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“bogus purchases”

DisallowancesSection 69CSection 69C9,532 judgments

The decision most relied on for bogus purchases is CIT v. Simit P. Sheth (356 ITR 451), cited in 1,465 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on bogus purchases

CIT v. Simit P. Sheth
356 ITR 451 · 2013 · High Court
1,465
citing judgments

Additions for alleged bogus purchases should be restricted to the profit element, not the entire turnover. The profit element is often estimated at 12.5% of the purported 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.

CIT v. Nikunj Exim Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
372 ITR 619 · 2015 · High Court
391
citing judgments

Transactions defying human probability cannot be applied to isolated purchases if sales are accepted as genuine, and purchases cannot be disallowed without considering the entire transaction and documentary evidence. Failure to produce parties in an assessment proceeding may not be fatal to the assessee.

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.

Judgments citing bogus purchases

Imi Alloys Private Limited, Mumbai vs. DCIT 5(1)(1), Mumbai

The appeal of the assessee is partly allowed in terms of our aforesaid observations

ITA 1606/MUM/2018[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai03 Apr 2019AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Ravish Sood & Shri N.K. Pradhanimi Alloys Pvt. Ltd. Dy. Cit 5(1)(1) C/O. D.C. Bothra & Co. Llp (Ca) Aayakar Bhavan, (Formerly Known As D.C. Bothra & Co.) 297, 5Th Floor, M.K. Road, Vs. Tardeo Road, Wille Mansion, Mumbai 400 020 1St Floor, Opp Bank Of India, Nana Chowk, Mumbai – 400 007 Pan – Aabci5571L (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By: Mrs. Aditi Shroff & Shri Harish Sharma, A.Rs Respondent By: Shri Abi Rama Kartikiyan, D.R Date Of Hearing: 28.03.2019 Date Of Pronouncement: 03.04.2019 O R D E R Per Ravish Sood, Jm The Present Appeal Filed The Assessee Company Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Cit(A)-10, Mumbai, Dated 09.10.2017 For A.Y. 2011-12, Which In Turn Arises From The Order Passed By The A.O Under Sec.143(3) R.W.S. 147 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (For Short ‘I.T. Act’), Dated 01.03.2016. The Assessee Assailing The Order Of The Cit(A) Has Raised Before Us The Following Grounds Of Appeal: “1. That On Facts Of The Case & In Law The Ld. C.I.T.(Appeals) Has Erred In Upholding The Validity Of The Reassessment Proceeding Initiated U/S. 147 By Issue Of Notice U/S. 148 On Wrong Facts & In Unlawful Manner.

For Appellant: Mrs. Aditi Shroff &For Respondent: Shri Abi Rama Kartikiyan, D.R
Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148

assesses own case for A.Y 2009-10 & A.Y 2010-11 had restricted the addition to 12.5% of the aggregate value of the bogus purchases as reduced by the gross profit rate already declared by the assessee on the said transactions. On a specific query by the bench as to whether ... rate of 4% involved in the case of the assessee had exorbitantly worked out the disallowance in respect of the alleged bogus purchases @ 12.5% of the aggregate value of such purchases. Apart there from, the ld. A.R in order to fortify her contention that the GP rate for the year

DCIT, CC-3(2), Cr-3, Mumbai vs. Cms Computers Ltd., Mumbai

The appeal stands dismissed

ITA 4231/MUM/2017[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai03 Apr 2019AY 2009-10

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ I.T.A. No.4231/Mum/2017 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year:2009-10) Dcit-Cc-3(2) M/S. Cms Computers Ltd. Room No.1913, 19Th Floor बनाम/ C/O. Kaycee Ind. Compound, Air India Building 70-Lake Road Vs. Nariman Point, Mumbai-21. Bhandup-(W), Mumbai-78.. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacc-1758-Z (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ" / Respondent) : Appellant By : Abhi Rama Kartikeyan - Ld.Dr Respondent By : None सुनवाई की तारीख/ : 20/03/2019 Date Of Hearing घोषणा की तारीख / : 03/04/2019 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Per Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () 1. Aforesaid Appeal By Revenue For Assessment Year [In Short Referred To As ‘Ay’] 2009-10 Contest The Order Of Ld. Commissioner Of Income- Tax (Appeals)-51, Mumbai, [In Short Referred To As ‘Cit(A)’], Appeal No. Cit(A)-51/It-62/2015-16 Dated 22/03/2017 Qua Certain Relief Provided To The Assessee On Account Of Alleged Bogus Purchases. None Has Appeared For Assessee & No Valid Adjournment Application Is On Record. Left With No Option, We Proceed To Dispose-Off The Same On The Basis Of Material On Record & After Hearing Ld. Departmental

For Appellant: Abhi Rama Kartikeyan - Ld.DRFor Respondent: None
Section 133(6)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148

referred to as ‘CIT(A)’], Appeal No. CIT(A)-51/IT-62/2015-16 dated 22/03/2017 qua certain relief provided to the assessee on account of alleged bogus purchases. None has appeared for assessee and no valid adjournment application is on record. Left with no option, we proceed to dispose-off the same ... Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax – 3(2), Mumbai [AO] wherein the assessee was saddled with additions of Rs.78.38 Lacs on account of alleged bogus purchases. The original return filed on 30/09/2009 was assessed in scrutiny assessment u/s 143(3) on 27/12/2011. 2.2 The reassessment proceedings got triggered pursuant to receipt

Sun Jewels Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly Known As Eleganza Jewellery Pvt. Ltd.), Mumbai vs. DCIT - 11(2)(2), Mumbai

In the result, the appeals are allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 322/MUM/2018[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai29 Mar 2019AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh () & Shri N.K. Pradhan () Assessment Year: 2010-11 & Assessment Year: 2011-12 & Assessment Year: 2012-13 & Assessment Year: 2013-14 M/S Sun Jewels Pvt. Ltd. Dy. Cit Circle-11(2)(2), (Formerly Known As M/S Vs. Room No. 421, 4Th Floor, Eleganza Jewellery Pvt. Ltd.) Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Unit No. 102-103, Sdf-Iv, Road, Mumbai-400020. Seepz, Sez, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400096. Pan No. Aabce3519L Appellant Respondent Assessment Year: 2012-13 & Assessment Year: 2013-14 Dy. Cit Circle-11(2)(2), M/S Sun Jewels Pvt. Ltd. Room No. 421, 4Th Floor, Vs. (Formerly Known As M/S Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road, Eleganza Jewellery Pvt. Mumbai-400020. Ltd.) Unit No. 102-103, Sdf-Iv, Seepz, Sez, Andheri (E), Mumbai- 400096. Pan No. Aabce3519L Appellant Respondent

For Appellant: Mr. Pramod Kumar Parida & &For Respondent: Mr. B.B. Rajendra Prasad, CIT- DR
Section 115JSection 133(6)Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 145Section 148

cheque payment by getting the sales bill issued by Shri Rajendra Jain and his associates to those concerns (Block E) interested in taking bogus purchase bills for regularizing their books of accounts. Further, he clarified that he does not know the actual reason for importing the rough diamonds ... supplies and receipts of payments later on. It is argued that it is not the case of the AO that on the alleged bogus purchases, the materials have not gone into production process as stock summary so produced with co-relation have not been adversely commented upon

Shetkari Solvent (India) Limited, Nagpur vs. ACIT C.C. 1(1), Nagpur

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 137/NAG/2012[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Nagpur27 Mar 2019AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri D. Karunakara Rao, Am & Shri Vikas Awasthy, Jm आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.137/Nag/2012 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2007–08 Shetkari Solvent (India) Ltd., Ug–7&8, Jagat Chambers, Near Ambedkar Sqr, Central Avenue, Bagadganj, Nagpur–440008. .......अपीलाथ" / Appellant Pan : Aabcs0105N बनाम / V/S. Acit, Central Circle–1(1), ……""यथ" / Respondent Nagpur. Assessee By : Shri Abhay Agarwal, Adv. Revenue By : Shri U. U. Kasar, Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 26.03.2019 घोषणा क" तारीख / Date Of Pronouncement : 27.03.2019 आदेश / Order Per D. Karunakara Rao, Am: This Appeal Is Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of Cit(A)-1, Nagpur Dated 11.01.2012 For The Assessment Year 2007-08. 2. The Revised Grounds Raised By The Assessee Are As Under :– “1. That The Learned Cit(A) Erred In Confirming The Addition Of Rs.5,79,60,000 On Account Of Alleged Bogus Purchases Of Soya Doc

For Appellant: Shri Abhay Agarwal, AdvFor Respondent: Shri U. U. Kasar, DR
Section 139Section 153C

assessee are as under :– “1. That the learned CIT(A) erred in confirming the addition of Rs.5,79,60,000 on account of alleged bogus purchases of Soya DOC 2 (Rs.2,48,40,000 from Prafull Rice Mills & Rs.3,31,20,000 from Shri Vyankatesh Rice Mill) during ... That the learned CIT(A) erred in confirming the addition of Rs.2,27,05,900 on account of alleged bogus purchases of Poha Bhusa (Rs.1,01,40,000 from Dange Rice Mill & Rs.1,25,65,900 from Shri Shankar Rice Mill) during AY 2007–08. 3. That the learned