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Issues involved:
Appeal against Tribunal's judgment regarding deletion of addition on account of undervaluation of closing stock and unexplained investment in purchase of stock in trade. Deletion of addition of closing stock: The Tribunal upheld the deletion of addition of Rs. 3,46,879 made by the AO on account of undervaluation of closing stock, citing the judgment of the Supreme Court in CIT vs. British Paints India Ltd. The High Court concurred with this decision, stating that the findings by the Tribunal and CIT(A) did not require interference, thus ruling in favor of the assessee. Unexplained investment in stock: Regarding the unexplained investment in the purchase of stock in trade, the AO added Rs. 2 lakhs as unexplained investment in the assessment for the year 1987-88. However, the CIT(A) reduced this amount to Rs. 88,000 after considering turnover and other factors. The CIT(A) also found that since this investment was already considered in the previous year, there was no need for further addition in the subsequent year. The Tribunal had confusion in deciding whether the amount should be added in the year 1987-88 or 1988-89. Referring to Section 69 of the IT Act, the High Court clarified that the investment made in the financial year 1986-87 should be deemed as income of the assessee for the financial year 1987-88. Therefore, the High Court set aside the Tribunal's decision and ordered the addition for the year 1987-88. Consequently, the amount did not need to be added again in the year 1988-89. As a result, Appeal No. 11 of 2003 was allowed in part, restoring the CIT(A)'s decision for the year 1987-88 and dismissing Appeal No. 13 of 2003.
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