ASHWIN S. MEHTA (LEGAL HEIR OF LATE RASILA S. MEHTA),MUMBAI vs. ACIT, CC- 4(1), MUMBAI

ITA 295/MUM/2024Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai13 December 2024AY 2020-2119 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal decided the issues as follows: 1. Ground No. 1 was dismissed as the assessee did not press it, stating the addition was deleted vide an order giving effect to the CIT(A)'s directions. 2. Regarding additions on account of personal withdrawals (Rs. 21,60,000/-) and drawings (Rs. 2,74,080/-), the Tribunal held that the AO had not made any addition on account of personal withdrawals, nor was there any reduction of capital balance declared by the assessee. The CIT(A) made these additions for the first time while adjudicating the appeal, which the Tribunal found to be beyond the scope of the AO's assessment. Relying on Supreme Court decisions in CIT v/s Rai Bahadur Hardutroy Motilal Chamaria and CIT v/s Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry, the Tribunal held that the CIT(A)'s power of enhancement is restricted to the subject matter of assessment or sources of income considered by the AO. Therefore, the additions made by the CIT(A) on account of personal withdrawals and drawings were deleted. 3. The Tribunal directed the AO to allow the interest expenditure claimed by the assessee under Section 57, following its own decisions in the assessee's and family members' cases. 4. Regarding the calculation of interest under Section 234B, the Tribunal directed the AO to recompute the interest liability after reducing the amount of tax deductible at source, following a coordinate bench decision in the assessee's own case. Ground No. 1 was dismissed. Grounds relating to personal withdrawals and drawings were allowed. Grounds relating to interest payable and set off of TDS for Section 234B were allowed.

What were the facts?

The assessee, Ashwin S. Mehta (legal heir of late Rasila S. Mehta), filed an appeal against the order dated 14/12/2023 passed by the CIT(A)-52, Mumbai, for Assessment Year 2020-21. The assessee is a notified person under the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992. The Assessing Officer (AO) had made additions under Section 68 on account of capital balance and disallowed interest expenditure, computing the total income at INR 468,05,63,910. The CIT(A) partly allowed the appeal, directing the AO to verify and rework the capital balance, and also made additions on account of personal withdrawals and drawings. The assessee challenged these actions, including the CIT(A)'s direction to the AO to verify discrepancies and the disallowance of interest. The assessee also raised an issue regarding the set-off of TDS while calculating interest under Section 234B.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the CIT(A) erred in law and fact by partly allowing the ground relating to the addition of Rs. 4,50,05,53,549/- on account of capital balance and directing the AO to verify and rework it, instead of deleting the addition entirely (Assessee's contention: The addition should have been deleted. Revenue's contention: Not recorded). 2. Whether the CIT(A) erred in law and fact by making an addition of Rs. 21,60,000/- on account of personal withdrawals (Assessee's contention: The addition was made on a new source of income not processed by the AO, violating Section 251 of the Act, relying on CIT v/s Rai Bahadur Hardutroy Motilal Chamaria and CIT v/s Shapoorji Pallonji Mistry. Revenue's contention: No enhancement of income, only reduction of capital balance). 3. Whether the CIT(A) erred in law and fact by making an addition on account of drawings of Rs. 2,74,080/- (Assessee's contention: Similar to issue 2, this addition was made on a new source of income. Revenue's contention: Not recorded). 4. Whether the CIT(A) erred in law and fact by not granting deduction on account of interest payable by the appellant amounting to Rs. 1,25,73,937/- (Assessee's contention: Deduction should have been allowed. Revenue's contention: Not recorded). 5. Whether the CIT(A) erred in law and fact in not allowing set off of tax deductible at source while calculating interest under Section 234B of the Act (Assessee's contention: TDS should be set off. Revenue's contention: Not recorded).

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 250,Section 68,Section 251,Section 143(2),Section 142(1),Section 143(3),Section 57,Section 234B,Section 3(2)

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “A” BENCH, MUMBAI

Before: SHRI AMARJIT SINGHSHRI SANDEEP SINGH KARHAIL

For Appellant: Shri Dharmesh Shah, Ms. Mitali Parekh
For Respondent: Dr. P. Daniel (Spl. Counsel for the Department)

PER SANDEEP SINGH KARHAIL, J.M.

The present appeal has been filed by the legal heir on behalf of the assessee challenging the impugned order dated 14/12/2023, passed under section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”) by the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-52, Mumbai [“/earned CIT(A)”], for the assessment year 2020-21. 2. In this appeal, the assessee has raised the following grounds: — “Grounds of appeal against the order dated 14.12.2023 u/s.250 of the Act passed by the Ld. CIT(A)-52, Mu

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