2023 (3) TMI 411 - AT - Income Tax

Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - reasons to believe - formation regarding the assessee trust beneficiary of the accommodation entries received from SHAM/bogus companies - HELD THAT:- There is no dispute with regard to the fact that the AO was provided with certain information by the Investigation Wing which was related to availing of accommodation entries from the entity related to Shri Pradeep Kumar Jindal. Therefore, the case laws relied upon by the Ld. Counsel for the assessee would not help hence, re-opening of the assessment is in accordance with law. Thus, Ground Nos. 1 to 3 raised by the assessee are dismissed.

Addition u/s 68 - assessee submitted that the entire amount has been offered to tax and has been included in voluntary donation - As the case laws relied upon by the Ld. Counsel for the assessee would not help as he could not controvert the fact that during the course of assessment proceedings, Ld.AR of the assessee had offered the amount for taxation. Therefore, looking to the facts of the present case, the assessee could not rebut the findings of AO. Coupled with the fact that during the course of assessment proceedings, Ld.AR of the assessee had offered the impugned amount for taxation thus, grounds are devoid of merit. Ground Nos. 5 to 8 raised by the assessee in this appeal are hence, dismissed.