ITAT judgments

  • May
  • 01

Mere facilitation services with regard to the selection of awardees isn’t a technical service

From a plain reading of the above clauses, it is seen that the Assessee is not doing any service which falls within the definition of “FIS” as contemplated in Para-4 of Article-12. We agree with the findings of the learned Commissioner (Appeals) that these are merely facilitation services with regard to the selection of awareness [...]

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  • May
  • 01

Balance needs to be maintained between the principle of consistency and the rule of res judicata

The ld. AR vehemently argued about the determination of the ALP for the current year by the assessee in the same way as was done in earlier years. It was stated that since such method was accepted by the TPO for the earlier years, the same ought not to have been rejected for this year. [...]

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  • May
  • 01

Payment made for violation of byelaws of stock exchange is allowable expense

Ground No.2 is on the issue of penalty levied by the Stock Exchange. The claim is an amount of Rs. 1,15,663/- on account of payment made to the stock exchange for violation of byelaws of the Stock Exchange. Assessee submitted that the Stock Exchanges are not statutory authorities and therefore, violation of their byelaws could [...]

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  • May
  • 01

WDV has to be arrived at only after reducing depreciation actually allowed

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Mahendra Mills (supra) has laid down that the assessee is entitled to exercise his option even through the filing of revised return and that option cannot be denied to him nor can depreciation be thrust on the assessee against his willingness.

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  • May
  • 01

Sec.40A(2) – Concrete evidence or material must to allocate unreasonable &excessive expenses for purpose of disallowance

Here in this case, it is not disputed fact that the assessee is sharing staff, office premises, etc. with its parent company. The allocation of the expenses have been identified as per the memorandum of understanding with regard to nature and the quantum of expenses which were to be borne out by the parent company [...]

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  • May
  • 01

Foreign trip Expenses on spouse of Director not allowable unless connected with business

Expenses incurred by the assessee on the foreign tour of spouses of the Directors were wholly gratuitous and for a purpose outside the course of its business. As the incurred expenditure was for extra-commercial reasons, so, same is not deductible under section 37(1) of the Act.

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  • May
  • 01

Commission paid to director cannot be allowed if no service been rendered

It is seen from the material on record that there is no contract of employment between the assessee-company and non-whole time directors. They were also not paid any fixed remuneration. The Board’s resolution dated May 15, 2002, which has been extracted in the impugned order of the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) provides for payment of [...]

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  • May
  • 01

Payments to Government for diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes, amounts to compensation is revenue expense

The assessee company (hereinafter referred to as ‘the assessee’) is a Govt. of Karnataka undertaking engaged in the business of mining of iron ore, other minerals and granite. The assessee had taken certain lands on lease from the State Govt for the purpose of mining of iron ore, etc.

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  • Apr
  • 30

Transfer Pricing – Important principles on turnover filter & comparison explained

. Facts in brief are that the assessee during the assessment year 2007- 08 had provided software programming services to the parent company in the US for which the assessee had received a sum of Rs.5,39,40,81,065/-. Since the assessee had entered into an international transaction with an associate enterprise, the income arising from such transaction in view of the provisions of section 92C has to be computed having regard to arm’s length price. Section

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  • Apr
  • 27

Loss due to Confiscation of stock by Customs is allowable

the facts of the case are that the assessee is a jeweller and it is in this business for the last number of years. There was a search at the assessee’s premises by the DRI on 13th Feb., 1993 in which they found that the assessee had purchased silver weighing 1,913.295 kgs. and the same [...]

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