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Issues involved: Challenge to deletion of addition made on account of deemed dividend u/s.2(22)(e) of the I.T. Act amounting to Rs. 65,98,007 for the A.Y. 2007-08.
Summary: The Appellate Tribunal ITAT Mumbai heard an appeal where the revenue contested the deletion of an addition made on account of deemed dividend u/s.2(22)(e) of the I.T. Act for the assessment year 2007-08. The issue revolved around the interpretation and application of the provisions of sec.56 r.w.s. 2(22)(e) of the Act. The Assessing Officer (A.O.) noted that a certain amount was given by M/s. Yasham Chemphor P. Ltd. to the assessee company, and identified common shareholders in both companies. The A.O. considered the loan amount taxable in the hands of the assessee-company as a deemed dividend u/s.2(22)(e) of the Act due to the common shareholding. The Ld. CIT (A) disagreed and deleted the addition based on a precedent set by the Hon'ble Special Bench of I.T.A.T. and a decision of the Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court. The Tribunal found that the assessee company was not a shareholder in M/s. Yasham Chemphor Pvt. Ltd., emphasizing that common directors and shareholders alone cannot justify taxing the amount as deemed dividend. Citing the precedent set by M/s. Bhoumik Colours Pvt. Ltd. and the decision of the Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court, the Tribunal upheld the Ld. CIT (A)'s order, confirming the deletion of the addition. Ultimately, the Tribunal dismissed the revenue's appeal, affirming the decision to delete the addition made on account of deemed dividend u/s.2(22)(e) of the I.T. Act. The order was pronounced in the open court on 21st May 2012.
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