Hindustan Platinum Pvt. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai)- Statement given u/s 131 cannot be the only basis for disallowing the claim of depreciation when it is shown with documentary evidence that the admission made in the statement recorded was under a mistake or misapprehension. Assessee is not entitled to claim loss u/s 28 on account bad debt of the advance given as inter corporate deposit without establishing the fact that it was a trade advance
Hemant Mangaldas Bhanushali Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai)- The main ground on which the CIT exercised jurisdiction under section 263 of the Act, was the failure on the part of the Assessing Officer to make enquiries with regard to the applicability of the provisions of section 194C to the payments made by the assessee to other truck owners in the course of his business of transportation of cargo and the consequent dis-allowance that could be made under the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act. In para 3.1 of the impugned order of the CIT, the CIT has concluded that the order was erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue because of the lack of enquiry and application of mind by the Assessing Officer on the above aspect.
ACIT Vs M/s Hari Machines Ltd (ITAT Delhi)- Service tax is a recovery on behalf of the company and it has been paid to Government account. Element of service tax cannot be treated as income of the assessee. Assessee is entitled to depreciation u/s 32 on the equipment purchased during the impugned year once a government authority inspecting the equipment, certifies the date of power supply to the equipments and after inspection has permitted energisation of the equipment.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties on the question of stay with regard to the arrears of service tax due from the members of the appellant association prior to 30th September, 2011, we direct as follows: (i) all members of the appellant association, namely, Retailers Association of India, who are before us, shall deposit with the concerned department 50% of the arrears towards the said tax within six months in three equated instalments, on or before 1st November,2011; 1st January 2012 and 1st March, 2012;
ACIT Vs. H.K. Imp ex Pvt. Ltd.(ITAT Mumbai)- The dispute is regarding addition of Rs. 4.85 crores being the share application money invested by the two directors who were holding 50% share in the company. We find from the records that the assessee vide letter dated 17.9.09 addressed to AO had given full details such as name, address, PAN of the two directors. The source of the money had been explained as the money withdrawn from the capital account in the firm M/s. S.G. Enterprises.
GNG Stock Holdings (P) Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi)- When a business is established and is ready to commence business, then it can be said of that business that it is set up. But before it is ready to commence business, it is not set up. In other words, a business cannot be said to be set up before it is ready to commence. The actual commencement of the business may have some interval from the date when the business was set up, but in order to hold that the business is set up, it is to be seen as to whether it was ready to commence though actual commencement might not have been taken place.
Whether Ld. CIT(A) erred in directing the AO to adopt the value of the property sold as per DVO report for the purpose of computing capital gains in place of value adopted by Stamp Valuation Authority and considered by AO as per provisions of Section 50C(1) of the IT Act, 1961. Held, Yes If the fair market value as assessed by the DVO is lower than the value adopted by Stamp Duty Authorities for collecting stamp duty. Then value so adopted by DVO has to be adopted by the AO for the purpose of computation of LTCG.
These two appeals are under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) directed against the order dated 31st March, 2010 of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (for short “the Tribunal”) pertaining to the assessment years 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Echjay Forgings P. Ltd. Vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai)- As observed by Honourable Supreme Court, in the case of Chainrup Sampatram vs CIT, 24 ITR 481, “while anticipated loss is thus taken into account, anticipated profits…is not brought into account, as no prudent trader would care to show increased profit before it’s actual realization”. The underlying principle is the theory of conservation in accounting which has the sanction of Honourable Courts above. In view of these discussions, as also bearing in mind the entirety of the case, we deem it fit and proper to direct the Assessing Officer to delete the impugned dis-allowance of t. 1,07,83,402 The assessee gets relief accordingly.
Duncans Industries Limited Vs CIT (Calcutta High Court)- Under S. 80-HHC (1) the deduction is to be given in computing the total income of the assessee. In computing the total income of the assessee both profits as well as losses will have to be taken into consideration. Section 80-AB is relevant.