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2015 (6) TMI 921

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..... een suppressed. The addition of ₹ 52,85,744/-has been made on recomputation of income under the head "Income from House Property". As such, levy of penalty u/s 271(1)(c) with regard to the addition of ₹ 52,85,744/- is not warranted. We are of the opinion that assessee has neither concealed any income nor furnished inaccurate particulars of income for the year under consideration. Further, there is no seized material based on which the additions are made in the assessment. Disallowance of loss on sale of fixed assets - Held that:- We find from schedule 10 to P&L for the year under consideration, a copy of which is placed in the paper book that "Loss on sale of fixed Assets" for Rs.l0,74,750/- has been shown in it and hence the .....

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..... abad during financial year 2004-05. Subsequently assessment u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 153C of the Act has been completed in assessee s case on 22.12.2006 determining the total income at ₹ 65,60,469 as against the returned loss of ₹ 99,73,735. In the assessment, AO made an addition of ₹ 52,85,744 by recomputing the income under the head Income from House Property. AO also disallowed loss on sale of fixed assets claimed for ₹ 10,74,750/-. 3. Aggrieved by the assessment the assessee filed an appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) who dismissed the appeal. Therefore, the Assessing Officer levied a penalty of ₹ 22,81,879/- u/s 271 (1 )(c) of the Act vide his order dated 26/03/2009. 4. The ld AR submit .....

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..... ch the additions are made in the assessment. As submitted in para No.1 above, the addition under the head Income from House Property has been made by the AO only by recomputing the income . Further, the claim made by the appellant towards loss on sale of fixed assets has been disallowed in the assessment by the AO. These are the only two additions made in the assessment completed and the impugned penalty has been levied taking into consideration tax on the total income thus computed. 3) In this connection, it is submitted as under: a) A mere making of a claim which is not sustainable in law by itself, will not amount to furnishing inaccurate particulars regarding the income of the assessee, whereby no penalty u/s 271(1)(c) is exigi .....

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..... it statement. It was held that it is not a case of furnishing inaccurate particulars and penalty u/s 271(1)(c) cannot be levied. i) CIT v. Ganesan Builders Ltd (2008) 299 ITR 403 (Mad.) ii) CIT v. Natarajan (P) (2004) 266 ITR 219 (Mad). f) In the case of Gujarat Credit Corporation Ltd v. ACIT (2008) 302 ITR (AT) 250 (Ahm), the assessee held securities as investment and incurred loss and it was allowed by the AO. The assessment was reopened to bring the loss under Capital Gains . Penalty u/s 271(1) (c) was levied. It was held that there was no concealment of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income and penalty u/s 271(1)(c) is not leviable. g) In the following cases, levy of penalty u/s 271(1)(c) has been held not j .....

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..... e or furnishing of inaccurate particulars in the appellant's case for the year under consideration. The Apex Court in the case of CIT v. Reliance Petroproducts Pvt. Ltd. [2010] 322 ITR 0158 (SC) . 6. We have heard both parties. The addition under the head Income from House Property has been made by the Assessing Officer only by recomputing the income . Due to an arithmetical mistake in the computation statement filed by the assessee along with its return of income, the impugned addition has been made. This is evident' from the Statement of Taxable income, a copy of which was submitted in the paper book. As can be seen from the said statement, it is clear that the assessee has disclosed all the facts relating to the earning of .....

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