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S. 143(3) : Assessment-Unaccounted receipts-On money-Land owner-No joint venture-Sale of land-No evidence was found-Dumb documents-Excel sheet found in third party premises-Order of Settlement Commission-Addition was deleted. [S. 132(4), 132(4A), 153C, 245C, 245D(4), 292C, Rule, 9, Companies Act 1956, S.209]

ACIT v. Goyal Developers (2022) 219 TTJ 1041 (Indore)(Trib)

S. 143(3) : Assessment-Failure to produce vouchers-Disallowance of 20% of expenses was confirmed-Other grounds are rejected-Order of CIT(A) is affirmed with minor modification. [S. 250]

Jan Prakash Printing & Publishing v. ITO (2022) 220 DTR 161 / 220 TTJ 854 (Jabalpur)(Trib)

S. 143(3) : Assessment-Protective Assessment-No statutory authorisation but recognised by Courts-Addition in hands of firm not attaining finality-Protective assessment sustainable.

Bhagwati Devi Meel (Smt.) v. ITO (2022) 98 ITR 36 (SN) (Jaipur) (Trib)

S. 143(3): Assessment-Amalgamation of companies-Order in the name of a non-existent company-Assessment framed in name of amalgamated company-Held to be invalid.

ITO v. IFGL Refractories Ltd. (2022)98 ITR 209 (Kol) (Trib)

S. 220 : Collection and recovery – Assessee deemed in default – Levy of interest – Order set aside and remanded – Interest payable from fresh assessment order [ S. 220(2), 254(1) ]

PCIT v . AT and T Communication Services (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2023)451 ITR 92 / 291 Taxman 495 /332 CTR 129/ 224 DTR 249 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 143(3) : Assessment-Validity-Assessment pursuant to revision order of CIT-Additions made with respect to issues out of the subject matter of revision order not justified-Deletion of addition. By CIT(A) is justified. [S. 263].

Dy. CIT v. Brahma City Pvt. Ltd. (2022)98 ITR 451 (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 143(2): Assessment-Notice-Validity-Notice issued by Assessing Officer by E-Mail and affixture on same date-Notice served through E-mail taken as delivered on same day-Notice not defective. [S. 143(3)]

Gunwant Kaur v. CIT (2022) 96 ITR 21 (SN)(Amritsar) (Trib)

S. 143(2) : Assessment-Notice-Notice served after due date-barred by limitation-Notice not justified-Quashed. [(Prior To Amendment By Fa, 2016 W. E. F. 1-6-2016)]

Uttam Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2022)97 ITR 398/ 218 TTJ 9 (UO) (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 143(2) : Assessment-Notice-Notice issued by Assessing Officer returned unserved cannot be treated as service of notice.[s. 292BB, General Clauses Act, 1897, S. 27]

AMBA Construction Co. v. CIT (2022)100 ITR 295 (Trib) (Delhi)(Trib)

S. 143(1) : Assessment-Intimation-Prima facie adjustment Employees contribution to EPF/ESI-Adjustment is held to be valid [S. 36(1)(va), 43B, 143(1)(a)]

Cemetile Industries. v. ITO (2022) 220 DTR 265 / 220 TTJ 801 / (2023) 198 ITD 322 (Pune) (Trib.) Late Dhannang Shankar Ganesh v. Dy.CIT (2022) 220 DTR 313 / 220 TTJ 813 (Chennai)(Trib)