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- Application under section 256(2) of the Income-tax Act requesting direction to the Appellate Tribunal to state a case and refer questions for opinion of the court. - Justification of accepting trading results and expenses claimed by the assessee. - Rejection of accounts by the Income-tax Officer and subsequent relief granted by the Appellate Assistant Commissioner. - Dispute regarding rejection of accounts and adoption of estimates by the Tribunal. - Consideration of facts and submissions by the Tribunal regarding the proportion of work executed through sub-contractors. - Examination of expenses claimed by the appellant and justification for resorting to estimates. Detailed Analysis: The judgment involves three applications under section 256(2) of the Income-tax Act, where the revenue sought a direction for the Appellate Tribunal to state a case and refer questions for the court's opinion. The primary issues revolved around the acceptance of trading results and expenses claimed by the assessee, especially concerning the rejection of accounts by the Income-tax Officer and the subsequent relief provided by the Appellate Assistant Commissioner. The Income-tax Officer had rejected the entire claim of expenses related to sub-contractors' work, leading to a dispute that reached the Tribunal. The Tribunal considered the facts, including the significant proportion of work executed through sub-contractors by the assessee, and the entitlement to a percentage of the total value of bills for such works. It was noted that the Income-tax Officer had not specified any particular defect warranting the rejection of accounts, and the departmental representative failed to provide material supporting the rejection. The Tribunal analyzed the details of expenses claimed by the appellant, which included various legitimate expenditures against the disclosed receipts. The Appellate Assistant Commissioner had estimated reasonable expenditure for supervision and liaison work but did not find any items of expenditure to be either non-genuine or inadmissible. Consequently, the Tribunal found merit in the appellant's contention that claimed expenses should be allowed and rejected the resort to estimates. During the hearing, the standing counsel could not identify any factual error in the Tribunal's decision. The Tribunal's decision to vacate the Income-tax Officer's reasons for resorting to estimates was upheld, emphasizing that the appellant's claim for acceptance was justified. The High Court concurred with the Tribunal's findings of fact, concluding that no question of law arose from the matter, and subsequently rejected the applications. In summary, the judgment delved into the intricacies of assessing trading results and claimed expenses, highlighting the importance of factual analysis and justifications for resorting to estimates in income tax assessments. The decision underscored the significance of examining specific defects in accounts before rejecting them and upheld the Tribunal's findings regarding the acceptance of the appellant's trading results and expenses.
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