Supreme Court: Additions Based on Third-Party Material Not Permissible u/s 153A Without Incriminating Evidence.

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

....Assessments u/s 153A for AYs 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 were made based on statement of third party and material from search of third party, without any incriminating material found in assessee's case. As per SC ruling in Pr. CIT v. Abhisar Buildwell, such additions are impermissible u/s 153A. For abated AYs 2015-16 onwards, AO's powers aren't limited to incriminating material from search. However, where AO accepted assessee's explanation on source of funds based on documentary evidence in remand report, CIT(A) erred in brushing it aside without substantive reasons. Additions sustained by CIT(A) despite AO's findings in remand report are unsustainable.....