ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CENTRAL CIRCLE -2(1), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD vs. EPLAST BUILD TECHNO INDUSTRIES LLP, AH
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal found that the profit element in unaccounted sales should be higher than estimated by the CIT(A) due to lack of stock registers. The addition was modified to 8% of the unaccounted sales.
What were the facts?
A survey revealed unaccounted receipts of Rs. 3,66,68,344/- for the assessee, who deals in second-hand furniture. The Assessing Officer added the entire amount as income. The CIT(A) restricted the addition to 6% of the unaccounted receipts, considering potential unaccounted purchases.
What were the issues?
Whether the addition for unaccounted receipts should be the full amount or only the profit element, and what is the appropriate profit margin to be applied.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “C” BENCH, AHMEDABAD
Before: Shri Sanjay Garg & Shri Narendra Prasad Sinha
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “C” BENCH, AHMEDABAD ] ] Before Shri Sanjay Garg, Judicial Member And Shri Narendra Prasad Sinha, Accountant Member आयकर अपील सं /ITA Nos.107&108/Ahd/2026 (Along with C.O. Nos. 36&37/Ahd/2026) िनधा�रण वष� /Assessment Years : 2018-19 & 2019-20 ACIT, Eplast Build Techno Industries LLP Central Circle-2(1), बनाम/ Sur No. 311, TP Scheme 45, v/s. Ahmedabad Plot No. 145, Gota, Chandolodia Road, Ahmedabad-382481 �थायी लेखा सं./PAN: AAFFE4766L (अपीलाथ�/Appellant/Respondent) (�� यथ�/ Respondent/Cross Objector) Assessee by : Shri Biren Shah, AR Revenue by : Shri Arvind Kumar Namdeo, Sr. DR सुनवाई की तारीख/Date of Hearing : 29/07/2026 घोषणा की तारीख /Date of Pronouncement: 31/07/2026 आदेश/O R D E R Per Sanjay Garg, Judicial Member: The captioned appeals by the Revenue and the corresponding Cross Objections preferred by the assessee are against the separate orders of the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-12, Ahmedabad [hereinafter referred to as ‘Ld. CIT(A)’] dated 26/11/2025 passed u/s. 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) for the Assessment Years (AYs) 2018-19 & 2019-20 respectively. ITA No. 107/Ahd/2026 is taken as the lead case for the purpose of narration of facts.
ITA No.107&108/Ahd/2025 & C.O. No. 36&37/Ahd/2026 ACIT vs. Eplast Build Techno Industries LLP Asst.Year 2018-19 & 2019-20 2 ITA No. 107/Ahd/2026 & C.O. No. 36/Ahd/2026: 2. The brief facts of the case are that the assessee is involved in the business of purchase and sale of second hand furniture. A survey action was carried out in the case of the assessee on 24.10.2018. During the course of survey action, certain data in the shape of the Miracle Accounting Software was extracted from the computer of the assessee, which showed that the assessee had not accounted for the entire receipts in the books of account. A statement of the partner of the assessee firm namely Mohan Ratilal Varsani was recorded, wherein, he has admitted that the assessee had not accounted for all the receipts in the books of account maintained by it. For the assessment year under consideration an amount of Rs. 3,66,68,344/- was noted as unaccounted receipts. The Assessing Officer (hereinafter referred to as “the AO”), therefore, made the addition of the said unaccounted receipts as income of the assessee. 3. Being aggrieved by the said order of the AO, the assessee preferred appeal before the Ld. CIT(A). 4. Before the Ld. CIT(A), the assessee submitted that there was another tally data found from the computer which showed that the assessee had also not booked the corresponding purchases. The AO has taken note of only unaccounted sales but has not taken into consideration the unaccounted purchases. The assessee submitted before the Ld. CIT(A), that only the profit element embedded in the unaccounted sales should be added into the income of the assessee and not the entire sale receipts. Considering the above submissions of the
ITA No.107&108/Ahd/2025 & C.O. No. 36&37/Ahd/2026 ACIT vs. Eplast Build Techno Industries LLP Asst.Year 2018-19 & 2019-20 3 assessee, the Ld. CIT(A) restricted the addition to the extent of 6% of the unaccounted receipts. 5. Being aggrieved by the said order of the Ld. CIT(A), the Revenue has come in appeal contesting the action of the Ld. CIT(A) in restricting the addition to the extent of 6% only as against the addition made by the AO of the total unaccounted receipts. Whereas, the assessee in its Cross Objections has pleaded that the estimation of 6% profit element was on higher side as compared to the profit shown @ 1 to 2% in respect of the accounted for sales. 6. We have considered the rival submissions and gone through the record. 7. In this case, the assessee has not maintained item-wise stock register. Therefore, we find force in the contention of the Ld. DR that there may be certain stock, the purchase cost relating to which might have been included by the assessee but, the sales not booked in the books of account. Though, the Ld. AR of the assessee has submitted that the unaccounted sales were relating to the corresponding unreported purchases, however, he has failed to demonstrate item-wise details in this respect. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that in this case the profit element in the unaccounted sales should be on higher side than that estimated by Ld. CIT(A). Therefore, taking into consideration the overall facts and circumstances of the case, we modify the order of the Ld. CIT(A) and hold that the
ITA No.107&108/Ahd/2025 & C.O. No. 36&37/Ahd/2026 ACIT vs. Eplast Build Techno Industries LLP Asst.Year 2018-19 & 2019-20 4 profit element @ 8% of the unaccounted sales should be added to the income of the assessee. We confirm the addition to that extent.
With the above observation, this appeal of the Revenue is partly allowed whereas Cross Objection of the assessee is hereby dismissed.
ITA No. 108/Ahd/2026 and corresponding C.O. No. 37/Ahd/2026 9. Since the facts and issues involved in this appeal and the corresponding Cross Objections are identical to that we have discussed above, therefore, our findings given above will mutatis mutandis apply to this appeal also and the addition confirmed by the Ld. CIT(A) in this case also is modified from 6% to 8% of the unaccounted receipts. This appeal of the Revenue is, accordingly, partly allowed and the corresponding Cross Objection of the assessee is hereby dismissed.
In the combined result, both the appeals of the Revenue are partly allowed, whereas, the Cross Objections of the assesse are hereby dismissed. Order pronounced in the Open Court on 31/07/2026
Sd/- Sd/- (Narendra Prasad Sinha) (Sanjay Garg) Accountant Member Judicial Member अहमदाबाद/Ahmedabad, िदनांक/Dated 31/07/2026 TRUE COPY Tanmay, Sr. P.S. आदेश की �ितिलिप अ�ेिषत/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथ� / The Appellant 2. ��थ� / The Respondent. 3. संबंिधत आयकर आयु� / Concerned CIT 4. आयकर आयु� अपील ( ) / The CIT(A)-(NFAC) िवभागीय �ितिनिध आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण अहमदाबाद /DR,ITAT, Ahmedabad. 5. , , 6. गाड� फाईल / Guard file. आदेशानुसार/ BY ORDER, सहायक पंजीकार (Asstt. Registrar)
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