Smt. Ashalata Pani, Angul V. ITO, Ward-2, Dhenkanal

ITA 393/CTK/2016

• Counselvise Citation: [2017] 130 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 7248 (ITAT-CUTTACK)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 month(s) 19 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 05-01-2017
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Partly Allowed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Assessment Year: 2010-2011
• Appeal Filed On: 16-11-2016
• Result in Favour of: Partly Allowed
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: D K PRADHAN
• Assessee Lawyers: P K MISHRA

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK SMC BENCH, CUTTACK BEFORE SHRI N.S SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 393 /CTK/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010 - 2011 SMT. ASHALATA PANI , PROP. SAIRAM TRANSPORT, AT: REMUAN, PO/TOWN: TALCHER, DIST: ANGUL. VS. ITO, WARD - 2, DHENKANAL. PAN/GIR NO. RCPP 5740 L (APPELLANT ) .. ( RESPONDENT ) ASSESSEE BY : SHRI P.K.MISHRA, AR REVENUE BY : SHRI D.K.PRADHAN, DR DATE OF HEARING : 05 /01/ 2017 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 0 5 /01/ 2017 O R D E R THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF CIT(A) - 2, BHUBANESWAR DATED 23 .8.2016 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2010 - 2011 . 2. THE ONLY GRIEVANCE OF THE ASSESSEE IS THAT THE LD CIT(A) ERRED IN CONFIRMING THE ORDER OF THE ASSESSING OFFICER I N MAKI NG ADDITION OF RS.5,58,614/ - BEING 1% OF FREIGHT CHARGES OF RS.5,58,61,380 / - . 2 ITA NO. 393 /CTK/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR :2010 - 2011 3. I HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE ORDERS OF LOWER AUTHORITIES AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD. IN THE INSTANT CASE, THE ASSESSING OFFICER OBSERVED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS CLAIMED FR EIGHT EXPENSES OF RS.5,58,61,380 / - . THE ASSESSEE COULD NOT FURNISH THE LIST OF VEHICLE NUMBERS AND FREIGHT CHARGES. THE LEDGER ACCOUNT PRODUCED SHOWS ONLY T HE TOTAL AMO UNT PAID TOWARDS FREIGHT CHARGES ON A PARTICULAR DATE BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE DETAILS OF PAYEE OF FREIGHT CHARGES. THE NET PROFIT DISCLOSED BY THE ASSESSEE IS AROU ND 2.69 % OF GROSS RECEIPTS WHICH IS TOO LOW IN THE LINE OF TRADE. ALSO, THE EXPENDITURE CLAIM ED TOWARDS FREIGHT CHARGES IS CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE. HE, THEREFORE, DISALLOWED 1% OF GROSS FREIGHT CHARGES CLAIMED AND DEBITED TO THE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT AN D, THEREBY MADE AN ADDITION OF R S.5,58,614 / - . 4. ON APPEAL BEFORE THE LD CIT(A), THE ASSESSEE ARGUED THAT THE DISALLOWANCE OF ONE PERCENTAGE IS EXCESSIVE AND SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO 0.5%. LD CIT(A) DID NOT ACCEPT THE CONTENTION OF THE ASSESSEE AND CONFIRMED THE ACTION OF THE ASSESSING OFFICER. 5. BEFORE ME, LD A.R. REITERATED THE SUBMISSION MADE BEFORE THE LD CIT(A). 6. LD D.R. RELIED ON THE ORDER OF THE LD CIT(A). 7. IN THE ABOVE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, I AM OF THE CONSIDERED VIEW THAT THE TRIBUNAL IN MANY CASES OF MANY ASSESSES IN TRANSPORT BUSINESS 3 ITA NO. 393 /CTK/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR :2010 - 2011 HAS HELD NET PROFIT @ 3% OF GRO SS RECEIPTS AS REASONABLE. IF TRANSPORT EXPENSES CLAIMED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISALLOWED @ 0.5% OF GROSS TRANSPORT EXPENSES CLAIMED BY THE ASSESSEE, THEN THE NET PROFIT OF THE ASSESSEE FROM TRANSPORT BUSINESS WILL WORK OUT AT 3% WILL BE QUITE REASONABLE. TH EREFORE, THE DISALLOWANCE MADE BY THE ASSESSING OFFICER OUT OF FREIGHT CHARGES IS EXCESSIVE AND IT WOULD MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE IF THE SAME IS RESTRICTED TO 0.5% OF THE TOTAL FREIGHT CHARGES CLAIMED BY THE ASSESSEE. I, THEREFORE, MODIFY THE ORDER OF LD CIT(A) TO THIS EXTENT AND PARTLY ALLOW THE GROUND OF THE APPEAL. 8. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS PARTLY ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCE D IN THE OPEN COURT ON 05 /01/2017 IN THE PRESENCE OF PARTIES. S D/ - ( N.S SAINI) A CCOUNTANT MEMBER CUTTACK; DATED 05 /01 /2017 B.K.PARIDA, SPS COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : BY ORDER, ASST.REGISTRAR, ITAT, CUTTACK 1. THE APPELLANT : SMT. ASHALATA PANI, PROP. SAIRAM TRANSPORT, AT: REMUAN, PO/TOWN: TALCHER, ANGUL . 2. THE RESPONDENT. ITO, WARD - 2, DHENKANAL 3. THE CIT(A) - 2, BHUBANESWAR. 4. CIT , BHUBANESWAR. 5. DR, ITAT, CUTTACK 6. GUARD FILE. //TRUE COPY//