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...

Sri Pinnamaraju Venkatapathi Raju Visakhapatnam Vs JCIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) In the instant case, on verification of the assessment record, it is noticed that the A.O. typed the reasons but not signed the order sheet, thus there are no reasons recorded for reopening of assessment as required u/s 148 of the Act. The A.O. neither complied [...

Sri Sivani Educational Society Vs. ITO (ITAT Visakhapatnam) Chit fund business is governed by the principles of mutuality and contribution to a chit fund is contribution to oneself on the principle of mutuality and hence, it is not an investment as contemplated by section 13(1)(d) read with section 11(5) of Income Tax Act, 1961. As [&hell...

Where AO reopened the assessment, based on statements recorded and material impounded during survey, however, without establishing any whisper from the reasons recorded regarding the escapement of any income, such reassessment based on suspicion and surmises was set aside....

Where assessee could not furnish any explanation regarding source of receipt of money, except saying that it was loan borrowed from parties, the addition made by the AO under section 69 was justified....

In the instant case the assessee has made the payments to the LIC towards group gratuity scheme directly in approved schemes. The assessee has also obtained the policy in favor of the bank. The assessee has no control over the funds contributed to LIC towards the gratuity. ...

The Ld.CWT(A) should have struck off the irrelevant column and made known the assessee by mentioning for which reason the penalty was initiated. Penalty u/s 18(1)(c) of WT Act are parimateria to Income Tax Act 271(1)(c). As per settled case laws non striking the irrelevant column in the notice issued u/s 18(1)(c) renders the notice invali...

Supraja’s Sandy Lane Bar & Restaurant Vs. ACIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) As per 153C of Income Tax Act for invoking jurisdiction, there must be incriminating material found and seized during the course of search in form of money, bullion, jewellery or the evidences indicating the inflation of e expenditure or undisclosed investments or s...

Visakhapatnam bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) recently held that remuneration paid to partner cannot be disallowed since there is a clause existing in the partnership deed which specified the exceeding limit. ...

ACIT Vs M/s. Agri Gold (ITAT Visakhapatnam) During the assessment year, the assessee has received the interest of Rs.  7,43,76,762/- and offered it under the business income. The said practice of offering the interest income under the head business income was followed by the assessee for the last so many years, which was accepted by [&he...