Held that if lease rent is paid after deducting tax at source, assessee is supposed to reimburse to the extent of tax deduction at source to the financer. The customer issues tax deduction at source certificate in the name of the assessee because master rent agreement was between assessee and the customer. On completion of the tenure of the lease, assets are returned. Those assets are sold at the end of the tenure to the respective purchaser of those assets. The assessee offers investment in unguaranteed residuary account upfront. Therefore naturally, the income of the assessee is not the rental income but the income earned in the business of acquiring and dealing in unguaranteed residuary interest in assets rented to the customers. Thus, the income offered by the assessee is such income and not the rental income appearing in form number 26AS. Deletion of addition is valid. (AY. 2014-15)
Dy. CIT v. Connect Residuary P. Ltd. (2023) 105 ITR 46 (SN)(Mum) (Trib)
S. 28(i) : Business Income-Deduction of tax at source-Difference between receipts stated in form 26AS and income shown in profit and loss account cannot be brought to tax in the hands of the assessee.[S. 145, Form No 26AS]