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Commissioner Of Income Tax vs Lokhpat Film Exchange (Cinema) on 23 January, 2007

4.1 Therefore, when the transactions are treated as the transactions of capital account and not loan transactions in the hands of the firm M/s. Akshar Gems, then it is obvious that the same transactions in the hands of the appellant could be of capital account transactions only and there is no reason to treat the same as repayment of loans and the decision of the Hon'ble Tribunal is applicable to the appellant also. Even on merits, it is observed that no separate accounts were maintained in respect of capital account and loan account in the books of the firm as well as the appellant. From a copy of capital account in M/s. Akshar Gems, it is observed that there were transactions of movement of capital during the year to and from the firm and also there were transactions of interest on capital/ salary to partner and payment of income tax. Thus, the transaction in the said account also gives a picture of capital account transactions and therefore, the payment made by a partner to a firm or repayment by the firm to a partner cannot take the character of loan or deposit. On perusal of audited balance -5- sheet it was also observed that the debit balance of capital account of the appellant was shown in Schedule "A" being Statement of Partner's Capital Account and the same was reflected accordingly in the balance sheet. Therefore, I am of the view that the transactions between the appellant and M/s. Akshar Gems were related to capital account transactions only and were not related to loan account transactions* "The appellant had in his personal balance sheet separately shown the loan transactions under (he broad head "loans" and thus the intention of the appellant in respect of the transactions with the firm was very clear to consider the same as capital account transactions and he acted under a bonafide belief that the transactions between the firm and partners did not "attract the provisions of Sections 269SS and Section 269T. The Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court in CIT V/s. Lokhpat Film Exchange (Cinema) (Supra) held that the asscssee firm acting under a bonafide belief that the transactions with partners did not attract the provisions of Sections 269SS and 296T and such bonafide belief constituted reasonable cause for deleting the penalty U/s. 271D and Section 271E of the Act, The Hon'ble 1TAT Ahmedabad in Shrepak Enterprise Vs. DCIT (supra) held that the amount paid, by firm to partners and vice versa is payment to self and does not partake the character of loan or deposit in general law and no penalty provisions arc applicable.
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