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2018 (7) TMI 1685 - AT - Income Tax


Issues:
1. Deletion of addition made under section 14A r.w.r. 8D of the I.T. Rule, 1962.
2. Deletion of addition of unverifiable expenses.
3. Deletion of addition made under section 36(1)(va) of the Act (i.e. PF addition).

Analysis:

Issue 1: Deletion of addition made under section 14A r.w.r. 8D of the I.T. Rule, 1962
In the case for A.Y 2013-14, the Revenue challenged the deletion of addition made by the AO under section 14A r.w.r. 8D of the I.T. Rule. The Appellate Tribunal noted that there were no fresh investments during the year and all investments were carried forward from previous years. The Tribunal referred to past decisions where similar issues were decided in favor of the assessee. The Tribunal followed the precedent set by the Coordinate Bench and deleted the addition made under section 14A, dismissing the Revenue's appeal.

Issue 2: Deletion of addition of unverifiable expenses
The Revenue challenged the deletion of addition of unverifiable expenses in the same case for A.Y 2013-14. The Appellate Tribunal upheld the decision of the ld. CIT(A) who found that the AO had subjectively made an adhoc disallowance without specific defects or instances pointed out in the audit. The Tribunal confirmed the deletion of the disallowance based on the findings of the Co-ordinate Bench in earlier cases, dismissing the Revenue's appeal.

Issue 3: Deletion of addition made under section 36(1)(va) of the Act (i.e. PF addition)
Regarding the deletion of addition made under section 36(1)(va) of the Act for A.Y 2013-14, the Appellate Tribunal upheld the decision of the ld. CIT(A) who found that the payments were made before the due date of filing the return of income. Citing decisions of the Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court, the Tribunal confirmed the deletion of the disallowance, dismissing the Revenue's appeal.

In the case for A.Y 2014-15, the issues were identical to those in A.Y 2013-14. The Tribunal noted that the facts and circumstances were the same, and therefore, the findings and directions from the previous case applied. Consequently, the appeal of the Revenue for A.Y 2014-15 was also dismissed.

In conclusion, both appeals of the Revenue were dismissed by the Appellate Tribunal, upholding the decisions of the ld. CIT(A) in deleting the additions made under various sections of the Income Tax Act.

 

 

 

 

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