2013 (4) TMI 834 - AT - Income Tax

Appeal dismissed: Revenue's addition of contract profit as income overturned

The revenue's appeal against the deletion of addition of contract profit and interest on FDR as income from other sources for the assessment year 2009-10 ... - Issues involved: The appeal by the revenue against the order of the ld.CIT(A) for the assessment year 2009-10 regarding the deletion of addition of contract profit and interest on FDR as income from other sources due to lack of supporting documents and maintenance of accounts.Summary:Issue 1: Rejection of books of account and computation of business incomeThe Assessing Officer rejected the books of account u/s. 145(3) and applied a net profit rate of 8% to compute the business income of the assessee. Deductions were allowed on account of interest and salary paid to partners. The ld. CIT(A) deleted the addition of extra profit and interest on FDRs, relying on previous decisions and the assessee's progressive turnover and profit. The Tribunal upheld the ld. CIT(A)'s decision, stating that the assessee did not produce relevant records before the Assessing Officer, justifying the rejection of book results.Issue 2: Addition of interest on FDRs as income from other sourcesThe ld. CIT(A) specifically noted that the addition of interest on FDRs was made without giving the assessee an opportunity of hearing. The FDRs were purchased for security purposes related to the business activities of the assessee. The ld. CIT(A) allowed set off of interest as it was a negative figure, hence not added to the income of the assessee. The Tribunal found no merit in the revenue's appeal, as the ld. CIT(A) passed a speaking order on both grounds, justifying the deletion of the addition on account of interest.Therefore, the departmental appeal was dismissed, as the issue was covered in favor of the assessee by a previous Tribunal order.