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Mere Allotment of PAN would not make Allottee a Separate Entity

In SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL EDUCATION SOCIETY vs Income Tax Dept., Justices Akil Kureshi and Biren  Vaishnav of Gujarat High Court, held that mere allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN) under section 139A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 would not not make the allottee necessarily a separate entity for the purpose of assessment of tax. 

The petitioner, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Education Society, is an educational society and is also a trust registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act. The petitioner society runs various educational institutions including one N.G.Patel polytechnic college. The petitioner opened a bank account to maintain the separation of funds of N.G.Patel polytechnic. As required by the bank, the PAN of N.G.Patel polytechnic were given for opening the account and they had deposited a sum of Rs. 2.37 crores in the account. On scrutiny of returns filed by the petitioners, the AO found the above receipt and initiated proceedings on the ground that N.G.Patel polytechnic had a separate PAN and in its savings bank account of Bank of Baroda, sizable cash amount of Rs.2.37 crores was deposited. 

Despite this, they did not filed their returns. Accordingly, re-assessment was carried out against the assessee.

Article referred: http://www.taxscan.in/mere-allotment-pan-not-make-allottee-separate-entity-purpose-tax-assessment-gujarat-hc/11844/

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