Co-operative society's mandatory reserve and share capital fixed deposits with banks-interest treated as business income under 80P(2)(a)(iii) deductio...
Income tax reassessment reopening after four years on investigation tip, without s.147 proviso disclosure failure, struck down as borrowed satisfactio...
Validity of reassessment notice under s.147/s.148: held that Range head has concurrent jurisdiction and undated/unsigned reasons were not fatal where covering letter carried DIN - notice valid. Addition under s.2(22)(e): transactions characterized as ordinary course share trading; reliance on precedent and CBDT Circular supports deletion of deemed dividend - addition deleted. Disallowance under s.14A: no investment existed in books, AO's presumption defective - deletion sustained. Short-term capital loss on alleged property sale: absence of transfer evidence and contrived transactions found; CIT(A)'s relief set aside and AO's addition confirmed. Additions under ss.41(1) and 68: CIT(A)'s deletions sustained; other expense disallowances for non-production of parties overturned - mixed outcomes. - ITAT
Validity of reassessment notice under s.147/s.148: held that Range head has concurrent jurisdiction and undated/unsigned reasons were not fatal where covering letter carried DIN - notice valid. Addition under s.2(22)(e): transactions characterized as ordinary course share trading; reliance on precedent and CBDT Circular supports deletion of deemed dividend - addition deleted. Disallowance under s.14A: no investment existed in books, AO's presumption defective - deletion sustained. Short-term capital loss on alleged property sale: absence of transfer evidence and contrived transactions found; CIT(A)'s relief set aside and AO's addition confirmed. Additions under ss.41(1) and 68: CIT(A)'s deletions sustained; other expense disallowances for non-production of parties overturned - mixed outcomes. - ITAT
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