Addition u/s 56(2)(viia) - buy back of its own shares - The fact...

Addition u/s 56(2)(viia) - buy back of its own shares - The fact remains that the factum of extinguishment of the purchased shares by reducing the paid up capital of the assessee company has not been examined and verified at the level of the AO. Therefore, the issue is restored to the file of the AO for a limited purpose of examining and verifying the fact of extinguishment of shares by reducing the paid-up capital of the assessee in the accounts of the assessee - AO is directed to delete the addition in case the said fact is found to be correct - AT