ITAT judgments

  • Mar
  • 22

S. 10A Expenses Reduced from Export Turnover Needs to be reduced from Total Turnover too

Ld. Counsel of the assessee submitted that that even if any freight, telecommunication or insurance expense during the year, are reduced from the export turnover, such sums will also have to be reduced from the total turnover of the company for the purpose of computation of deduction u/s. 10A.

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  • Mar
  • 20

Cost of acquisition by successor during succession will not form part of cost of Asset

In the instant case, the capital asset having become the asset of the previous owner prior to 1-4-1981, the fair market value (FMV) of the same as on 1-4-1981 has been adopted as the deemed cost of acquisition in the hands of the assessee as well, and on which aspect of the matter there is [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

TPO may use date which may not have been available to the assessee at the time of preparation of statutory transfer pricing study/documentation

As regards the data used by the TPO while determining the ALP, we find that it is to be as per the provisions of section 92D of the Act that every person who has entered into international transactions is required to maintain information and documentation thereof. Rule 10B(4) provides that the information and documents as [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Assessee must substantiate its claim that payment in cash were not in violation of section 40A(3)

As regards the payments of Rs.20,000/- or more, the assessee has not substantiated his claim that the payments of Rs.20,000/- or more with regard to the purchases were made for Rs.20,000/- or less before the AO. It is also not on record whether such claim was actually made before the AO or not. With regard [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

For properties acquired prior to 1-4-1981, cost of acquisition will be FMV as on 1-4-1981

The primary facts of the case, i.e., the manner in which the assessee became the owner of 50% of the house property under reference, which stands sold during the year, is not in doubt or dispute, and stands stated at para 4, pgs. 1 and 2 of the assessment order. The property stood bequeathed to [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Cellular companies liable to deduct TDS U/s. 194H on Discount to distributors on payments for recharge coupons

The assessee is a cellular company selling SIM cards and recharge coupons. The assessee has deducted TDS on both the sale, i.e. SIM cards as well as recharge coupons upto the financial year 2007-08. Thereafter TDS was deducted only on SIM cards and no TDS was deducted insofar as the recharge coupons are concerned. It [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

TP – Comparable with more then 15% related party transactions not justified

The Tribunal in the case of 24/7 Customer Com (P.) Ltd. (supra) had held that if the related party transaction exceeded 15% of the total sales/revenue, the same cannot be taken as a comparable. Following the Coordinate Bench order of the Tribunal in the case cited supra, we direct the Assessing Officer/TPO to exclude, after [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Foreign Currency Expenses on software development is to be excluded from Export Turnover in Computation of deduction U/s. 10A & 80HHE

The ground raised by the Revenue relates to exclusion of foreign currency expenses not related to onsite software development from the export turnover for the purpose of computing deduction u/s 10A and 80HHE of the Act. The case of the assessee is that foreign expenditure which has been incurred on on-site software development activity should [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Penalty for concealment of Income cannot be imposed if explanation offered by assessee found bona-fide

Section 271 (1)(c) of the Act authorizes the A.O. or the CIT (A) to levy penalty in case of concealment of particulars of income or for furnishing inaccurate particulars of income. Explanation 1 to A sec.271(1)(c) of the Act specifies as to when the assessee fails to offer an explanation or the explanation so offered [...]

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  • Mar
  • 16

S. 263 Revision order based on grounds not shown in show cause notice is not valid

Objection raised by the CIT in the show-cause notice issued under s. 263 of the Act was in relation to non-deduction of tax at source out of certain payments made by the assessee and the invoking of provisions of s. 40(a)(ia) of the Act. However, in the ultimate analysis, the CIT has directed the AO [...]

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