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Survey under section 133A of income tax act 1961

Survey in a wider sense means to scrutinize or to inspect. The power of survey under the Income tax Act has been provided U/S 133A and 133B. The provisions contained in section 133A are independent and to the exclusion of the other provisions of the act since the wording of the section starts with ‘Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of the act .
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Use of residential premises for professional/business/office purposes

Can residential premises be used for professional or business office purposes? It is generally believed that only a part of the flat can be used for professional purposes and that no part of the flat can be used for business office purposes. However the decided case laws on the subject speak otherwise.
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Income Tax (IT) raid at HDIL , admitted tax evasion of more than 300 crore

The Income Tax (I-T) department has raided 12 Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) premises, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources. The raided premises include residences of two HDIL directors. HDIL’s shares dropped 3.85% on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday to Rs308.65. The benchmark 30-stock Sensex rose 0.21% to close at 16,216.86 points. HDIL is listed on both the BSE and the National [...]
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Supreme Court on Section 220 Interest Waiver

Levy of interest on the ground of non-payment of correct amount of tax by itself can be a ground for non-acceding to the request of the assessee as the levy is a statutory one but it is another thing to say that the said factor shall not be taken into consideration at all for the purpose of exercise of the discretionary jurisdiction on the part of the Commissioner. Appellant volunteered that the securities be sold. Why the said request of the appellant could not be acced..
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Warrant of authorisation issued by Addl Director without proper authority

Warrant of authorisation issued by Addl Director without proper authority - entire search and assessment consequent to such invalid search is bad in law and annulled -ITAT. The warrant of authorization issued in the present case by the Addl. Director of Income Tax (Investigation) has therefore to be held without proper authority and the entire search as well as the assessment proceedings consequent to such invalid search has to be held bad in law and annulled.
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