The annual retable value of the property must be determined ...

Property Rent Assessment Must Reflect Market Value, Not Actual Rent; Stock and Scrap Additions Dismissed.

August 7, 2024

Case Laws     Income Tax     AT

The annual retable value of the property must be determined based on the expected market rate of rent, not the actual rent received. The matter was restored to the Assessing Officer to determine the annual letable value after considering relevant factors and providing an opportunity to the assessee. Regarding expenses provisioned at the year-end and reversed at the beginning, if the payer, payee, nature of services, and liability amount are identified, tax should have been deducted. However, if the assessee paid such tax before the due date u/s 139(1), no disallowance can be made. The addition for stock shortage was deleted as the shortage amount was insignificant compared to the average stock, and such occurrences are normal in a manufacturing company. The addition for scrap sale was also deleted as it is unfair to determine the average sale per day and make an addition despite the scrap not being sold. The sale of scrap is accounted for as and when it is sold.

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