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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

Rajeshbhai Mohanbhai Prajapati, Ahmedabad vs. The Income Tax Officer, Ward-3(3)(5), Ahmedabad

In the result, both appeals of the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes, subject to the levy of costs

ITA 1098/AHD/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad11 Dec 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Ms. Suchitra Kamble & Shri Makarand V. Mahadeokarआयकर अपील सं /Ita Nos.1097/Ahd/2024 & 1098/Ahd/2024 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Years : 2016-17 & 2017-18 Respectively Rajeshbhai Mohanbhai Prajapati The Ito बनाम/ D-Ff 108 Pushp Business Ward-3(3)(5) V/S. Campus Ahmedabad Vastral Cross Roads Sp Ring Road, Vastral Ahmedabad – 382 445 (Gujarat) "थायी लेखा सं./Pan:Atspp 0059 P अपीलाथ%/ (Appellant) &' यथ%/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Jignesh Shah, Adv. Revenue By : Shri V. Nandakumar, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 10/12/2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 11/12/2024 आदेश/O R D E R Per Makarand V. Mahadeokar, Am:

For Appellant: Shri Jignesh Shah, AdvFor Respondent: Shri V. Nandakumar, CIT-DR
Section 115BSection 142(1)Section 144Section 147Section 148Section 250Section 68

wholly illegal, unlawful and against the principles of natural justice. 2. The NFAC erred in disallowing the appellant's claim for alleged bogus purchases without considering that the Ld. AO had accepted the corresponding sales made by the appellant. When sales have been accepted, corresponding purchases should have been accepted

Rajeshbhai Mohanbhai Prajapati, Ahmedabad vs. The Income Tax Officer, Ward-3(3)(5), Ahmedabad

In the result, both appeals of the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes, subject to the levy of costs

ITA 1097/AHD/2024[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad11 Dec 2024AY 2016-17

Bench: Ms. Suchitra Kamble & Shri Makarand V. Mahadeokarआयकर अपील सं /Ita Nos.1097/Ahd/2024 & 1098/Ahd/2024 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Years : 2016-17 & 2017-18 Respectively Rajeshbhai Mohanbhai Prajapati The Ito बनाम/ D-Ff 108 Pushp Business Ward-3(3)(5) V/S. Campus Ahmedabad Vastral Cross Roads Sp Ring Road, Vastral Ahmedabad – 382 445 (Gujarat) "थायी लेखा सं./Pan:Atspp 0059 P अपीलाथ%/ (Appellant) &' यथ%/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Jignesh Shah, Adv. Revenue By : Shri V. Nandakumar, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 10/12/2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 11/12/2024 आदेश/O R D E R Per Makarand V. Mahadeokar, Am:

For Appellant: Shri Jignesh Shah, AdvFor Respondent: Shri V. Nandakumar, CIT-DR
Section 115BSection 142(1)Section 144Section 147Section 148Section 250Section 68

wholly illegal, unlawful and against the principles of natural justice. 2. The NFAC erred in disallowing the appellant's claim for alleged bogus purchases without considering that the Ld. AO had accepted the corresponding sales made by the appellant. When sales have been accepted, corresponding purchases should have been accepted