SHRI RAJESHKUMAR C JAIN, MUMBAI V. NFAC, DELHI

ITA 585/MUM/2023

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The case involves Shri Rajesh Kumar C Jain, who appealed against the penalties imposed by the National Faceless Assessment Centre (NFAC), New Delhi, for the assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The penalties were levied under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, amounting to Rs. 1,65,134 for AY 2009-10 and Rs. 43,021 for AY 2010-11, based on the estimation of gross profit rate on alleged bogus purchases. The assessee contested these penalties, arguing that he had provided ample evidence to prove the genuineness of the purchases, including audited financial statements and transaction records. The Tribunal, after reviewing the submissions and evidence, concluded that the penalties were not justified and thus allowed the appeals, deleting the penalties for both assessment years.

• Counselvise Citation: [2023] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 125765 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 month(s) 13 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 09-05-2023
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: D
• Next Hearing Date: 02-05-2023
• Assessment Year: 2010-2011
• Appeal Filed On: 26-02-2023
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Bogus purchase
• Section: 271(1)(c)

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “D” BENCH, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI AMIT SHUKLA, JM & MS. PADMAVATHY S, AM आयकरअपीलसं./ I.T.A. No.586 & 585/Mum/2023 (निर्धारणवर्ा / Assessment Year 2009-10 & 2010-11) Shri Rajesh Kumar C Jain. R C Metal Corporation, Shop No.8, 289, Shri Bhuvan, 4 th Khetwadi, Mumbai- 400 004 बिधम/ Vs. National Faceless Assessment Centre. NFAC, New Delhi - 110002 स्थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN No. AACPJ7705P (अपीलाथी/Appellant) : (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) अपीलाथीकीओरसे/ Appellant by : Rajesh Kumar C Jain प्रत्यथीकीओरसे/Respondent by : Mahita Nair Sr. AR सुनवाईकीतारीख/ Date of Hearing : 03.05.2023 घोषणाकीतारीख / Date of Pronouncement : 10.05.2023 आदेश / O R D E R Per Bench: The aforesaid appeals have been filed by the Assessee against separate impugned order of even dates 06.01.2023 passed by NFAC Delhi, in relation to the penalty proceedings u/s. 271(1)(c), for the AY: 2009-10 & 2010-11. The Assesses mainly aggrieved by levy penalty of u/s. 271(1)(c), of Rs. 1,65,134/- in AY 2009-10; and 2 I . T . A . N o .5 8 6 & 5 8 5/ M u m / 2 023 S h r i R a j e s h K u m a r C J a i n 43,021/- for the AY: 2010-11. In both the years the penalty has been levied on estimation of gross profit rate on the alleged bogus purchases made by the AO. 2. Facts in brief are that, the assessee is an individual engaged trading in the business of particular ferrous and non ferrous metals. Based on some information received from Sales Tax Department, Maharashtra through DGIT (Inv) Mumbai, that some of the parties from whom assessee had made purchases were found to be providing accommodation bills without actual delivery of goods. In the AY: 2009-10 purchases from such parties (7 parties) aggregated to Rs. 42,75,339/- ; and for the AY: 2010-11 from 4 parties aggregated to Rs. 16,70,720/-. Before the AO, Assessee submitted copies of bill of the purchases, copy of bank statement, copy of vat challans and copy of ledger accounts. However, the Ld. AO simply based on said information held that purchases cannot be accepted to be genuine and accordingly he estimate gross profit rate of 12.5% of the unproved purchases which amounts to Rs. 5,34,417/- in AY: 2009-10 & Rs. 2,08,840/- in AY:2010-1011. 3 I . T . A . N o .5 8 6 & 5 8 5/ M u m / 2 023 S h r i R a j e s h K u m a r C J a i n 3. Now, the penalty has been levied on estimation of gross profit of the purchases by the AO on the ground that, before the Ld. CIT(Appeals), the assessee has not pressed the appeal and accordingly, he levied penalty of Rs. 1,65,134/- in AY: 2009-10 and Rs. 43,021/- in AY: 2010-2011, for furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income. The Ld. CIT(Appeal) has confirmed the said penalty in his detail order running into 37 pages. 4. After hearing, Ld. DR and on perusal of impugned order, we find that before the authorities below to prove the genuine of the purchases, Assessee had submitted following documents and explanation.  Copies of purchases bills issued by respective parties  Copy of Ledger account  Copies of delivery Challan provided by respective parties  Bank statements duly authenticated by respective bank to substantiate that all payments have been made by proper banking channel by cheques drawn on banks 4 I . T . A . N o .5 8 6 & 5 8 5/ M u m / 2 023 S h r i R a j e s h K u m a r C J a i n  The assessee produced books of accounts including stock register Said Books of accounts have been properly maintained and duly audited by the independent auditor and no discrepancy has been noticed on such audit. Your honour also has not found any discrepancy in said books of accounts  The assessee produced Stock register incorporating day to day movement of stock. Said purchases are duly recorded in stock register which is duly audited and verified by the auditor of the concern. No discrepancy has been noticed on such verification by the auditor and your honour at the time of assessment.  Corresponding sales made have also been explained to your honour and no fault has been found on such verification.  Thus the assessee has discharged primary onus casted upon him. 5. These submissions and explanation as well as the evidences filed have neither been rebutted nor has been found to be non genuine except that the entire addition is based on adhoc estimate of GP rate on alleged bogus purchases, that to be on the basis of some information received from Maharashtra sales tax department, without any independent enquiry by the AO. Once the source of the 5 I . T . A . N o .5 8 6 & 5 8 5/ M u m / 2 023 S h r i R a j e s h K u m a r C J a i n purchases are from the books, payments have been made through banking channels along with the copy of delivery challans and here in particular case, assessee also produced stock register and also quantities the details of purchases, corresponding sales, therefore it cannot be held that the purchases were non genuine or any kind of penalty for furnishing of inaccurate particular sales can be levied on estimated GP rate of 12.5%. 6. Nothing has been proved beyond doubt as alleged by the Ld. CIT(A), that assessee was indulged in availing accommodation entry of bogus purchases. The addition has been made on some estimate of profit element embedded in such purchases and therefore, on such adhoc estimate of GP rate, penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) is not warranted, especially when assessee has produced all the details and documentary evidences of purchases and corresponding sales and there is no tinkering with the trading result and overall gross profit have been accepted, Accordingly, the penalty levied by the AO and sustain by the CIT(A) is deleted for both the year. 7. Accordingly, the ground raised by the Assesses is allowed. In the result appeals of the assessee are allowed. 6 I . T . A . N o .5 8 6 & 5 8 5/ M u m / 2 023 S h r i R a j e s h K u m a r C J a i n Orders pronounced in the open court on 10 th May, 2023. Sd/- Sd/- ( Padmavathy S ) (Amit Shukla) Accountant Member Judicial Member मुंबई Mumbai;ददनांक Dated : 10.05.2023 Ms.Urmila आदेशकीप्रनिनिनिअग्रेनर्ि/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथी/ The Appellant 2. प्रत्यथी/ The Respondent 3. आयकरआयुक्त(अपील) / The CIT(A) 4. आयकरआयुक्त/ CIT- concerned 5. दवभागीयप्रदतदनदध, आयकरअपीलीयअदधकरण, मुंबई/ DR, ITAT, Mumbai 6. गार्डफाईल / Guard File आदेशधिुसधर/ BY ORDER, .उि/सहधयकिंजीकधर (Dy./Asstt.Registrar) आयकरअिीिीयअनर्करण, मुंबई/ ITAT, Mumbai