ACIT v. Ganpati Enterprises Ltd.

142 ITD 118Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2013#9976 most cited

What is ACIT v. Ganpati Enterprises Ltd. authority for?

Where an Assessing Officer (AO) seeks to reject an assessee's book results and make an assessment based on best judgment, they must first identify specific defects in the books of account and seek an explanation from the assessee. If the assessee fails to explain these defects, the AO may then compute income by estimation. Ad hoc disallowances are not justified if no defects in the books are pointed out.

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ACIT v. Ganpati Enterprises Ltd. · 142 ITD 118 · ITAT · assessment procedure · rejection of books of account · best judgment assessment · ad hoc disallowance · defects in accounts · mercantile system of accounting

Judgments citing ACIT v. Ganpati Enterprises Ltd.

ACIT v. Ganpati Enterprises Ltd. (142 ITD 118) — Cited in 11 Judgments | BharatTax