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Live Course on 360 degree Analysis of Input Tax Credit from a Litigation Perspective

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Employers to Face Trouble in Service Tax

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Under the new service tax regime, any services not mentioned in the negative list will be subjected to Service Tax, if not otherwise exempt. If services are provided against a portion of the salary foregone by the staff, then it will be considered as having been made for a consideration and thus liable to tax.

MVAT – Grant of Registration & Administrative Relief to Developers

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Trade Cir. 14T of 2012 he Hon. Bombay High court has delivered judgement in case of Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) vs. State of Maharashtra in respect of the writ petition no. 2022 of 2007. The constitutional validity of the amendment to section 2(24) of the Maharashtra value added tax Act, 2002, Notification dated 9­7-2010 notifying a composition scheme for Builders, Developers was upheld. The Promoters and Builders Association has filed special leave petition No. 17738 and 17709 of 2012 before the Hon’ Supreme Court of India. Hon’ Apex Court admitted the petition but no stay is granted to the judgement of Hon Bombay High Court.As a result, the developers are liable to pay tax under Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 with effect from 20th June, 2006.

Service Tax – Place of Provision of Service Rules – Analysis

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The negative list of taxing services has hailed complexities in determination of the jurisdiction of the statute for taxation of services. The emphasis for taxing services is on the provision of services in the taxable territory. However, due to the inherent nature of service arrangements, it is not easy to determine the place where services have been provided. The components of a service transaction, being the place of performance, delivery and actual consumption could all be at different locations and pose challenges in determining the place of provision of service for determining the jurisdiction of the service tax law.

ITAT has power to stay proceedings to give effect to 263 revision order

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It is well settled by the judgment of the Supreme court in ITO v. Mohd. Kunhi, (1969) 71 ITR 815 that the Tribunal, while exercising its appellate powers under the Income Tax Act has also the power to ensure that the fruits of success are not rendered futile or nugatory and for this purpose it is empowered, to pass appropriate orders including orders of stay. In ITO v. Khalid Mehdi Khan, (1977) 110 ITR 79 the Andhra Pradesh High Court, applying the rule laid down in Mohd. Kunhi (supra), stayed the assessment proceedings pending before the Assessing Officer consequent to the directions of the CIT given in orders passed under Section 263 of the Act.

Reference by AO to valuation officer u/s. 142A without any material evidence or finding is invalid

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The condition precedent for making the reference by invoking the provisions of Section 142A thus is that there should be something on record to show that the assessee in first place has made such investment outside the books or the investment so made by him is not fully disclosed in the books of account and once this condition is satisfied, the quantum of such investment made can be ascertained by the Assessing Officer by making reference u/s 142A in order to make the addition u/s 69 or 69B, whichever is applicable.

Section 44AC covers only expenditure the benefit of which derived both by Head Office & Branch

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It was held that what is covered u/s.44C is the expenditure that is common in nature meaning thereby that the benefit of the said expenditure is derived both by the Head Office and the Branch. It was held that payment of salary made in the case of the assessee was to expatriate employees who were working actually with the assessee in India though the payment was made to them by the Head Office outside India. It was held that the expenditure incurred on such payment thus was incurred exclusively for the branch in India and the same was not covered within the purview of sec.44C.

MVAT -Amendment to the certain Laws administered by Sales Tax Department

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Trade Circular No. 13T of 2012 To give effect to the Budget proposals, a Bill (Legislative Assembly Bill No. XVII of 2012) to amend the Maharashtra Sugarcane Purchase Tax Act, 1962, the Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employment Act, 1975, the Maharashtra Tax on Entry of Motor Vehicles into local Areas Act, 1987, the Maharashtra Tax on Luxury Act, 1987, the Maharashtra Tax on Entry of Goods into local Areas Act, 2002 and the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 was introduced in the Legislature. The said Bill has been passed by both the houses of the Legislature. The Act is now published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette dated 25th April 2012. (Mah. Act No. VIII of 2012).

Notification No. 38/2012-Customs (ADD) – Dated the 6th August, 2012

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Notification No. 38/2012-Customs (ADD) in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 9A of the said Act and in pursuance of rule 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 89/2007-Customs, dated the 25th July, 2007, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 504 (E), dated the 25th July, 2007, namely: –

Inconsistencies in ITR which need to be avoided for accurate processing of I-T Return

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Data Inconsistency issues which need to be avoided for accurate processing. 1. Set off of brought forward loss claimed, but Schedules BFLA / CFL not filled ……. Year of loss not indicated in CFL. 2. Profit before tax (at serial No. 43 of Sch. P & L Account) differs from Profit from business at serial 1 of Sch. B P 3. Depreciation claimed in Sch. BP – but Sch. DEP / DPM / DOA not filled in / Depreciation debited in Sch. P & L Account not added back in Sl. 11 of Sch. BP. 4. Special benefit for female claimed – Gender in PAN database is Male.

Income Tax Refund,Demand, No refund No demand – FAQ

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[r 1] In this Article we have dealt with Question related to income Tax Refund i.e. 1) Necessary data necessities required in order to get the Refund through Cheque 2) Basic data required all the validations to get the Refund through ECS? 3) What should I do, if my Refund is failed due to change in my Communication Address? 4) Within how many days I will get my refund after updating the new address in the E-Portal? 5) What should I do, if my Refund is failed due to error in Ac number or Change in the Ac details? 6) Mandatory points to be noted while sending a Response Sheet.

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