Advance rent & security deposit cannot be treated as deemed dividend

Shri Jinendra Kumar Jain Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) It is, therefore, clear from the evidence on record that assessee in fact, has let-out the joint property to the tenant company and has received advance as well as security deposit of the aforesaid amounts. The authorities below rejected the claim of assessee because the amount of advance rent and security deposit is not mentioned in the rent agreement. Learned Counsel for the Assessee also referred to the return filed by assessee to show that rent have been offered for taxation and all transactions are through banking channel. Therefore, merely ad...