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2014 (10) TMI 855 - HC - Income TaxEstimation of the appellant’s business profit at 2.5% of the total turnover - Held that:- In the instant case, when the assessee did not produce the books of accounts, the assessing officer was not helpless. The assessee has been filing returns every year. In fact, he has produced five years returns. It is from that they took the turnover because the turnover offered by the assessee for the year 2009-10 was comparable with the past five years turnover as reflected in the returns filed. They acted on that. However, he refused to act on the profits shown in the said returns. No reasons are given for not relying on the said profits at the same time, he has also not taken into consideration the comparable cases in similar business to come to the conclusion. Without any basis, the assessing authority determined the profit at 8%, the first appellate authority reduced it to 3% and the tribunal has reduced it to 2.5%. In coming to the said finding, all the three authorities have declined to take note off the evidence by way of earlier returns. In that view of the matter, what the authorities have done is a mere guess work and without any basis. That is not permissible in law as held in the case of RAGHUBAR MANDAL HARIHAR MANDAL vs THE STATE OF BIHAR [1957 (5) TMI 28 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] In that view of the matter, the impugned orders are unsustainable. Hence, the order passed by the tribunal is hereby set-aside. Matter is remitted back to the tribunal for fresh consideration in the light of the observations made above. Decided in favour of the assessee for statistical purposes.
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