2009 (7) TMI 1299 - AT - Income Tax

Summary

Issues involved: Appeal against deletion of addition on share application money and alleged commission related to accommodation entry.

Summary:
The appeal was filed by the revenue challenging the deletion of addition on share application money and alleged commission on accommodation entry. The Assessing Authority treated the share application money as unexplained cash credit due to suspicions of accommodation entries. However, the CIT(A) considered the evidence provided by the assessee, including shareholder confirmations, income tax returns, and balance sheets, to establish the identity and creditworthiness of the shareholders. The CIT(A) relied on previous court decisions, such as Lovely Exports case, to support the deletion of the addition u/s 68. The Hon'ble Supreme Court also upheld the deletion of the addition, emphasizing that if share application money is received from alleged bogus shareholders, the department can proceed to reopen individual assessments. Therefore, the deletion of the addition on share application money was confirmed, leading to the dismissal of the revenue's appeals. The cross objection filed by the assessee was also dismissed as the issue became infructuous. Ultimately, both the revenue's appeals and the assessee's cross objection were dismissed.