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Understatement of profit and unexplained credits in partner's account, Disallowance of excessive salary under s. 40 A-(2)-(a), Excess debit to purchase account. Understatement of profit and unexplained credits in partner's account: The assessee, a firm, filed a return for the assessment year 1970-71 showing a loss. The Income-tax Officer found discrepancies in the accounts, including unexplained credits in the partners' personal accounts. The Income-tax Officer added certain amounts to the income returned by the assessee. The Inspecting Assistant Commissioner upheld the additions and imposed a penalty under s. 271(1)(c) of the Act. The assessee contended that the discrepancies were due to clerical errors and minor discrepancies in stock due to the nature of their business. The Appellate Tribunal found that the discrepancies did not amount to concealment of income or wilful negligence, and cancelled the penalty. Disallowance of excessive salary under s. 40 A-(2)-(a): The Income-tax Officer disallowed a portion of the salary paid to certain individuals, holding it as excessive. The Inspecting Assistant Commissioner agreed with the disallowance but did not consider it for the purpose of penalty. The Appellate Tribunal did not find this disallowance as a ground for levying a penalty under s. 271(1)(c) of the Act. Excess debit to purchase account: The Income-tax Officer identified an excess debit to the purchase account and added the amount to the income returned by the assessee. The Inspecting Assistant Commissioner disagreed with the assessee's explanation for this debit and imposed a penalty. The Appellate Tribunal, after considering the explanations provided by the assessee and the nature of the discrepancy, found that it was due to a clerical error and cancelled the penalty. In conclusion, the Appellate Tribunal overturned the penalty imposed by the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner, ruling that the discrepancies in the accounts did not amount to concealment of income or wilful negligence. The Tribunal found that the explanations provided by the assessee were reasonable and that there was no evidence of fraud or deliberate misrepresentation. Therefore, the penalty under s. 271(1)(c) of the Act was cancelled.
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