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Presumption as to validity of document wouldn’t discharge burden of proof cast on assessee U/s. 68, 69, 69A etc.

Case Law Details

TaxGuru Citation
2013 taxguru.in 26
Case Name
Alliance Hotels Vs ACIT – 12(1) (ITAT Mumbai)
Date of Judgement/Order
Only available for paid members
Related Assessment Year
2006- 07
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IN THE ITAT MUMBAI BENCH ‘A’

Alliance Hotels

versus

Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax – 12(1)

IT APPEAL NOS. 4076 & 4738 (MUM.) OF 2011

[ASSESSMENT YEAR 2006-07]

DECEMBER 26, 2012

ORDER

Sanjay Arora, Accountant Member

This is a set of cross-appeals by the Assessee and the Revenue, arising out of Order by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-23, Mumbai (‘CIT(A)’ for short) dated 31-03-2011, partly allowing the assessee’s appeal contesting its assessment u/s. 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’ hereinafter) dated 30-12-2008 for the assessment year (AY) 2006-07.

2.1 The background facts of the case are that the assessee, a partnership firm in the business of providing boarding and lodging facilities, was subject to survey action u/s. 133A of the Act on May 11 & 12, 2007. Incriminating documents were recovered from its premises. The assessee having filed its return for the year on 31-10-2006 at a loss of Rs. 27.22 lakhs, the same was subject to the verification procedure under the Act by the issue of notice u/s. 143(2), and the impugned assessment framed. The first appellate authority having allowed the assessee partial relief, both the assessee and the Revenue are in appeal.

2.2 The two additions for the current year are on the basis of the material in the form of print-outs of computer back up files found on the system at the assessee’s premises, and addition/s based on which form the subject matter of the respective appeals, which we shall take up in seriatim.

Assessee’s Appeal (ITA No. 4076/Mum/2011)

3.1 The document under reference reads as:

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