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DisallowancesSection 69CSection 69C5,654 judgments

The decision most relied on for profit element is CIT v. President Industries (258 ITR 654), cited in 471 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on profit element

CIT v. President Industries
258 ITR 654 · 2002 · High Court
471
citing judgments

When books of account are rejected and unaccounted sales or receipts are discovered, the income addition is restricted to the net profit element embedded in these undisclosed transactions, not the entire sale proceeds or receipts, especially if corresponding purchases are not proven to be outside the books.

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.

CIT v. Siemens Aktiongesellschaft
310 ITR 320 · 2009 · High Court
259
citing judgments

Reimbursements of actual expenses without any profit element are not taxable income. Additionally, mere amendments to the Income-tax Act do not override the provisions of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs).

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.

CIT v. Balchand Ajit Kumar
263 ITR 610 · 2003 · High Court
212
citing judgments

When making an addition for unaccounted receipts, on-money, or non-genuine purchases/sales, the addition should be restricted to the estimated profit element embedded in such transactions, rather than the entire gross amount, particularly when evidence of corresponding expenditure is incomplete. This estimation often involves applying a net profit rate.

CIT v. Gurubachhan Singh J. Juneja
302 ITR 63 · 2008 · High Court
147
citing judgments

When unaccounted receipts or suppressed sales are detected and books of account are rejected under Section 145(3), additions to income must be restricted to the profit element embedded in such transactions, not the entire transaction value. This profit element is to be estimated by considering the assessee's regular profit ratio as per books of account.

Vijay Trading Co. v. ITO
388 ITR 377 · 2016 · High Court
119
citing judgments

When purchases are found bogus, only the profit element embedded therein, and not the entire purchase value, can be added to the assessee's income.

NK Proteins Ltd. v. DCIT
292 CTR 354 · 2017 · Supreme Court
115
citing judgments

When purchases are unverifiable or alleged to be bogus, only the profit element embedded in such transactions is taxable, not the entire purchase amount; the onus lies on the assessee to prove the genuineness of the transactions.

Judgments citing profit element

ITO 19(2)(5), Mumbai vs. Pushpak Metal Industries, Mumbai

In the result, this appeal filed by the Revenue stands dismissed

ITA 2508/MUM/2017[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai10 Oct 2017AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Shamim Yahyaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 2508/Mum/2017 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) Ito-19(2)(5), M/S. Pushpak Metal Industries बनाम/ 2Nd Floor, Matru Mandir, Office No. 13, 2Nd Floor, 16 Khatri Bldg., 2Nd Carpenter Tardeo Road, Mumbai-400 007 Vs. Street Cp Tank, Mumbai-400 004 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aalfp 8826 F (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri/Smt. N. Hemlatha ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : None सुनवाई क" तार"ख / : 09.10.2017 Date Of Hearing घोषणा क" तार"ख / : 10.10.2017 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Per Shamim Yahya, A. M.: This Is An Appeal By The Revenue Directed Against The Order By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-29, Mumbai (‘Cit(A)’ For Short) Dated 19.01.2017, Pertaining To The Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2011-12. 2. In This Appeal, The Revenue Is Aggrieved That The Ld. Cit(A) Has Not Sustained 100% Disallowance On Account Of Bogus Purchases. The Grounds Of Appeal Read As Under:-

For Appellant: Shri/Smt. N. HemlathaFor Respondent: None
Section 132Section 133(6)Section 143(1)Section 147

very basis of purchases could not be questioned.. Not the entire purchase price could be disallowed but only the profit element embedded in such purchases could be added to the income of the 4 ITO vs. M/s. Pushpak Metal Industries assessee. The estimation varies with the nature of business

ITO WD 3(5), Kalyan vs. Jayesh Velji Karia, Dombivali

In the result, both the cross appeals filed by the revenue and the assessee for assessment year 2011-12 are dismissed

ITA 3135/MUM/2017[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai06 Oct 2017AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri B.R. Baskaran (Am) & Shri Ram Lal Negi (Jm) Assessment Year: 2011-2012 The Income Tax Officer, Ward-3(5), Shri Jayesh Velji Karia, 2Nd Floor, Rani Mansion, 01, Rakhmabai Jadhav Niwas, Kalyan-Murbad Road, Nr. S.B.I., Dhorte Compound, Kalyan (W) - 421301 Vs. Dr. R.P. Road, Dombivli (E), 421201 Pan: Ablpk8953G (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessment Year: 2011-2012 Shri Jayesh Velji Karia, The Income Tax Officer, (Prop. Jainam Traders), Ward-3(5), C-38, Munshi Estate, Kalyan 1St Floor, M.G. Road, Vs. Above Mahavir Jain Dudhalay, Mulund (West), Mumbai – 400080 Pan: Ablpk8953G (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessment Year: 2011-2012 The Income Tax Officer, Ward-3(5), Shri Jitesh Velji Karia, 2Nd Floor, Rani Mansion, 01, Suresh Anna Dhorte Bldg., Kalyan-Murbad Road, Nr. S.B.I., New Bharat Chs, Kalyan (W) - 421301 Vs. Dr. R.P. Road, Dombivli (E) – 421201 Pan: Agopk7897F (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessment Year: 2011-2012 Assessment Year: 2011-2012 Shri Jitesh Velji Karia, The Income Tax Officer, (Prop. Karia Traders), Ward-3(5), 01, Suresh Anna Dhorte Bldg., Kalyan New Bharat Chs, Vs. Dr. R.P. Road, Dombivli (E) – 421201 Pan: Agopk7897F (Appellant) (Respondent) Revenue By : Shri M.V. Rajguru (Sr. Dr) Assessee By : Ms. Neelam C. Jadhav (Ar) Date Of Hearing: 03/10/2017 Date Of Pronouncement: 06/10/2017

For Appellant: Ms. Neelam C. Jadhav (AR)For Respondent: Shri M.V. Rajguru (Sr. DR)
Section 142Section 143Section 143(3)Section 148Section 69C

upheld the decision of the Tribunal and sustained the addition 12.5% of the total bogus purchases holding that only profit element embedded in such purchases can be added to income of the assessee. Hence, in our considered view, the order passed by the Ld. CIT(A) is based