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There is no doubt that the correspondence between the parties in April, 2009 gives the impression that the company admitted and acknowledged that the company owed money to the petitioner. Yet, on the basis of the mail exchanged at the relevant time, the exact quantum of the company’s indebtedness to the petitioner cannot be assessed.
SC Bench warned the Union government and its departments that bureaucratic delays could not be cited as an excuse or a ground for filing appeals beyond the period of limitation of 90 days and also said that the law of limitation undoubtedly binds everybody, including the government. The claim on account of impersonal machinery and inherited bureaucratic methodology of making several notes cannot be accepted in view of the modern technologies being used and available. The law of limitation undoubtedly binds everybody including the Government.
Supreme Court in Bhatinda District Co-op. Milk Producers Union Ltd. [2007] 9 RC 637 ; 11 SCC 363 action must be initiated by the competent authority under the Income-tax Act, where no limitation is prescribed as in section 201 of the Act within that period of four years. In Van Oord ACZ India (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income-tax 323 ITR 130 (Del), the Hon’ble Delhi High Court had approved the view expressed by the Special Bench in the case of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (supra).
The Department of Sales Tax, Maharashtra State declared UPDATED list of Suspicious Dealers on 7th March 2012 totalling to 1009 nos.
Raise I-T exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh from Rs 1.8 lakh. Levy 10 pc tax on income between Rs 3-10 lakh. 20 pc on income between Rs 10-20 lakh,30 pc above Rs 20 lakh. Senior citizen benefits from 60 years instead of 65 years. Raise tax rate on life insurance cos to 15 pc from 12.5 pc. Retain corporate tax rate at 30 pc. Remove Securities Transaction Tax (STT). Hike tax savings schemes limit to Rs 3.2 lakh,from Rs 1.8 L. Raise wealth tax limit to Rs 5 crore from Rs 30 lakh.
TAN or Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number is a 10 digit alpha numeric number required to be obtained by all persons who are responsible for deducting or collecting tax. Under Section 203A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, it is mandatory to quote Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN) allotted by the Income Tax Department (ITD) on all TDS returns.
The assessee has deposited the sale consideration within one month of receipt with NABARD for availing exemption u/s. 54EC of the Act. In such circumstances whether the assessee is eligible for claim of exemption or not ? In our view, in this type of case, the period of six months for making deposit u/s. 54EC of the Act should be reckoned from the dates of actual receipt of the consideration,
CA certifying in Form 10CCAC that export proceeds have been realised when not in fact realized amounts to false and bogus certificate and is serious misconduct for which mere reprimand is not sufficient punishment. The attempt was to dupe tax authorities and help assessee to avoid tax, to that extent, such a conduct has to be taken seriously and respondent cannot be let off merely by giving him reprimand; some penalty needs to be imposed so that it acts as deterrent and such professional misconduct are not committed.
t has been decided to: reduce the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks by 75 basis points from 5.5 per cent to 4.75 per cent of their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) effective the fortnight beginning March 10, 2012. This reduction will inject around `480 billion of primary liquidity into the banking system.
Puneet Gupta, a chartered accountant working in Gurgaon, alongwith his fashion designer wife Varsha had gone to celebrate Holi in Agra at Punit’s father’s home in Kunwar colony, but were found dead in mysterious circumstances. After celebrating Holi, the two went to have a bath in the washroom, but did not come out.
