Analysis of HC, SC and ITAT Judgment on Taxation and Corporate Law

  • Mar
  • 20

Service Tax on Insurance Expense of Cash and Motor car Eligible for Input Credit

Looking to the legislative intent it is not possible to say that the risk covered by insurance service received shall not enjoy Cenvat credit of service tax paid on such service. No doubt, the insurance service may be indirectly connected to the manufacturing or other activity but that may be in relation to manufacture or [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Assessee may pay service tax on exempted services

The short issue for consideration is whether the appellants could have paid tax on an exempted services and claimed refund under Notification No. 17/2009 which allows refund of tax paid on services used in or in relation to the export of goods. The learned appellate authority has held that when a service is exempted, the [...]

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  • Mar
  • 19

During pendency of stay petition recovery proceeding cannot be initiated

The admitted position before the Court is that against the orders of assessment that were passed for A.Ys. 2004-05 and 2006-07 after the original assessments were reopened, appeals have been filed before the CIT(A), which are pending. Similarly an appeal is pending for the A.Y.2009-10.

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  • Mar
  • 19

Assessee entitled to Interest on amount seized during search but not refunded within reasonable period

From the perusal of the aforesaid provisions, it is apparent that after the assessment order is passed, the assessee is entitled not only for the refund but also simple interest on the amount as has been provided under sub-section 4(a) and (b) of the Act. Sub-section 4(b) provides that such interest shall run from the [...]

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  • Mar
  • 19

Property attachment notice cannot be challenged by a person who is not the owner of property

It is not open to the petitioner to challenge the notice of attachment of immovable property as she is not the owner of the property as per her claim. If the notice has been wrongly issued to the petitioner, it is open to the petitioner to give a representation to the respondent authority setting out [...]

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  • Mar
  • 19

Financial Hardship Not Necessary for Stay of Demand

In considering whether a stay of demand should be granted, the Court is duty bound to consider not merely the issue of financial hardship if any, but also whether a strong prima facie raising a serious triable issue has been raised which would warrant a dispensation of deposit. That is a settled position in the [...]

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  • Mar
  • 17

HC issued guidelines to end TDS credit & refund adjustment harassment of Assessee by CPU

In this case high Court has issued guideline to Income Tax Department in respect of the following :- Uploading Of Wrong Or Fictitious Demand Adjustment Of Refund Contrary To The Mandate Of Section 245 Of The Income Tax Act Denial Of Interest Where Assessee Not At Fault Credit Of Tax Deducted At Source (TDS) Non-communication [...]

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  • Mar
  • 17

Lower deduction certificate issued in respect of one unit is enough to cover other units of Assessee despite Separate TANs

Assessing Officer of the contractors have furnished certificate under Section 197 of the Act to the Principal Officer of the Parle Biscuits Pvt Ltd, Mumbai. Such certificate is in terms of clause (iii) of Section 204 of the Act. Such certificate mandates the persons to whom such certificate is issued to deduct tax at a [...]

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  • Mar
  • 17

Assets seized during search to be returned back on payment of demand raised post search assessment

Detention of the assets has been provided and permitted only so long as there is some outstanding demand of tax and penalty against an assessee or expected liability of such tax or penalty; obviously to safeguard the interest of Revenue for the realization or recovery of such demand of tax, interest and penalty. But, in [...]

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  • Mar
  • 17

An entity established with new set of employees & Capital cannot be said restructured entity

Various objections raised by AO as mentioned above have been verified by ld. CIT(A) and found that land and building and machineries are new. Capitals introduced by the Directors are from their own sources and not by transferring from M/s. Shagun. Out of 70 employees employed by assessee company, only 8 employees were related to [...]

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