey/search, it could not be presumed that the books of account were not maintained unless all the efforts were made by AO. Further As per the provisions of section 153C of the Act, it […]...

ACIT Vs Thatavarthi Ramesh Babu Kanuru (ITAT Visakhapatnam) It is no doubt true that the initial burden is upon the assessee to prove the correct value of the stock held by the assessee and he has to prove that the value reflected in the books of accounts is correct but the fact remains that the […]...

Assessee filed return of income declaring total income of 3,90,370/- on 3.10.2007. The assessment was completed u/s 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter called as the Act) on 31.12.2009 determining the total income at 6,90,370/-. Subsequently, the case was reopened u/s 147 of the Act by issue of notice u/s 148 of the Act for n...

In this case, the assessee filed the return of income admitting total income of 98,820/-. A search u/s 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter called as the Act) was carried out in the case of M/s. A.S. Steel Traders on 11.10.2012 and in the course of search, the document No.5019 of 2011 of SRO...