Commercial vehicle depreciation, scientifically determined warranty provisions and exempt-income disallowances were resolved in favour of the taxpayer...
Inherited property sale proceeds require capital-gains treatment where ownership is supported by evidence, not suspicion or unverified signature doubt...
Cross-examination of retracted statements is essential where foundational evidence supports a benami allegation and documented funding explanations re...
Section 50C applies only to transfers of capital assets and not to sale of stock-in-trade assessed as business income. Where real estate plots are claimed to form business inventory, the decisive question is whether the assessee was carrying on a real estate business and held the lands as stock-in-trade; the Tribunal remitted that limited factual issue to the Assessing Officer for fresh examination and directed deletion of the addition if the claim is proved. The connected penalty matters under sections 271D and 271(1)(c) were also restored for fresh adjudication because they depended on the remanded quantum issue.
Section 50C applies only to transfers of capital assets and not to sale of stock-in-trade assessed as business income. Where real estate plots are claimed to form business inventory, the decisive question is whether the assessee was carrying on a real estate business and held the lands as stock-in-trade; the Tribunal remitted that limited factual issue to the Assessing Officer for fresh examination and directed deletion of the addition if the claim is proved. The connected penalty matters under sections 271D and 271(1)(c) were also restored for fresh adjudication because they depended on the remanded quantum issue.
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.
TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
of 4811 
Join Channel 
