ITO, WARD- 1(3),, RAIPUR (CG) vs. SHRI KEDAR AGARWAL,, RAIPUR (CG)

The present appeal filed by the revenue is directed against the order passed by the CIT(Appeals), Raipur, dated 15.03.2014, which in turn arises from the order passed by the A.O. u/s. 143(3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (for short ‘Act’), dated 24.12.2007 for A.Y. 2005-06.

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) vide Circular No. 17/2019 dated 08.08.2019 has amended Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11.07.2018 for further enhancement of monetary limit for filing of appeals by the Department before the ITAT, High Courts and SLPs/Appeals before Supreme Court as measures for reducing litigation.

CBDT vide Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11.07.2018 has specified that appeals shall not be filed before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in cases where the tax effect does not exceed the monetary limit of Rs.20,00,000/-. For this purpose, ‘tax effect’ means the difference between the tax on the total income assessed and the tax that would have been chargeable had such total income been reduced by the amount of income in respect of issues against which appeal is intended to be filed. Further, ‘tax effect’ shall be taxes including applicable surcharge and cess. However, the tax will not include any interest thereon, except where chargeability of interest itself is in dispute. In case the chargeability of 3 Income Tax Officer, Ward-1(3) Vs. Shri Kedar Agarwal ITA No. 117/RPR/2014 interest is the issue under dispute, the amount of interest shall be the tax effect. In cases where returned loss is reduced or assessed as income, the tax effect would include notional tax on disputed additions. In case of penalty order, the tax effect will mean quantum of penalty deleted or reduced in the order to be appealed against.

As a step towards further management of litigation, CBDT vide Circular No. 17/2019 has fixed the monetary limit for filing of appeals before ITAT at Rs.50,00,000/-.

In the instant appeal filed by the Department the tax effect involved is below the monetary limit of Rs.50,00,000/-. The said fact was brought to our notice by the Ld. DR. Our attention was drawn by the Ld. DR to a letter dated 18.10.2022, wherein he had sought liberty to withdraw the present appeal.

Considering the aforesaid facts, the present appeal involving a tax effect of less than Rs.50,00,000/- is dismissed.