Scope of prima facie disallowances under section 143(1)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961--Regarding

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....al of Income-tax. Sir, Section 143(1)(a) authorises, with effect from the assessment year 1989-90, inter alia, disallowance of any loss carried forward, deduction, allowance or relief claimed which, on the basis of information available in the return or the accompanying accounts or documents, is prima facie inadmissible. The earlier instructions of the Board were to the effect that no disall....

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....ccount specified in the notified scheme as stipulated under section 54F(4), the claim is incorrect and can be disallowed as a prima facie adjustment. (b) any claim in respect of which there is an omission of information which is required, under the specific provisions of the Act or the Rules, to be furnished along with the return to substantiate such claim. Example : If the audit report s....

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....filed along with the return of income only in pursuance of the non-statutory guidance notes for filling in the return of income, is not so filed. (c) A claim for deduction or rebate of any amount which exceeds statutory limit imposed, if such limit is expressed either as a specific mandatory amount or as a percentage, ratio or a fraction, and if the information relevant to application of the st....