ACIT, NEW DELHI vs. SH. VIKRAM DHIRANI, NEW DELHI
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal held that the evidence for the undisclosed foreign bank account was not admissible and that additions based on notional interest were unsustainable. Consequently, the additions made by the AO were deleted.
What were the facts?
Following a search operation, the Assessing Officer (AO) made additions to the assessee's income, primarily concerning an undisclosed foreign bank account and subsequent notional interest. The CIT(A) partially sustained additions related to the foreign bank account but deleted notional interest and other additions made in subsequent assessment years.
What were the issues?
The key issues were the admissibility of evidence for undisclosed foreign bank accounts and the taxability of notional interest. The Tribunal also considered the validity of additions made without incriminating material found during search and the deletion of penalties.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
Section 153A,Section 143(3),Section 132(4),Section 271(1)(b),Section 271(1)(c)
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IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (DELHI BENCH ‘G’ : NEW DELHI) D-1039, New Friends Colony, Central Circle-7, New Delhi-110065 (Old Central Circle-12) PAN : AHTPD6528L New Delhi ITA No.4647 to 4652 /Del/2016 A.Y. 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 Central Circle-7, D-1039, New Friends (Old Central Circle-12) Colony, New Delhi New Delhi-110065 PAN : AHTPD6528L
ITA No.4475/Del/2016, A.Y. 2007-08 ITA No.1092/Del/2017, A.Y. 2007-08 D-1039, New Friends Colony, Central Circle-7, New Delhi-110065 (Old Central Circle-12) PAN : AHTPD6528L New Delhi ITA No.1849/Del/2017, A.Y. 2007-08 ITA No.6031/Del/2016, A.Y. 2008-09 ITA No.6028/Del/2016, A.Y. 2009-10 ITA No.6029/Del/2016, A.Y. 2010-11 ITA No.6030/Del/2016, A.Y. 2011-12 ITA No.6032/Del/2016, A.Y. 2012-13 Central Circle-7, D-1039, New Friends (Old Central Circle-12) Colony, New Delhi New Delhi-110065 PAN : AHTPD6528L Appellant Respondent
4100 & Ors Vikram Dhirani 2
Assessee by Shri P.C.Yadav, Adv. Reven
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