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Long-term capital gain - Determining the cost of acquisition as NIL - Admittedly, the primary onus lies upon the assessee to furnish the necessary details but in the event, the assessee fails to discharge the onus, it does not mean that the revenue can determine the income in arbitrarily manner. It is incumbent upon the revenue to calculate the income chargeable to tax in the manner provided under the statute. If the assessee failed to furnish the cost of acquisition, then the revenue was empowered to find out the same by exercising the authority provided under the statute under the provisions of section 131/133 (6) of the Act. But we find that the revenue has not exercised such powers. - AT
Long-term capital gain - Determining the cost of acquisition as NIL - Admittedly, the primary onus lies upon the assessee to furnish the necessary details but in the event, the assessee fails to discharge the onus, it does not mean that the revenue can determine the income in arbitrarily manner. It is incumbent upon the revenue to calculate the income chargeable to tax in the manner provided under the statute. If the assessee failed to furnish the cost of acquisition, then the revenue was empowered to find out the same by exercising the authority provided under the statute under the provisions of section 131/133 (6) of the Act. But we find that the revenue has not exercised such powers. - AT
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