TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2011 (5) TMI 936
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....ection 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 arises out of the order the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ("the Tribunal" for short) dated 27.6.2008, where the Revenue has proposed the following question of law: "Whether the Appellate Tribunal is right in law and on facts in confirming the order passed by the CIT(A) deleting the addition made on account of amount of ₹ 24,90,224/- as....
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.... of the CIT (Appeals) before the Tribunal, which had concurred with the findings of the CIT (Appeals) and dismissed the appeal of the Revenue. 5. Impugned order is assailed by the Revenue in the present appeal raising the aforementioned question of law. Learned Counsel Mrs. Mauna Bhatt, appearing for the Department, has extensively dealt with the orders of the adjudicating authorities and the mat....
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....t the work done but not measured and valued of material/services supplied by the parties. 7. The CIT (Appeals) was of the opinion that there was consistent practice of showing the advance receipt from the parties in balance-sheet and when the work is executed it is shown as receipt and offered for taxation. It was of the opinion that the Assessing Officer ought to have accepted this consistent pr....
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....scussion of both the appellate authorities below, the Tribunal has held that the advance received by the assessee, against the purchase of material at the site before the execution of work, cannot be counted to be an income of the assessee. More particularly, when it had been following the practice of showing the advance receipt from the parties in the balancesheet and when after the execution of ....