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JCIT Vs Mukund Limited (ITAT Mumbai) - The consideration of Rs.2.04 crores paid by the assessee company for obtaining the leasehold rights from MIDC in favour of the assessee for a period of 99 years is capital in nature and therefore, not allowable as deduction to the assessee. Full Article

Guidance Note on Audit Under Section 115JB of The Income Tax Act, 1961 1. Terms, abbreviations used in this Guidance Note In this Guidance Note the following terms and abbreviations occur often in the text. A brief explanation of such terms and abbreviations is given below. Further, reference to a section without reference to the [...] Full Article

Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), for the assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 2000, income-tax shall be charged at the rates specified in Part I of the First Schedule and such tax as reduced by the rebate of income-tax calculated under Chapter VIII-A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the Income-tax Act), shall be increased,--- Full Article

Circular : No. 739, dated 25-3-1996. The Board have considered the representations. Since the amended provisions of section 40(b) have been introduced only with effect from the assessment year 1993-94 and these may not have been understood correctly the Board are of the view that liberal approach may be taken for the initial years. It has been decided that for the assessment years 1993-94 to 1996-97 deduc­tion for remuneration to a working partner may be allowed on the .. Full Article

The Board have been considering the manner of refunding the amount paid in excess of the tax deducted and/or deductible (whichever is more) under sections 192 to 194D of the Income-tax Act. The Board are advised that such excess payment can be re­funded, independently of the Income-tax Act, to the person re­sponsible for making such payment subject to necessary adminis­trative safeguards. Full Article

The provisions of Sections 144-A and 144-B of the Income-tax Act have come into force with effect from 1st January 1976. Instructions explaining the legal provisions contained in these sections have been issued already in Board’s Instruction No.907, dated the 24th December 1975. The following further instructions are issued prescribing the work-procedures, the non-statutory forms of the letters to be issued and the registers to be maintained, and the proformae of the p.. Full Article

Reference is invited to para 136 of the Minutes of the Commissioners’ Conference held from 9th to 11th May, 1976 wherein it was decided that the workload of current assessments should consist of cases in which returns were received voluntarily and those cases in which notices U/s. 139(2) were issued. Full Article

Notification: S.O.2087 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub-section (23C) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies " Sri Raja Rajeswar Full Article