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2016 (2) TMI 394 - AT - Income TaxValuation of closing stock on the basis of average rate of the purchase for the entire year - CIT(A) calculated the value of closing stock on the basis of FIFO Method (First In First Out) - Held that:- CIT(A) considered the value on material of last 3 months and accordingly assessed the value of closing stock. The assessee company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and export of textile and fabrics. No doubt the assessee company has to purchase raw materials for the manufacturing of export fabrics. He has to purchase raw material initially from the beginning time of assessment year and up to the end of the assessment year. The assessment of the value of closing stock on the basis of average cost of material of the whole year does not seem justifiable. The value of the closing stock is required to be assessed upon the value of the material purchased and cost of the last 3 months. On seeing the method of calculating the value of closing stock the method adopted by the learned CIT(A) is quite justifiable specifically in the circumstances when there is lot of fluctuating in the rates during the year. It is only a manner how to deal with the value of closing stock in the assessment. The learned Departmental Representative nowhere highlighted any ground which requires to be interfere with the findings of the learned CIT(A) under appeal. Therefore, finding no plausible and convincing reasons to interfere with the order passed by learned CIT(A). We are of the view that learned CIT(A) has passed the order on the specific issue judiciously and correctly which does not need to interfere at this stage accordingly this issue is decide in favour of the assessee and against the revenue. Addition made by estimating the Gross Profit @ 20% on sales per meter of finished cloth - Held that:- The assessee has shown the Gross Profit @ 5.93%. The Assessing Officer worked out the Gross Profit from the average per meter rate @ 24.33% for finished goods and @ 8.7% for grey. On seeing the book result and closing stock assessed, the Assessing Officer arrived at this conclusion that the book result is not correct therefore estimated Gross Profit rate should be @ 20% by considering rate of similar industry “The Ruby Mills Ltd.’ wherein Gross Profit has been shown @ 33% for A.Y. 2007-08 on turnover of ₹ 108,68,01,077/-. Accordingly, the Assessing Officer assessed the value of cloths. When the matter came before the First Appellate Authority then the First Appellate Authority arrived at this conclusion that the Assessing Officer compared the Gross Profit rate with the ‘Ruby Mills Ltd.’ which was manufacturing of the ladies dress material whereas the appellant was in manufacturing of suiting and shirting material. Learned CIT(A) also held that both the cases are not comparable. Therefore, the learned CIT(A) has deleted the said contentions. Even before us nothing was argued that any kind of material was purchased to which it can be estimated that the estimation of Gross Profit @ 20% was quite justifiable. No example of comparable industry of any kind was given before us to justify the estimated Gross Profit @ 20% per meter on finished cloths. Therefore in the said circumstances finding no material on record to interfere with the finding of the learned CIT(A). Hence issue in favour of the assessee and against the revenue.
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