In assessment year 2011-12 assessee declared agricultural income and also shown as advance lease rent received on lease of land. Assessing Officer treated agricultural income as unexplained and added same to assessee’s income as income from other sources. He also treated advance lease rent as unexplained cash credit under section 68 and added same to assessee’s income. Commissioner (Appeals) upheld additions. In return filed for assessment year 2012-13 the assesee has shown the amount taxed in earlier years as opening balance. Assessing Officer added as income from undisclosed sources. On appeal the Tribunal deleted the addition as the addition was made in earlier year the income sourced in the relevant year. (AY. 2012-13)
Ganigara Rekha Venugopal (Smt.) v. ACIT (2023) 200 ITD 141 (SMC) (Bang) (Trib.)
S. 68: Cash credits-Income from other sources-Agricultural income-Lease rent-Addition made in earlier year-Taxing the said income again is deleted.[S.56]