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TMI Blog2013 (12) TMI 609X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mount in the next year - The insistence of furnishing of information on Form 10 as a condition precedent, is insistence on the form and not the substance of the provisions of the Act - The Tribunal was justified in remanding the matter back to examine the books of account of the assessee for assessment year 2009-10 to find out whether the amount was spent in the next year and if the investment exceeds unspent amount within the prescribed period, the Assessing Officer will condone the delay and irregularity in filing Form 10 - Decided in favour of assessee. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ciety is running MG Public School at Circular Road, Muzaffarnagar. The assessee filed its return of income declaring nil income as per computation of income as under:- By Income as surplus from MG Public School Rs.100,74,289.00 Less: being excess of income over expenditure Account of the trust Moti Ram Gopi Chand Charitable Trust Rs.594.00 Rs.1,00,73,695.00 Less:Funds to be utilized 100% for Charitable trust purposes Rs.1,00,73,695.00 However, the Assessing Officer observed that assessee had not utilized funds for charitable purpose as per the provisions of the Act and held as under:- "Again from perusal of the return it is noticed that the total receipts of the assessee is Rs.1,97,84,940/- which included sale of land for Rs.24,01, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... reply, the assessee also filed notice u/s 11 (2) (a) of the IT Act read with Rule 17 of IT Rules, 1962 for accumulation of income. The letter is addressed to Addl. CIT." The Assessing Officer, however, did not consider the contention of the assessee and made the disallowance because of the following:- i) the notice u/s 11 (2) (a) is not in a specified form as per Rule 17 of IT Rules, 1962. The prescribed form is Form No.10. ii) the letter states that amount of Rs.24,04,624/- shall be utilized in the next year and it does not state the purpose for which it is being accumulated. iii) The application dated 26.9.2008 is filed on 21st October, 2008 and therefore cannot be considered as notice as it should have been filed before expiry of tim ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... stances than the assessee had filed audited balance sheet for the assessment year 2009-10 (the next assessment year) before the Assessing Officer for claiming for unspent amount was spent in the prescribed period. He also demonstrated that the assessee had made investment in next year amounting to Rs.1,25,17,086/- and thus the purpose of the provisions of the Act have been achieved. In CIT v. Nagpur Hotel Owners' Association, 2001 (247) ITR 201 the Supreme Court held that the notice of accumulation must be given to the assessing authority under Section 11 before the assessment is concluded. It was held that the assesssing authority must have this information at the time he completes the assessment. In the absence of any such information it ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e of the information furnished within the prescribed period and the proof of not only setting apart 85% of the amount to be spent in next year but also the expenditure of that amount in the next year. The insistence of furnishing of information on Form 10 as a condition precedent, is insistence on the form and not the substance of the provisions of the Act. The Tribunal has taken precaution, and remanded the matter to examine the books of account of the assessee for assessment year 2009-10 to find out whether the amount was spent in the next year and if the investment exceeds unspent amount within the prescribed period, with directions that if such finding is arrived at, the Assessing Officer will condone the delay and irregularity in fili ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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