This Digest of case laws is prepared by KSA Legal and AIFTP from judgements reported in BCAJ, CTR, DTR, ITD, ITR, ITR (Trib), Chamber's Journal, SOT, Taxman, TTJ, BCAJ, ACAJ, www.itatonline.org and other journals
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S.68: Cash credits – Suspicious transaction in shares- Penny stocks -Capital gains – Increase of 432% with in six months without any economic or technical basis -Purchasers could not be located-Transfer deeds did not bear the names or other particulars of the sellers-Prices on exchange was manipulated by two brokers in a systematic manner -Seller , broker , purchasers are located in different cities – Purchase and sale transactions in shares have been executed off market without in fact even fulfilling the reporting requirements in respect thereof under the regulatory frame work .- Additions confirmed as cash credits treating the transactions as bogus . [ S.45, 54F ]
Ziauddin A .Siddique v JCIT ( Mum) (Trib) www.itatonline .org Editorial . Appeal of assessee is admitted , Zuddin A .Siddique v JCIT (Bom) (HC) ( ITA No. 287 of 2015 dt 31-10-2017 )
S.68: Cash credits – Suspicious transaction in shares- Penny stocks -Capital gains – Off market transactions for which payments were made in cash- Predated contracts – Genuineness was doubted – Addition was held to be justified .[ S.10(38), 45 ]
Ratnakar M. Pujari v. ITO ( Mum) (Trib)
S.45: Capital gains – Suspicious transaction in shares- Penny stocks -No defect in the papers support of the transactions, the suspension of the broker by SEBI will not hold the transaction invalid- Addition as cash credits is held to be not valid .[ S.68 ]
Pavillion Commercial Pvt Limited v. ITO ( Kol) (Trib) (www.itatonline.org )
S.45: Capital gains – Suspicious transaction in shares- Penny stocks
-Copies of the physical share certificates DEMAT account statement confirmation of the transactions of buying and selling of the said shares by the respective stock brokers, receipt of sale proceeds through banking channels, etc- Addition cannot be made as cash credits [ S.68 ]
Late Roshan Raja Through Legal v ITO (Mum) (Trib) (www.itatonline.org )
S.45: Capital gains – Suspicious transaction in shares- Penny stocks- Chain of transactions have been proved by evidence such as contract notes, DEMAT account , and payments through banking channel-Addition cannot be made as cash credits .[ S. 68 ]
CIT v. Bhagwati Prasad Agarwal( Cal ) (HC ) (www.itatonline.org)
S.45: Capital gains- Suspicious transaction in shares- Penny stocks- Sale through Ahmedabad Stock exchange – Statement of Mukesh Choksi relied without furnishing the same to the assessee- Addition is held to be not valid
Sudhanshu Suresh Pandhare v. ITO (Mum)( Trib) (www.itatonline.org )
S.45: Capital gains- Suspicious transaction in shares- Penny stocks- Purchases of earlier years were not doubted – Shares were sold through DEMAT account- Addition cannot be made as cash credits- Burden is on revenue .[ S.68 ]
DCIT v. Anil Kaniya ( Mum) (Trib)www.itatonline.org
S.69: Unexplained investments- AIR information- Firm purchasing the land in the name of partner – Addition cannot be made in the hands of the partner on the ground that PAN of partner is shown in the registration deed .
ITO v. Amit Vijay Kulkarni (Pune ) (Trib) www.itatonline.org
S.69: Unexplained investments- AIR information- Professional income shown by the assessee was exceeded the figure shown in the AIR information -Second owner- When the identity of first owner is established and assessed to tax – Addition cannot be made merely on the basis of AIR information.
S. Ganesh v ACIT (Mum) (Trib) www.itatonline .org
Income Declaration Scheme, 2016 – Finance Act, 2016
S. 183 : Refund of tax- Adjustment of tax paid under the schme against tax payable on regular assessment -Tax in respect of voluntarily disclosed income not refundable –Application was rejected on the ground that notice u/s 143(2) was already issued – Revenue was to be directed to adjust amount which had been deposited by assessee for the tax liability for the Asst year 2014-15 . [ S.191 ]
Sangeeta Agrawal (Smt.) v. PCIT (2018) 409 ITR 254/ 257 Taxman 263/ 304 CTR 330 / 169 DTR 169 (MP)(HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed , PCIT v. Sangeeta Agrawal (Smt.) ( 2019) 262 Taxman 165 (SC)