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of <h1>Tribunal allows appeal, deletes various additions by Assessing Officer. Payments believed, TDS issue sent back for verification.</h1> <h3>Shri Bhupinder Paul Mahajan Versus The Addl. CIT, Mandi Range,</h3> Shri Bhupinder Paul Mahajan Versus The Addl. CIT, Mandi Range, - TMI Issues Involved:1. Rejection of books of account and assessment under Section 144.2. Addition of Rs. 2,00,947/- as unexplained revenue expenditure.3. Addition of Rs. 3,02,450/- for alleged cash credits.4. Addition under Section 40A(3).5. Addition under Section 40(a)(ia).6. Disallowance of Rs. 51,732/- on account of notional interest.Summary:Issue 1: Rejection of Books of Account and Assessment under Section 144The assessee did not press this ground, and it was dismissed as not pressed.Issue 2: Addition of Rs. 2,00,947/- as Unexplained Revenue ExpenditureThe assessee, a Civil Contractor operating in remote areas of Himachal Pradesh, claimed certain business expenditures. The AO made an addition of Rs. 8,28,311/- due to unverified payments, which the CIT(A) reduced to Rs. 2,00,947/-. The CIT(A) confirmed the addition for some parties where notices were unserved or payments unverified but deleted it for others where vouchers were produced or transactions admitted. The Tribunal found the lower authorities unjustified in disbelieving small payments to villagers/labourers and ordered the deletion of the addition.Issue 3: Addition of Rs. 3,02,450/- for Alleged Cash CreditsThe CIT(A) confirmed additions for payments from Mr. K.C. Sharma and Mr. K.D. Nirash but deleted it for Mr. Dinesh Kumar. The Tribunal found that payments from Mr. K.C. Sharma were made by cheque and duly accounted for, and there was cross-verification of payments from Mr. K.D. Nirash. The Tribunal ordered the deletion of these additions.Issue 4: Addition under Section 40A(3)The AO made an addition for cash payments to laborers, which the CIT(A) reduced by 50%. The Tribunal found the payments were made out of compulsion in remote areas and ordered the deletion of the addition.Issue 5: Addition under Section 40(a)(ia)The AO made an addition for non-deduction of TDS. The Tribunal restored the issue to the AO to verify if the payees had accounted for the payments in their income and paid due taxes.Issue 6: Disallowance of Rs. 51,732/- on Account of Notional InterestThe AO disallowed notional interest for interest-free loans given by the assessee. The Tribunal found the assessee had sufficient own funds and ordered the deletion of the addition.General GroundsGrounds 7 and 8 were general in nature and did not require adjudication.ConclusionThe appeal was allowed for statistical purposes.
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