Arunkumar J. Muchhala v. Commissioner of Income Tax
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What is Arunkumar J. Muchhala v. Commissioner of Income Tax authority for?
A bank passbook is considered 'books of the assessee' under section 2(12A) of the Income Tax Act. This allows additions under section 68 for unexplained cash credits found in the passbook, irrespective of whether the assessee maintains other formal books of account.
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Arunkumar J. Muchhala v. CIT · bank passbook · books of assessee · section 2(12A) · section 68 · cash credit · unexplained cash deposit · addition without books of account · unexplained money · credit entries
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