“Section 16(5)”
The decision most relied on for Section 16(5) is Trib.) 5. NIIT Ltd. v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, LTU, Central Circle- 16(1), New Delhi (112 Taxmann.com 66), cited in 11 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 16(5)
Penalties under sections 271D and 271E are attracted only when the transactions in breach of sections 269SS and 269T are either part of the assessee's books of account or are otherwise accepted by the assessee to explain any of their assets or transactions. If the alleged transactions are neither in the books nor explained by the assessee, the penalty provisions are not triggered.
The Departmental Representative argues that the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method is not applicable when a company's project has gone off track, as projections lack a basis and credentials/financials are not established.