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In the instant case, the draft assessment orders in 123 cases, i.e. for 123 assessment years placed before the Approving Authority on 30.12.2017 and 31.12.2017 were approved on 31.12.2017
ITAT Delhi held that addition in Income Tax proceedings is liable to be set aside as the addition was made on the basis of the finding of Central Excise Department which was eventually decided in favor of the assessee.
ITAT Chennai held that undisclosed income allegation unsustainable as during search no incriminating material was found in respect of on-money receipt and AO also failed to establish the receipt of the same.
PCIT Vs Meeta Gutgutia Prop. M/s. Ferns ‘N’ Petals (Delhi High Court) There is no such statement in the present case which can be said to constitute an admission by the Assessee of a failure to record any transaction in the accounts of the Assessee for the AYs in question. On the contrary, the Assessee […]
Dy.C.I.T Vs Ashok Developers & Builders Ltd (ITAT Hyderabad) It is an admitted fact that a search & seizure operation took place in the premises of the assessee on 18.02.2016 and certain incriminating documents were found and seized. We find the AO in the order passed u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 153A of the Act determined the […]
PCIT Vs Gautam Bhalla (Delhi High Court) Appellant states that the ITAT has erred in holding that the addition which was not based on incriminating material found during the search, could not be made the basis for an assessment order under section 153A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 without going into merits of the […]
Regular books of accounts maintained by assessee in tally software, now being referred by Revenue, to justify impugned addition did not constitute incriminating material unearthed during search.
If no incriminating material found during Income Tax search in respect of an issue, no addition for such issue can be made Sections 153A/153C
AGM Properties P. Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) To recapitulate the facts, it is an admitted position that for AY 2013-14 the assessee had originally filed its return of income under section 139(1) of the Act on 15.11.2014 and assessment under section 143(1) of the Act was completed on 15.11.2013. The time limit for issuance […]
Held that in the present case the approving authority has acted casually and granted the approval u/s. 153D in a mechanical manner without judicious exercise of power. According, approval granted u/s 153D was quashed and consequently the assessment order u/s 153A was also quashed.
