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Income Tax : Dispute arose between the Department and the assessees with regard to adjustment of such seized/requisitioned cash against advance...
ITAT Chennai held that assessments under section 153C of the Income Tax Act stands vitiated in law since there is complete absence of proper and independent satisfaction as required u/s. 153C. Accordingly, appeal allowed.
The ITAT Mumbai deleted an addition made under sections 69A and 69C, ruling that an addition based solely on loose papers and a third-party statement without corroboration is not valid.
The ITAT Cochin ruled that registration under Section 12A cannot be canceled solely based on issues related to income tax assessments or minor operational details.
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ITAT Pune held that extrapolation cannot be made on account of receipt of on-money for sale of shops in respect of which no evidence was found during the course of search. Accordingly, appeal partly allowed.
ITAT Surat held that reopening of assessment under section 148 of the Income Tax Act without tangible material tantamount to change of opinion on the existing facts and the same is impermissible in law. Accordingly, appeal allowed and reopening quashed.
ITAT Chandigarh held that addition towards bogus Long Term Capital Gain u/s. 153A of the Income Tax Act cannot be sustained in the absence of any incriminating material found during the course of search. Accordingly, appeal allowed and addition deleted.
ITAT Pune held that satisfaction note is required to be recorded u/s 153C for each assessment year and a consolidated satisfaction note recorded for different assessment years would vitiate the entire assessment proceedings. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 69A towards unexplained cash found during course of search cannot be sustained since reconciliation of cash with concerned sales invoices duly produced. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed to that extent.
ITAT Raipur held that addition made on account of unexplained out of books cash transaction merely on the basis of certain information without cogent evidence or plausible reasoning has not substance to survive in eye of law. Accordingly, addition deleted.
