TMI Blog2015 (1) TMI 1152X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... these appeals. 2. Before these appeals are taken up for consideration it is seen that the Registry has pointed out a delay of 36; 26; 26; 26 and 29 days respectively in the filing of these five appeals. Addressing the delay the Ld. AR inviting attention to the condonation of delay petition in filing each of these appeals submitted that the impugned order had been received by the assessee when the father of Sh. S.K.Gupta who is the controlling person of the assessee was critically ill; confined to bed and finally passed away. On account of remaining pre-occupied with the above tragedy the appeals it was stated could not be filed on time. Inviting attention to the copy of the order dated 14.02.2014 in ITA Nos.-3213, 3214 3856/Del/2012 1080/Del/2013 in the case of Konichiva Builders Ltd. it was submitted that on identical facts delay of 43 days had been condoned by the Coordinate Bench. Relying on the same it was submitted that the delay may be condoned. The Ld. CIT DR considering the order of the Tribunal and the petition of the assessee had no objection if the appeal is decided on merits by condoning the delay in each of the appeals. 3. Considering the facts on record and ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed with this office and as such notice u/s 153A of IT Act 1961 was issued to the assessee on 25-2-2008. 1.1.Background of the case . While conducting discreet inquiries, the investigation wing gathered that Shri S.K.Gupta a Chartered Account by profession, is running various companies from a premises of Trump and Gates situated at H-108, 2 floor, New Asiatic Building. Connaught Place, New Delhi and also from the premises of his firm namely M/s Gupta Rakesh Associates at 231, Gulmohar Enclave, New Delhi. In the course of the search operation, it was reported by the investigation wing that a large number 0 r companies were being operated and controlled by Shri S. K Gupta from his main office premises at H-108, Connaught Place. The list of these Companies is as under:- 1. Konichiva Builders Ltd. 2. B.T.Technet Ltd. 3. Swen Television Ltd. 4. T G Quality management consultants Ltd. 5. Hitech Computech Pvt. Ltd. 6. Centenary software pvt. Ltd 7. Trump and Gates 8. T G Quality Servrces 9. GTM Konichiva Builders 10. Gupta Rakesh Associates 11. Era Advertising and Marketing Coy Pvt Ltd 12. PG Travels Hindusta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... post search inquiries and before the Assessing Officer, admitted in detail his modus operandi of providing accommodation bills through the appellant company and other companies in lieu of cheques received and cash returned to the beneficiaries. (vi). Evidence of duplicate set of books of accounts, hand written cash books and ledger accounts, various cheque books and blank cheques signed by various authorized signatories/Directors of the appellant company and other companies were found and seized from Shri. S.K. Gupta's premises. Some of these Directors/Authorized Signatories were found to be employees, relatives or friends of Sh. S.K.Gupta. (vii) The Assessing Officer has given elaborate and adequate opportunities to the appellant company to explain their matter during the assessment proceedings and to counter the findings of the Assessing Officer. (viii) The Assessing Officer himself has repeatedly recorded statements of Shri S.K.Gupta and has confronted him in detail about the findings. 6.2. On the basis of the above facts the AO arrived at the following conclusions. These are extracted from the assessment order:- 4. Inferences:- ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dation entry business on account of providing accommodation sale bills, expenses bills in the form of job work charges, advertisement charges. web designing charges-and providing investment entries. (ii) The assessee has intact indulged in accommodation enteries business and has not done any genuine business. So the income of the assessee from the accommodation entry business is computed @ 2% net rate on sale turnover and investment turnover in view of the assessee's statement coupled with prevalent market condition for such entries. No further expenses are to be allowed, as this is the net rate. 5. With these remarks, the total income is computed as under: With these remarks income of the assessee is computed as under: (i) Total income as per 153 A return Rs.19,060/- Add:- Income earned from Accommodation entry Business (a) On the Accommodation Sale Bills/Turnover @ 2% of ₹ 23,57,555/- Rs.47,151/- Rs.66,211/- 6.3. In appeal before the First Ap ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the premises of his firm namely M/s Gupta Rakesh Associates at 231, Gulmohar Enclave, New Delhi, which were both covered during search and seizure operation u/s. 132 of the Act by the Investigation Wing of the Income Tax Department. In the various statements of Sh. SK Gupta recorded on various dates both before the Officers of the Investigation Wing and in post search enquiries before the AO, he admitted in detail, his modus operandi of providing accommodation bills through the assessee company and another companies in lieu of cheque received and cash return to the beneficiaries. There was also seizure of duplicate set of books of accounts, cheques signed by various authorised signatories / Directors of the assessee company and other companies (which were found to be employees, relatives or friends of Sh. SK Gupta) from Shri S.K. Gupta s premises. From the above, AO observed that it became abundantly clear that the assessee company, in fact, indulged in accommodation entries business and did not do any genuine business. All the sale and purchases etc. booked in these companies were found to be bogus. Proper books of accounts were not found to have been maintained. In these circum ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of 1.5% to 2.0% out of which I have to incur our normal expense on a/c of salary, rent, bank charges, conveyers, telephone, water and electricity. 9. On the basis of statements as well as prevalent market condition, the AO has estimated the income @ 2% without allowing any amount for the expenditure. Ld. CIT(A) has affirmed the said. 10. In this regard Ld. Counsel of the assessee has pleaded for allowance of expenditure incurred to earn the income. We find that when addition is being made on the basis of statement, the statement has to be relied in full . Revenue cannot choose to rely on one part of the statement and ignore the rest of the statement in the absence of any cogent material. This is supported by the common law maxim of approbate and reprobate. 11. In this case the assessee company s Director has agreed that the commission was to the tune of 1.5% to 2%. Hence, estimation of commission income @ 2% cannot be disputed. However, at the same time it has also been submitted in the same statement that the assessee has to incur the expenditure on account of salary, rent bank charges, conveyers, telephone, water and electricity. However, it ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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