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It is clear from the orders of the Revenue authorities that the impugned addition has been made purely on the basis of difference between income as reflected in Form 26AS and income as reported in books of accounts. As far as the Assessee is concerned, the receipts of rents as recorded in the books of accounts is in consonance with the agreement between the assessee and the lessee. No defect whatsoever has been pointed out by the Revenue authorities in the books of accounts of the assessee. In such circumstances, the impugned addition cannot be sustained as held by the ITAT, Mumbai Bench in the case ofTUV India (P.) Ltd.(supra). The Tribunal on an identical addition made to the total income on the basis of mismatch of receipts as per Form 26AS and the receipts shown by the Assessee firstly held that the assessee has done all what best it could do to discharge its onus/burden which lay under the provisions of the 1961 Act by submitting reconciliation statements as well explaining the reasons for differential between the income as is reported in Form No. 26AS information as per the data base maintained by the Income-tax Department and the income as is reflected in its books of account. The assessee has discharged its primary onus/burden and the assessee could not be asked to do impossible. Secondly the Tribunal held that there could be differences in the accounting policy followed by the taxpayer and its clients who have deducted Income-tax at source on behalf of the taxpayer as well wrong mention/punching of the permanent account number of the tax payers by the clients while filing the TDS returns with the Department. One of the reasons for differential could be that the clients have deducted TDS on the gross amount inclusive of service tax while the income is reflected by the taxpayers exclusive of service tax. Thirdly, the tribunal held that the assessee has no control over the data base of the Income-tax Department as is reflected in Form No. 26AS and at best the assessee could do is to offer bona fide explanations for these differential which the assessee did in this case during the appellate/remand proceedings. Fourthly, it held that the Income-tax Department has all the information and data base in its possession and control. The learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)/Assessing Officer ought to have conducted necessary enquiries to unravel the truth but asking the assessee to do impossible is not warranted. The tribunal finally concluded that no additions to the income are warranted in the hands of the assessee owing to differential in income based on Form No. 26AS and the income as is reflected in the books of account maintained by the assessee.

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Section 68 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 — Cash credit — No additions to the income are warranted in the hands of the assessee owing to differential in income based on Form No. 26AS and the income as is reflected in the books of account maintained by the assessee as the  assessee has discharged its primary onus/burden and the assessee could not be asked to do impossible and secondly the Tribunal held that there could be differences in the accounting policy followed by the taxpayer and its clients who have deducted Income-tax at source on behalf of the taxpayer as well wrong mention/punching of the permanent account number of the tax payers by the clients while filing the TDS returns with the Department and one of the reasons for differential could be that the clients have deducted TDS on the gross amount inclusive of service tax while the income is reflected by the taxpayers exclusive of service tax and thirdly, the tribunal held that the assessee has no control over the data base of the Income-tax Department as is reflected in Form No. 26AS and at best the assessee could do is to offer bona fide explanations for these differential which the assessee did in this case during the appellate/remand proceedings — D. M. Estates (P.) Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT [2020] 180 Itd 813 (BANG)

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