S. 80P: Co-operative Society —Interest earned from scheduled bank — Not deductible — Net interest from deposits with scheduled bank to be excluded from deduction -Interest earned from Co-operative bank or society— Deduction allowable on net interest- Receipt by society from its members towards form fee — Attributable to and arising from Assessee’s day-to-day activities — Deductible-Standard deduction allowable . [ S.80P(2)(a), 80P(2)(c), 80P(2) (d) ]
S. 69 : Unexplained investments – Undisclosed cash — Money changer — Business requirements — Cash bundles carrying tag of another bank — Common practice — Cash books written day-to-day basis but in practice always a time gap between book entries — No defect pointed out by Assessing Officer in books of account of assessee — addition on basis of suspicion and surmises not justified.
S. 68 : Cash credits — Unsecured loans — Lenders either directors or relatives of directors of Assessee — Assessee furnishing PAN, bank statements, confirmations and copies of income-tax returns of lenders — None of lenders were entry providers — No cash deposited in lenders’ account prior to issuing cheques — Assessee not purchasing cheque by paying cash — Addition unsustainable.
S. 45(3) : Capital gains – Transfer of capital asset to firm – Transfer of capital asset by Partner to Firm as capital contribution – Amount recorded in books of account of Firm deemed to be full value of consideration – One deeming provision cannot be extended by importing another deeming provision [S. 48 , 50C].
S.45: Capital gains — Long-term capital gains — Transfer of land — Reference to Valuation officer — FMV as proposed by AO to be adopted for purposes of computation of capital gains [ S.48, 49 ]
S. 40A(3) : Expenses or payments not deductible — Cash payments exceeding specified limit — Assessee taking different stands before AO and CIT(A) – General remark that payment made in cash due to business exigencies not acceptable — Disallowance is held to be justified
S. 37(1) : Business expenditure — Expenses prohibited by law — Grants — Assessee receiving grants on annual basis and grants used in accordance with directions of Government — AO allowing salary expenses in preceding year — AO should not have taken a different stand in current year — Salary paid to all old employees who worked for Assessee and expenses genuine — Expenses wholly and exclusively for purpose of business, hence expenses are deductible.
S.37(1): Business expenditure – adhoc addition on account of weight and rate difference – No evidence to establish basis of arriving the amount debited in P&L Account — Addition justified.
S. 32 : Depreciation — Cost of construction of office Block – Compensation paid for easement rights not accepted by Tribunal in earlier years — High Court admitting Assessee’s appeal against Tribunal not a reason to take a view in favour of Assessee — Assessee not entitled to depreciation.
S. 32 : Depreciation – Capital or Revenue expenditure — Expenditure on leasehold premises – Nature of expenditure to be examined before applying provision relating to ownership of asset