2025 (2) TMI 922

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....e facts and circumstances of the case, the order of Ld. ITAT is erroneous in law as the Ld. ITAT has only considered cash credit to be taxable under the provisions of section 68, whereas the provision covers within its ambit 'any sum credited in the Books‟? B. Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the order of Ld. ITAT is erroneous and untenable in law as the Ld. ITAT has failed to consider that the impugned transaction is a colorable devise to avoid tax liability and the facts clearly show that the assessee party has made the credit/ debit entries in contravention of  provisions laid by the Act? C. Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the order of Ld. ITAT is erroneous and untenable in law as the....

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.... money, share capital, share premium or any such amount by whatever name called, any explanation offered by such assessee-company shall be deemed to be not satisfactory, unless- (a) the person, being a resident in whose name such credit is recorded in the books of such company also offers an explanation about the nature and source of such sum so credited; and (b) such explanation in the opinion of the Assessing Officer aforesaid has been found to be satisfactory: Provided also that nothing contained in the first proviso or second proviso shall apply if the person, in whose name the sum referred to therein is recorded, is a venture capital fund or a venture capital company as referred to in clause (23FB) of section 10." 3. The issue i....

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....bmission including the copy of Board Resolution to allot shares of Rs.20 crores, form no. 5 to ROC (increase in share capital), notice calling extra ordinary general meeting of the member of the company, extracts of minutes of meeting and other materials which were filed before the AO and has been made a part of submission before me which is placed in the file. These documents go to demonstrate that the appellant has followed due procedure of increasing the authorized share capital and subsequently issue of shares to Sh. Surender kumar Kaushik, one of the directors/shareholders. xxxx xxxx xxxx 5.7 Section 68 of the Act, is attracted where an entry relating to a sum is found to have been credited in the books kept by the assesses, which ....

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....ch is questioned before us. The Tribunal while dealing with the aspect, has held as follows: "10. We have considered the rival arguments made by both the sides, perused the orders of the AO and the CIT(A) and the paper book filed on behalf of the assessee. We have also considered the various decisions cited before us. We find, the AO, in the instant case, made addition of Rs.20 crores to the total income of the assessee u/s 68 of the IT Act being the amount of Rs.20 crores shown as goodwill and on which shares were issued in lieu of this goodwill to Mr. Surinder Kumar Kaushik. We find, the ld. CIT(A) deleted the addition, the reasons of which are already reproduced in the preceding paragraph. It is the submission of the ld. DR that the as....