Property Rent Assessment Must Reflect Market Value, Not Actual Rent; Stock and Scrap Additions Dismissed.

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....The annual retable value of the property must be determined based on the expected market rate of rent, not the actual rent received. The matter was restored to the Assessing Officer to determine the annual letable value after considering relevant factors and providing an opportunity to the assessee. Regarding expenses provisioned at the year-end and reversed at the beginning, if the payer, payee, nature of services, and liability amount are identified, tax should have been deducted. However, if the assessee paid such tax before the due date u/s 139(1), no disallowance can be made. The addition for stock shortage was deleted as the shortage amount was insignificant compared to the average stock, and such occurrences are normal in a manufactu.........