BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CENTRE,PUNE vs. ITO (EXEMPTION) WARD 1(2), PUNE
आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण ”एस एम सी” Ɋायपी ठपुणेमŐ।
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
PUNE BENCHES “SMC” :: PUNE
BEFORE DR.DIPAK P. RIPOTE, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
AND SHRI VINAY BHAMORE, JUDICIAL MEMBER
आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No.995/PUN/2025
िनधाᭅरण वषᭅ / Assessment Year: 2015-16
Bible Fellowship Centre,
A-202, Lunkad Heritage,
Viman Nagar, Pune – 411014. Maharashtra.
V s
The Income Tax Officer,
Exemption Ward-1(2),
Pune.
PAN: AAATB8528J
Appellant/ Assessee
Respondent / Revenue
Assessee by Ms.Kimaya Kudva – AR (Virtual)
Revenue by Smt. Sonal L Sonkavde –Addl.CIT(DR)
Date of hearing
05/06/2025
Date of pronouncement 05/06/2025
आदेश/ ORDER
PER DR. DIPAK P. RIPOTE, AM:
This is an appeal filed by the Assessee against the order of ld.Addl.CIT(A)/[NFAC] passed under section 250 of the Act, for the A.Y.2015-16, dated 25.03.2025 emanating from Assessment Order u/s.143(3) of the Act, dated 29.12.2017. Findings & Analysis :
We have heard both the parties and perused the records. In this case, Assessee is a Trust, but Assessee Trust is not registered
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u/s.12A of the Act. The ld.AR submitted that Assessee’s application for registration u/s.12A of the Act, was rejected by ld.CIT(E). The Assessee filed appeal before the Hon’ble ITAT and the order of ld.CIT(E) has been set-aside to ld.CIT(E). Ld.AR submitted that at this juncture, the order of ld.CIT(E) is awaited.
1 In this case, assessee filed Return of Income for A.Y.2015-16 declaring total income at Rs.1,79,590/-. During the Assessment Proceedings, Assessing Officer noted that Assessee Trust does not has registration under section 12A of the Act, hence Assessee is not eligible for exemption u/s.11 of the Act. During the assessment proceedings, Assessing Officer noted that Assessee has received an amount of Rs.23,04,869/-. The Assessing Officer asked assessee to submit the details of these receipts. Assessee claimed that these are advances for Construction of Church and these are to be returned to those persons, who gave advances.
Assessee submitted receipts issued by the Assessee to those persons who had given these amounts. On perusal of the receipts submitted by Assessee, Assessing Officer noted that nowhere in the receipts it is mentioned that these are for the purpose of Construction of Church. Ld.Assessing Officer also noted that in the Balance Sheet these amounts were not shown as unsecured loans.
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Assessee Trust could not submit any further details during the assessment proceedings. Therefore, Assessing Officer added
Rs.23,04,869/- to the Total Income of the Assessee. The Assessee filed appeal before the ld.CIT(A). Assessee requested ld.CIT(A) to admit additional evidence which were confirmations from those persons. Ld.CIT(A) rejected assessee’s application for admission of additional evidence and confirm the assessment order. It is noted that the additional evidence could not be filed during the assessment proceedings as some of the persons were not immediately available.
Ld.AR submitted that the Assessee Trust is looked after by Pastors who are not aware of the taxations procedures. Therefore, ld.AR submitted that there was sufficient cause.
In these facts and circumstances of the case, there was sufficient cause which prevented Assessee from filing the necessary documents, therefore, ld.CIT(A) should have admitted the additional evidence under Rule 46A of the Income Tax Rules, 1963. In these facts and circumstances of the case, we set-aside the order of ld.CIT(A) to ld.CIT(A) for denovo adjudication. The ld.CIT(A) shall provide opportunity to the assessee. Assessee shall file necessary details before the ld.CIT(A). Accordingly, Grounds of appeal raised by the assessee are allowed for statistical purpose.
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In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose. Order pronounced in the open Court on 05 June, 2025. (VINAY BHAMORE) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER पुणे / Pune; ᳰदनांक / Dated : 05 June, 2025/ SGR आदेशकᳱᮧितिलिपअᮕेिषत / Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथᱮ / The Appellant. 2. ᮧ᭜यथᱮ / The Respondent. 3. The CIT(A), concerned. 4. The Pr. CIT, concerned. 5. िवभागीयᮧितिनिध, आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, “एस एम सी” बᱶच, पुणे / DR, ITAT, “SMC” Bench, Pune. 6. गाडᭅफ़ाइल / Guard File. आदेशानुसार / BY ORDER,
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आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, पुणे/ITAT, Pune.