Presumptive taxation under section 44AD: Net profit rate reduced where assessee failed to participate, deletions restored.

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....Presumptive taxation under section 44AD was applied to estimate net profit where the assessee failed to file returns or participate in assessment proceedings; the AO had applied an 18% net profit rate based on TDS under section 194C, but the Tribunal considered the lack of participation and limited evidence and reduced the presumptive net profit rate to 8%, computing the assessee's income accordingly and deleting the remaining additions. Grounds of appeal were partly allowed.....