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2021 (5) TMI 794 - AT - Income TaxDisallowance u/s 80GGA -donation made to Navjivan Charitable Trust agreeing with the AO that the donation was bogus - discharge of anus by assessee - HELD THAT:- As assessee had given donation on 21/06/2004 against valid receipt issued by the Trust. The donation was made through cheque which got cleared from assessee’s bank account. The assessee was issued requisite Form No.58A by the trust. The trust had valid registration at the time of making of donation. The approval was withdrawn only subsequently vide notification dated 30/11/2016. Further, it is evident from the assessment order that the deduction has been denied to the assessee only in the basis of allegations that the donations were bogus donations and the amount so donated has flown back to the assessee. Except for statement of trustee of the society, we find that there is no positive evidence on record to substantiate the same. There is nothing on record which would show that on the date of donation, the trust did not have valid registration or its registration stood withdrawn. It was only subsequently that the approval was withdrawn. The deduction could not be denied to the assessee since Ld. AO failed to conduct any inquiry before making disallowance and except for mere allegations, he did not brought on record any fact to establish that donation given by the assessee was subsequently returned back in cash. The assessee, in our opinion, has duly discharged the onus casted upon him and it was incumbent upon Ld. AO to refute the same. As no such inquiry has been conducted and the deduction has been denied more on mere allegations. Therefore, the deduction could not be denied to the assessee - we direct Ld. AO to grant the deduction u/s 80GGA and re-compute assessee’s income. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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