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TMI Blog2020 (12) TMI 47X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ess income which was accepted by the AO and did not make any addition, after examining the issue in detail, AO has applied his mind and taken a conscious decision holding that the other income is business income and estimation of income @0.5% meets the ends of justice. This Tribunal also in the case of ABC Engineering Works Vs. DCIT, Circle-2(1), Vijayawada [ 2019 (8) TMI 1603 - ITAT VISAKHAPATNAM] viewed that write off of sundry creditors constitute business income and no separate addition is required in respect of sundry creditors balances written off. The present revision is on difference of opinion which the Pr.CIT intends to substitute his opinion in place of decision taken by the AO and revision u/s 263 is not permitted on differen ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed petition before the Jt.CIT u/s 144A and the Ld.Jt.CIT issued directions u/s 144A of the Act. The assessee produced books of accounts, bills and vouchers and the AO has verified the same. After verification of the information, AO found that some of the bills were not supported by proper vouchers or supported by self made vouchers, hence, the AO completed the assessment rejecting the books of accounts and estimated the income @0.5% on gross turnover and assessed the income of ₹ 7,32,466/-. Subsequently, the Ld.Pr.CIT called for record and reviewed the case. The Ld.Pr.CIT during the revision found that the following incomes which are not related to the business income required to be brought to tax separately and the AO omitted to cons ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nce of opinion, thus argued that there is no case for revision u/s 263 of the Act. 3.1. The Ld.AR further submitted that the sum of ₹ 3,81,03,903/- represent write off of paddy creditors to show better profit and there is no other income. The Ld.AR further submitted that the firm has not paid dues to the paddy creditors due to strike in rice mill and ultimately, the rice mill has closed its business. 4.0. In respect of interest on SBI Deposit, the Ld.AR argued that it has a direct nexus with the business since the same was business income. The Ld.AR taken our attention to page No.8 of the paper book, wherein, the AO called for details of deposits made in the bank account of SBI and the sums received, form 26AS. 4.1. Referring ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... onitored by the Jt.CIT. The AO verified the bills, vouchers and on verification, the AO found that some bills, vouchers were unverifiable in nature, hence estimated the income @0.5% net of depreciation and accordingly assessed the total income of ₹ 7,32,466/-. No separate addition was made by the AO in respect of other income which was considered by the Ld.Pr.CIT in the proceedings u/s 263 of the Act. However, we find from the paper book filed by the assessee that the AO has called for the details of other income vide questionnaire dated 10.11.2017 in question No.4,7,12 and 13. Thus, the AO called for the details of the income from other sources as well as specifically other income of ₹ 3,81,03,903/- and the interest on bank ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rofit and loss account is part of business income which was considered by the AO and taken a conscious decision that no separate addition is warranted on account of other income. Since it is apparent from the assessment record that the assessee had explained that the other income represents business income which was accepted by the AO and did not make any addition, after examining the issue in detail, we are of the considered opinion, that the AO has applied his mind and taken a conscious decision holding that the other income is business income and estimation of income @0.5% meets the ends of justice. This Tribunal also in the case of ABC Engineering Works Vs. DCIT, Circle-2(1), Vijayawada in I.T.A. No.112/Viz/2013 dated 28.08.2019 viewed ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... pinion, Pr.CIT cannot invoke his powers u/s 263 of the Act. For the sake of clarity and convenience, we extract relevant part of the order of the Hon ble Andhra Pradesh High Court in para No.59 which reads as under : 59. The contention of the Revenue that the Assessing Officer had not applied his mind to the material on record cannot be accepted because the respondent in his order dated 31.03.2011 specifically records a finding at Para 5.1 that there is application of mind by the Assessing Officer. The Revenue cannot raise a plea which is not contained in the order of the respondent and is contrary to it and to the record. The contention of the Revenue that there are no reasons given by the Assessing Officer about the nature o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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