TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2017 (9) TMI 371
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....case and in law, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition of Rs. 19,59,838/- made on account of discrepancy in receipt from M/s. Provogue (I) Ltd. as per TDS certificates and receipts booked by the assessee in the name of M/s. Provogue (I) Ltd. ignoring the fact that the assessee failed to furnish any explanation for the said difference. 2. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition of Rs. 19,59,838/- saying that the accounts of the assessee are audited u/s.44AB of the Act and AO has not found any discrepancy therein ignoring the fact that an opportunity was given and assessee was questioned about the discrepancy who in turn replied that while making TDS deduction the party has not taken into account the debit note issued by them. 3. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition of Rs. 19,59,838/- ignoring the fact that the debit notes submitted by the assessee amounts to only Rs. 39,46,344/- whereas the short booking was of Rs. 59,05,882/-. Now on verification from the account copies of assessee in the books of M/s Pr....
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....ein directions were, inter-alia, issued by ld. CIT to the AO to verifications of certain issues de-novo, vide orders dated 25-08-2011. The details of the orders passed by learned CIT u/s 263 are set-out by the AO in its assessment order dated 05-03-2013 at page 1-6. We will be restricting our discussions only to the issues which had arisen from Revenue appeal before us. The assessee is not in appeal against the additions sustained by learned CIT(A). It was observed by the A.O. in assessment proceedings arising out of directions given by learned CIT u/s 263, that from the TDS certificates that the receipt from M/s Provogue (I) Ltd. amounts to Rs. 6,89,34,259/- while party-wise break up of receipts submitted by the assessee showed that the amount of income booked in the name of Provogue (I) Ltd. was only Rs. 6,30,28,377/-, thereby resulting into an apparent short booking of income to the tune of Rs. 59,05,882/-. On being asked by the AO, the assessee explained that while making TDS deduction, the party had not taken into account the debit note issued by them and deducted TDS from the entire amount of sale as per bill. It was claimed that the said details were again submitted befor....
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....ue (I) Ltd., which led to lower income being offered to tax. It was further brought to the notice of the bench that debit note issued by Provogue (I) Ltd. were to the tune of Rs. 36,81,029/- and not Rs. 39,46,344/- as mentioned by the A.O. in its assessment order u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 263, and hence the disallowance will go further up by Rs. 3 lacs. It is submitted that the ld. CIT(A) deleted the addition on the ground that the A.O. had not discharged his onus while making the addition as no enquiry was made by the AO u/s 131/133(6). It is submitted that the power of ld. CIT(A) is coterminus with the power of A.O. and in case the AO did not made enquiry, the learned CIT(A) should have made the enquiry himself or directed the AO to make enquiry u/s 133(6)/131 of the 1961 Act by issuing notices/summons to Provogue India Limited. It was submitted that the learned CIT(A) deleted the additions without any evidence on record. 7. The ld. counsel for the assessee, on the other hand, relied on the order of the ld. CIT(A) and submitted that the ld. CIT(A) has rightly granted the relief.Our attention was drawn to paper book filed with the tribunal. 8. We have heard rival contentions and als....
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....ort of his contentions. We order accordingly. 9. The A.O. further observed from the TDS certificate that the receipt from M/s Catwalk World Wide Pvt. Ltd. was to the tune of Rs. 17,10,712/- while from the party-wise break up of receipts submitted by the assessee showed an amount of income of Rs. 16,72,337/- which was offered to taxation by the assessee in return of income filed with the Revenue, which led to a difference of Rs. 38,375/- being suppressed income short booked by the assessee. The assessee could not furnish any explanation w.r.t. this short booking of income and hence the A.O. added an amount of Rs. 38,375/- to the total income of the assessee, vide assessment order dated 05-03-2013 passed by the AO u/s 263 r.w.s 143(3). 10. Aggrieved by the assessment order dated 05-03-2013 passed by the AO u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 263, the assessee carried the matter in appeal before the ld. CIT(A) who granted relief to the assessee by holding that the income shown against Catwalk Worldwide Pvt. Ltd. was to the tune of Rs. 17,10,712/- which was the same as per the TDS certificate issued by the said party and the difference of Rs. 38,375/- is nothing but the amount of TDS, vide appella....
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....d addition is with respect to the disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) of the Act to the tune of Rs. 1,01,04,662/- and Rs. 7,67,497/- on account of payments being made without deduction of tax at source from labour payments. The A.O. observed that the asessee had made labour payments to the tune of Rs. 3,41,79,685/-. The assessee had submitted that TDS has been made from labour payment of Rs. 61,73,124/- paid to contractors and duly remitted to the government treasury and in respect of the balance amount, the assessee had explained that since the assessee is in the business of interior decoration, huge amount of labour is involved like carpenter, painter, electrician, plumbers, helpers etc. on day to day basis, they have been paid in small amounts, which do not exceed the limit prescribed for deduction of TDS. However, the A.O. on verification of the details of the balance amount from the ledger of the assessee observed that an amount aggregating to Rs. 1,01,04,662/-, paid to different parties attracts the provisions of section 194C of the 1961 Act. Since there was a failure on the part of the assessee wherein TDS was not deducted u/s 194C, the expenditure on labour amounting to Rs. 1,01,....
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....of the Income Tax Act,1961. Accordingly, I delete these additions of Rs. 1,01,04,662/- and Rs. 7,64,497/- made by the Assessing Officer u/s.40(a)(ia). This ground of appeal is allowed." 17. Aggrieved by the appellate order dated 25-07-2014 passed by the ld. CIT(A), the Revenue is in appeal before the Tribunal. 18. The ld. D.R. submitted that the assessee has made payments of Rs. 1.01 crores and Rs. 7.64 lacs for labour payments against which no deduction of tax at source was made by the assessee and provision of Section 194C was violated. It was submitted that new plea of payments being made to supervisors who in turn made payments to labourers has been set up by the assessee before learned CIT(A) for the first time which was not raised before the AO. It was submitted that new plea of the assessee required verification by the AO and learned CIT(A) did not called for remand report from the AO and allowed the appeal of the assessee without calling for Remand Report from the AO in violation of Rule 46A of the Income-tax Rules, 1962. Thus, it is prayed that the matter be restored to the AO for denovo determination of the issue on merits by the AO after considering the pleas of th....