Power to receive documentary evidence upheld; documents referred in complaint may be placed on record without amendment where omission was inadvertent...
Proof of foreign public documents requires originals or certified diplomatic/notarial copies; inspection must occur in-magna presence and cross-examin...
Prior Sanction Requirement: absence of prescribed approval invalidates reassessment notice; limitation also bars notice if escaped income below thresh...
Dominant issue: whether the assessing officer's estimate of gross agricultural receipts should be sustained. Reasoning: AO conceded the taxpayer carried on agricultural activity but disputed the correctness of reported gross agricultural receipts; taxpayer produced invoices and buyer confirmations but also some self-serving documents of limited evidentiary value; taxpayer's historical consistency in reporting agricultural income was considered. Outcome: directed AO to make an ad-hoc addition equal to 10% of agricultural receipts, taxed at normal rates; appeal partly allowed. - ITAT
Dominant issue: whether the assessing officer's estimate of gross agricultural receipts should be sustained. Reasoning: AO conceded the taxpayer carried on agricultural activity but disputed the correctness of reported gross agricultural receipts; taxpayer produced invoices and buyer confirmations but also some self-serving documents of limited evidentiary value; taxpayer's historical consistency in reporting agricultural income was considered. Outcome: directed AO to make an ad-hoc addition equal to 10% of agricultural receipts, taxed at normal rates; appeal partly allowed. - ITAT
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