The asseessee is an IATA agent engaged in booking tickets for its clients received advances from clients for being paid to various airlines. The Assessing Officer added made addition u/s 69A of the Act treating the advances as unexplained investment for failure to respond any of the notices. On writ the assessee contended that two officers handling accounts and tax related issue had left assessee and thus the assessee could not reply to notices. It was also contended that the assessee will have to wound up if order remained. High Court quashed the order subject to assessee depositing a sum of Rs 5 crores-Directed the assessee to file reply in reassessment proceedings (AY. 2018-19)
Hermes I Tickes (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 286 Taxman 18 / 210 DTR 142/ 324 CTR 645 (Mad.)(HC)
S. 144B : Faceless Assessment-Advance received from clients-For failure to file proper reply the assessment was made by making huge addition-On writ the order was quashed subject to assessee depositing a sum of Rs 5 crores-Directed the assessee to file reply in reassessment proceedings.[S. 69A, 143, Art, 226]