ITAT held reduction in rent as colorable device to reduce tax burden

Jaikishan Shyamsunder Vaswani Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) It is noted that property situated at Flat No.72, L Block, Maker Tower, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai was actually let out to Bank of America during AY 2007-08 @ Rs.2 Lacs per month. However, this rent has drastically been reduced to Rs.25,000/- per month upon receipt of interest-free security deposit of Rs. 4 Crore from the tenant. No plausible/cogent explanation regarding drastic reduction has been placed on record. Secondly, similar addition in immediately preceding AY 2009-10 was accepted by the assessee by not preferring the second appeal and the...