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“bogus purchases”

DisallowancesSection 69CSection 69C9,532 judgments

The decision most relied on for bogus purchases is CIT v. Bholanath Poly Fab. Pvt. Ltd. (355 ITR 290), cited in 712 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on bogus purchases

CIT v. Bholanath Poly Fab. Pvt. Ltd.
355 ITR 290 · 2013 · High Court
712
citing judgments

If an assessee makes purchases from bogus parties, but the underlying goods are genuinely acquired and sold, only the profit margin embedded in such purchases, and not the entire value of the bogus purchases, should be added to the assessee's income.

Sanjay Oilcake Industries v. CIT
316 ITR 274 · 2009 · High Court
460
citing judgments

In cases of alleged bogus or unverifiable purchases, rather than disallowing the entire purchase value, a reasonable profit element or a proportionate percentage of the purchases should be added back to the assessee's income.

Vijay Proteins Ltd. v. Asst. CIT
58 ITD 428 · 1996 · ITAT
430
citing judgments

Where purchases are found to be non-genuine or fictitious, a reasonable disallowance of 25% of such purchases or the peak credit, whichever is higher, can be made. This is applied to address unexplained expenditure under Section 69C when actual goods are likely procured from the grey market.

CIT v. Odeon Builders Pvt. ltd.
418 ITR 315 · 2019 · Supreme Court
408
citing judgments

Income tax additions cannot be sustained merely on the basis of uncorroborated statements or allegations. The Revenue must bring on record sufficient material and allow the assessee to produce evidence to prove such additions.

Nikunj Eximp Enterprises v. CIT
216 Taxmann 171 · 2013 · High Court
325
citing judgments

Purchases may be treated as genuine even if the purchase parties are untraceable or not available for verification, as long as there is no specific evidence from the parties themselves denying the transactions or proving them to be bogus.

CIT v. Shyam R. Pawar
54 Taxmann.com 108 · 2015 · High Court
279
citing judgments

Transactions involving the purchase and sale of shares cannot be considered bogus where the assessee provides documentary evidence, unless the revenue brings substantial evidence on record to reject such proof. This principle is consistently applied in cases concerning claims of bogus long-term capital gains arising from penny stock transactions.

CIT v. Simit P. Seth
38 Taxmann.com 385 · 2013 · High Court
278
citing judgments

When an assessee obtains accommodation bills for purchases but the corresponding sales are genuine, the addition to income is limited to the gross profit margin embedded in such purchases. This principle acknowledges that the underlying sales were real, but profit was suppressed through bogus invoices.

CIT v. Vijay M. Mistry Construction Ltd.
355 ITR 498 · 2013 · High Court
252
citing judgments

In cases of alleged bogus or hawala purchases where the existence of transactions is not entirely denied, only the profit element embedded in such purchases, and not the entire purchase price, can be added to the assessee's income. The focus is on determining a reasonable profit percentage for such additions.

Judgments citing bogus purchases

Shri Sunder Das Sonkia, Jaipur vs. ITO, Ward 1(2), Jaipur

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed partly and the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 1383/JPR/2019[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur18 Jan 2021AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri Sandeep Gosain, Jm & Shri Vikram Singh Yadav, Am Vk;Dj Vihy La-@Ita No. 1383/Jp/2019 Assessment Year: 2010-11 Shri Sunder Das Sonkia, Cuke I.T.O., Vs. Sonkia Bhawan, Sms, Highway, Ward-1(2), Jaipur. Jaipur. Pan No.: Akhps 7413 G Vihykfkhz@Appellant Izr;Fkhz@Respondent Vk;Dj Vihy La-@Ita No. 09/Jp/2020 Assessment Year: 2010-11 I.T.O., Cuke Shri Sunder Das Sonkhiya, Vs. Ward-1(2), Prop.- M/S Naveen Jewellers, Jaipur. Sonkhiya Bhawan, Chaura Rasta, Jaipur. Pan No.: Akhps 7413 G Vihykfkhz@Appellant Izr;Fkhz@Respondent Fu/Kzkfjrh Dh Vksj Ls@ Assessee By : Shri S.R. Sharma (Ca) & Shri Rajnikant Bhatra (Ca) Jktlo Dh Vksj Ls@ Revenue By : Smt. Rooni Paul (Addl.Cit) Lquokbz Dh Rkjh[K@ Date Of Hearing : 02/12/2020 Mn?Kks"K.Kk Dh Rkjh[K@ Date Of Pronouncement : 18/01/2021 Vkns'K@ Order Per: Sandeep Gosain, J.M. These Are The Appeal Filed By The Assessee & The Cross Appeal Filed By The Revenue Arise Against The Order Of The Ld. Cit(A)-4, Jaipur Dated 08/11/2019 For The A.Y. 2010-11. The Grounds Taken By The Assessee & The Revenue Are As Under:

For Appellant: Shri S.R. Sharma (CA) &For Respondent: Smt. Rooni Paul (Addl.CIT)
Section 132Section 143Section 143(3)Section 145(3)Section 147Section 148

correct in holding that trading addition of Rs. 2,48,87,372/- made by the A.O. on account of disallowance of 25% of bogus purchases on the basis of corroborative information received from Investigation Wing, Mumbai is not sustainable and only a trading addition ... case, the reasons says that assessee has suppressed its profits by taking accommodation entry of Rs. 11,60,43,373/- in the nature of bogus purchases from four companies. The A.O. has not examined the information received by him to verify whether assessee has made any purchases from these parties

ACIT-18(1), Mumbai vs. M/S. Jewellers Narandas & Sons, Mumbai

Accordingly, we allow ground no. 1 raised by the assessee in CO. Therefore, we are inclined to set aside the assessment order, we notice that Ground no. 2 raised by the assessee is only on merit, t...

ITA 1226/MUM/2018[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai14 Jan 2021AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy, Jm & Shri S. Rifaur Rahman, Am आयकरअपीलसं./ I.T.A. No. 1226/Mum/2018 (निर्धारणवर्ा / Assessment Year: 2007-08) Acit-18(1), M/S Jewellers Narandas & Room No. 202, 2Nd Floor, बिधम/ Sons, 255, Sheik Menon Earnest House, Nariman Street, Zaveri Bazar, Vs. Point, Mumbai-400 002 Mumbai-400 002 स्थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./ Pan No. Aaafj2885J (अपीलाथी/Appellant) (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) : & C.O. No. 59/Mum/2019 (निर्धारणवर्ा / Assessment Year: 2007-08) M/S Jewellers Narandas & Acit-18(1), Room No. 202, 2Nd Floor, बिधम/ Sons, 255, Sheik Menon Street, Zaveri Bazar, Earnest House, Nariman Vs. Mumbai-400 002 Point, Mumbai-400 002 (अपीलाथी/Appellant) (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) : अपीलाथीकीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri Vijay Kumar G. Subrahmanyam, Dr प्रत्यथीकीओरसे/Respondentby : Shri K. Shivaraman, Ar सुनवाईकीतारीख/ : 03.12.2020 Date Of Hearing घोषणाकीतारीख / : 14.01.2021 Date Of Pronouncement

For Appellant: Shri Vijay kumar GFor Respondent: Shri K. Shivaraman, AR
Section 133(6)Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148

loose diamonds and how much is kept in the form of diamond jewellery. He observed that it is established that assessee has taken a bogus purchase bill from accommodation entry providers. It is doubtful that the bill would correspond to the actual cost that the assessee incurred in the grey ... purchases and partly allowed the appeal of the assessee with the following observations:- 6. All the grounds of appeal are related to the bogus purchase of Rs. 4,60,17,324/- by the appellant. For the sake of convenience, all the grounds of appeal are discussed together. 6.1 The appellant

Sky Gem, Mumbai vs. Pr. CIT- 33, Mumbai

The appeal stands allowed

ITA 2308/MUM/2019[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai13 Jan 2021AY 2014-15

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am (Hearing Through Video Conferencing Mode) आयकरअपील सं./ I.T.A. No.2308/Mum/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2014-15) Sky Gem Pr. Cit-33 बनाम/ C-12, 5Th Floor, Pratyakshkar Bhavan Cc-2081, Bharat Diamond Bourse Vs. Bkc, Bandra(E), Mumbai-400 051 Bkc Bandra (E), Mumbai-400 051. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aayfs-8765-J (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" / Respondent) : Assessee By : Shri Suchek Anchaliya-Ld. Ar Revenue By : Shri S.C.Tiwari- Ld. Cit Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/ : 13/01/2021 Date Of Hearing घोषणा की तारीख / : 13/01/2021 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () 1. By Way Of This Appeal, The Assessee Challenges The Validity Of Revisional Jurisdiction U/S 263 As Exercised By Learned Pr. Commissioner Of Income-Tax-33, Mumbai [In Short Referred To As ‘Pr.Cit’], For Assessment Year [In Short Referred To As ‘Ay’] 2014- 15, Vide Order Dated 29/03/2019. The Effective Grounds Taken By The Assessee Read As Under:- 1. On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case, The Learned Cit Erred In Setting Aside The Assessment Order U/S 263 Of The Act Without Fully Appreciating The Facts Of The Case.

For Appellant: Shri Suchek Anchaliya-Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri S.C.Tiwari- Ld. CIT DR
Section 133(6)Section 143(3)Section 263

dated 09.07.2018. 5. The learned CIT erred in his observation that the learned AO wrongly made addition on adhoc basis @3% of the alleged bogus purchases without any justification and reason which is factually incorrect in as much as the learned AO in his order vide para 8.8 on page ... 21/12/2016 wherein it has been saddled with addition of Rs.7.40 Lacs on account of estimated addition of 3% on alleged bogus purchases. During assessment proceedings, pursuant to receipt of information as received from Sales Tax Department, it transpired that the assessee made aggregate purchases of Rs.246.98 Lacs from an entity