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2016 (8) TMI 775 - AT - Income TaxAddition of income being gift of India Millennium Deposit received as unexplained credit u/s 68 - Held that:- We are bound by the positive evidences which are available on record and form a complete chain of events. Here, we accept this gift as genuine because the identity and the creditworthiness of the donor have been established on record. The reason for making this gift is also stated and its genuinity stands proved. Entire evidences, which have been referred to above like the declaration of gift, affidavit of donor, direct letter sent to AO, statement on oath both of donor and the donee, proof of source with further evidence, inter alia, go to prove the claim of the assessee. Therefore, we delete the impugned addition. Further, gift in question does not fall within the ambit of Section 56(2)(v) of the Act and same is exempt - Decided in favour of assessee
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