Archive for March, 2010

In view of the recent drought in some States and the severe floods in some other parts of the country, the Government of India, as announced in the Union Budget 2010-11, has now decided to extend the last date of payment of 75% of overdue portion by the ‘other farmer’ under Debt Relief Scheme (under ADWDR) for another six months beyond December 31, 2009, i.e up to June 30, 2010. The eligible “other farmers” may be allowed to repay this amount in one or more insta.. Full Article

However, there may be several other issues over which you would like the Committee to make a suitable representation to the CBDT/ITAT etc. The Committee proposes to submit a separate memorandum to the government addressing the various hardships faced by the assesssees in respect of matters relating to direct taxes. In this regard, suggestions are invited on various aspects related to hardships faced by your goodself in the area of direct taxation. Full Article

Under Schedule 1-Capital- (1) Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Share (PNCPS), Under Schedule 4 – Borrowings, (2) Innovative Perpetual Debt Instruments (IPDI), (3) Hybrid debt capital instruments issued as bonds/debentures, (4) Perpetual Cumulative Preference Shares (PCPS) Full Article

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit, " says the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, which aptly fits our profession. Following a glorious tradition of excellence for more than six decades, our profession today is an integral part of India's success story. The persistent pursuit of perfection, integrity, skills and knowledge has placed us in an exalted position in the present professional order of our country. Full Article

To outsmart tax evaders who resort to delete their financial data or hide it in password-protected devices during search operations, the I-T department has started including portable forensic labs and experts in its team. The department has unearthed links to more than Rs 1,000 crore money in the last few searches with the help of cyber forensics, according to sources. Full Article

assessee therefore, cannot be subjected to the exercise of the jurisdiction under s. 263. Therefore, the Tribunal was not justified in upholding the order of the CIT, passed under s. 263, directing the AO to include the sum of Rs. 1,75,32,600 in the total income of the assessee under s. 41(1), in the previous year, relevant to asst. yr. 1982-83, on the ground that there had been complete cessation of the liability during that period. Full Article

Thus, the view taken by AO cannot be said to be erroneous which will render the assessment order as erroneous. Neither the AO has drawn incorrect assumption of facts nor AO has rendered incorrect application of law when he accepted the claim of the assessee that advertisement and publicity expenses were allowable as business expenditure. When an order cannot be said to be erroneous then it cannot be prejudicial to the interests of Revenue as lawful loss of revenue only c.. Full Article

Under s. 158BB, the procedure for computing the undisclosed income of the block period has been given. It provides that the undisclosed income of the block period shall be the aggregate of the total income of the previous years falling within the block period computed, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, on the basis of evidence found as the result of search or requisition of books of account or other documents and such other materials or information as are av.. Full Article