ANIL RAMKRISHNA KOLHE,NAGPUR vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER,WARD 2(3), NAGPUR

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ITA 52/NAG/2020Status: DisposedITAT Nagpur24 October 2023AY 2013-14Bench: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA (Judicial Member), DR. DIPAK RIPOTE (Accountant Member)4 pages
AI SummaryDismissed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal noted that the assessee failed to provide any evidence or explanations for the impugned expenses and additions before the lower authorities. Consequently, the Tribunal found no merit in the assessee's grounds of appeal.

What were the facts?

The assessee appealed against the CIT(A)'s order sustaining additions made by the AO. The assessee did not appear for the hearing and was proceeded ex-parte. The appeal involved disallowance of advertisement expenses, addition for unexplained unsecured loans, capital account additions, and cash credits.

What were the issues?

Whether the CIT(A) erred in sustaining additions for advertisement expenses, unsecured loans, capital account additions, and cash credits due to lack of evidence provided by the assessee.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 143(3)

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR

Before: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA & DR. DIPAK RIPOTE

Hearing: 18.09.2023Pronounced: 25.10.2023

ORDER PER SATBEER SINGH GODARA, J.M. :

This assessee’s appeal arises against the CIT(A)-2, Nagpur’s Order in case No.CIT(A)-2/91/2016-17-ITBA No. 10231, dated 26.11.2019, involving proceedings u/s.143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (in short “the Act”).

Case called twice. None appears at assessee’s behest. He is accordingly proceeded ex-parte.

2.

The assessee pleads the following substantive grounds in the instant appeal :

2 ITA.No.52/Nag./2020 1. “The order passed by Hon'ble CIT[A) is illegal invalid and bad in law. The Hon'ble CIT(A] erred in sustaining the action of the Ld. AO on total addition of Rs.71,71,685/- is incorrect, unjustifiable, excessive and should be quashed.

2. The Hon'ble CIT(A) erred in sustaining the action of Ld. AO towards disallowance of Rs.22,35,485/- for advertisement expenses. [Tax effect Rs.6,68,106/-] 3. The Hon'ble CIT(A) erred in sustaining the action of Ld. AO towards addition of Rs.32,30,000/- for unexplained unsecured loans. [Tax effect Rs.9,75,441/-] 4. The Hon'ble CIT(A) erred in sustaining the action of Ld. AO towards addition of Rs.3,50,000/- for unexplained addition to capital account. [Tax effect Rs.85,491/-] 5. The Hon'ble CIT(A) erred in sustaining the action of Ld. AO towards addition of Rs.13,56,200/- for Cash credit in bank. [Tax effect Rs.3,96,406/-] 6. The above grounds of appeal are without prejudice and notwithstanding each other. Any consequential relief, to which the appellant may be entitled under the law in pursuance of the aforesaid grounds of appeal, or otherwise, may thus be granted. The appellant craves leave to add to or alter, by deletion, substitution or otherwise, any or all of the above grounds of appeal and the factual and legal arguments against the addition by 3 ITA.No.52/Nag./2020 the Ld. C1T (A)/ Ld. AO at the time or before the course of appellate proceedings in the interest of natural justice.”

3. It emerges during the course of hearing with the able assistance coming from the Revenue side that the assessee’s four substantive grounds seek to reverse the learned lower authorities action inter alia disallowing/adding advertisement expenses, unsecured loans, unexplained addition to capital account and unexplained cash credit, involving varying sums; respectively. A perusal of the CIT(A)'s detailed discussion in paragraphs 5.1 to 5.1.3 indicates that the assessee had not filed any evidence so far as his impugned advertisement expenditure is concerned. The factual position is hardly any different regarding the latter issue of unexplained cash credit representing unsecured loans, addition to capital account and cash credits wherein neither any source was explained nor he could not place on record the corresponding confirmations from the parties concerned. That being the case, we hardly see any merit in the assessee’s substantive grounds seeking to reverse the learned lower authorities action to this effect. Rejected accordingly.

4.

This assessee’s appeal is dismissed in above terms.

4 ITA.No.52/Nag./2020 Order pronounced in the open Court on 25.10.2023.

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