The assessee is engaged in the business of letting out buildings both residential and non-residential. The case of the assessee was selected for scrutiny and accordingly statutory notices u/s. 143(2) and 142(1) of the Act.
ITAT Vishakhapatnam allowed weighted deduction under section 35(2AB) of the Income Tax Act since amount received from Department of Scientific & Industrial Research [DSIR] is soft loan and hence cannot be considered as grant-in-aid.
ITAT Visakhapatnam held that addition under section 68 r.w.s. 115BBE of the Income Tax Act deleted as the source for capital investment properly explained by the assessee. Accordingly, addition deleted.
On verification of the bank account copies and the other material available before him, AO noticed that the assessee made cash deposits amounting to Rs. 24,31,000/- by way of Specified Bank Notes [“SBNs”].
ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the cooperative society is eligible for deduction U/s. 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act on the interest income received from investment in banks. Thus, appeal allowed.
ITAT Visakhapatnam held that denial of deduction under section 54F of the Income Tax Act merely because date of registration was beyond the stipulated period as entire consideration paid within the stipulated period.
Held that the cash deposits are made out of the sale proceeds of the assessee and in my opinion the assessee has properly explained the source of the cash deposits along with documentary evidence.
However, the assessee did not comply with the notices issued and therefore, AO completed the scrutiny assessment in the case of the assessee for the AY 2017-18 as best judgment assessment U/s. 144 of the Act and passed the assessment order.
ITAT Visakhapatnam held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unsecured loan sustained as creditworthiness of the lender not proved. Accordingly, ground raised by the assessee dismissed.
The assessee is an educational institution established on 17.08.1976 by Act 43 of the 1976 of Andhra Pradesh State Legislature Act and Governed by Act 4 of Andhra Pradesh Universities Act 1991.
