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Notice u/s 148 to a dead person instead of legal heir was not valid

March 3, 2019 15498 Views 0 comment Print

ssessment made by AO in the name of the legal heir without issuing notice u/ 148 was not valid as the notice under section 148 was required to be issued to a correct person and not to a dead person and the same was not a merely a procedural requirement but was a condition precedent to the impugned notice being valid in law.

Section 271FA penalty not leviable in absence of reportable transaction

January 25, 2019 4848 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty under 271FA was unjustified as there was no requirement to file the AIR in absence of reportable transaction during the financial year and also, department did not make out a case that the assessee had the recorded re portable transactions in the relevant financial year.

Assessment u/s 153C on non-recording of reasons & unsigned order sheet invalid

January 11, 2019 2853 Views 0 comment Print

Where AO of searched person had not recorded the reasons and order sheet of  AO of assessee though reasons were typed but remained unsigned, notice issued u/s 153C and the assessment order passed by AO was not valid as AO did not comply with the statutory requirement for issue of notice u/s 153C.

Addition U/s. 68 for Alleged unaccounted stock merely based on value of closing stock declared to banks is not sustainable

December 8, 2018 3435 Views 0 comment Print

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 […]

Sec 54 requires construction completion within 3 years irrespective of purchase date

November 6, 2018 14022 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Addition justified for unexplained deposits in undeclared bank account

October 26, 2018 1230 Views 0 comment Print

Since the bank account in which assessee made huge cash deposits found during the course of search was not declared by assessee and assessee had not filed return for the year under consideration, therefore, the same constituted seized material so as to invoke section 153C in assessee’s case.

Provisions on Notional basis & not accrued liability not eligible for deduction

September 5, 2018 3540 Views 0 comment Print

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 addition of Rs. 26,10,443/- on account of interest on reverse fund.

Assessee in default if Not deducted TDS from payment made to non-residents on purchases of immovable property

August 10, 2018 6006 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee failed to deduct tax at source under section 195 from payment made to non-residents on purchases of immovable property from them and also assessee failed to obtain certificate for non-deduction of TDS, assessee was, therefore, rightly treated by AO as assessee-in-default under section 201(1).

Addition cannot be made for Share Capital as undisclosed Income merely on surmises

May 18, 2018 1284 Views 0 comment Print

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 the […]

Addition for Bogus share capital not sustainable without proving that shareholders did not have credit worthiness

May 18, 2018 912 Views 0 comment Print

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 the […]

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