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2014 (6) TMI 944 - ITAT HYDERABADAssessment u/s 153C - Held that:- The person who has passed the order in the case of the searched person u/s. 153A of the Act is required to record the satisfaction note before completion of assessment u/s. 153A of the Act. The CIT(A) categorically held that/there was recording of satisfaction by the Assessing Officer of searched party and thereafter notice u/s. 153C was issued since the assessee was a party to a transaction as per the evidence seized in the course of search action u/s. 132 of the IT Act in the case of AV Prasad Group cases and the AR is not able to controvert these findings. Being so, it is to be held that invoking of provisions of section 153C in these cases is justified. Capital gain - whether the property represents a capital asset and the gain on transfer of the land is taxable under the head 'short term capital gain' - main contention of the assessee's counsel is that sale of land was exempt u/s. 2(14) - Held that:- In a case where the purchase has been made solely and exclusively with the intention to resell at a profit and the purchaser has no intention of holding the property for himself or otherwise enjoying or using it, the presence of such an intention is a relevant factor and unless it is offset by the presence of other factors it would raise as strong presumption that the transaction is an adventure in the nature of trade. Even so, the presumption is not conclusive and it is conceivable that, on considering all the facts and circumstances in the case, the court may, despite the said initial intention, be inclined to hold that the transaction was not an adventure in the nature of trade. The presumption may be rebutted. In the present case, considering the facts and circumstances of the case it cannot be considered as an adventure in the nature of trade. The intention of the assessee from the inception was to carry on agricultural operations. Merely because of the fact that the land was sold in a short period of holding, it cannot be held that income arising from the sale of land was taxable as profit arising from the adventure in the nature of trade or capital gain. The period of holding should not suggest that the activity was an adventure in the nature of trade. In view of our above discussion, in our opinion, the land is not situated within the Qutubullapur municipality, but, the same situated in the Dundigal village and the evidence brought on record suggest that the land is an agricultural land, hence, it is not liable for taxation. Accordingly, the addition made on this count is deleted in all the appeals under consideration - Decided in favour of assessee
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