Since the impugned order of the CESTAT has been passed almost after six months from the date of concluding the hearing of the appeal and the Tribunal has not specifically dealt with some of the aforesaid vital issues in spite of the directions given to that effect by this Court in the earlier round of litigation, counsel for the parties state that the impugned order be set aside and the matter be restored to the file of the CESTAT for fresh adjudication in accordance with law.
The works contract/job work may not separately provide for sale of the goods but may be a composite amount for doing the work. Therefore, the supply value of goods has to be understood in the context of the work contract/job work contract to determine whether it included in it also the sale of goods.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has today arrested an Inspector of Central Excise, Service Tax, Cochin(Kerala) for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.1.5 lakh from the Complainant. A case was registered against an Inspector of Central Excise, Service Tax, C.R. Building, Cochin for demanding bribe amount of Rs.1.5 lakh from the complainant who […]
The question before us is what would be the rate of tax where (a) the service is provided by the chartered accountants prior to 01.04.2012; (b) the invoice is issued by the chartered accountants prior to 01.04.2012 but (c) the payment is received after 01.04.2012.
The government will come up with a modified Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill after incorporating the suggestions of the Standing Committee on Finance, which among things had suggested raising annual income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh.
With the insertion of the Explanation-I to Section 32 w.e.f. 1.4.1998 there is no doubt that where the assessee is the lessee of the building in which he carries on business which is not owned by him but in respect of which the assessee holds a lease or other right of occupancy and any capital expenditure is incurred by the assessee of any structure or doing of any work in or in relation to by way of renovation, extension or for improvement to the building, then the provisions of the Income Tax Act, will apply as if the said structure or work is a building owned by the assessee.
In the facts of this case the vessels were consistently registered under section 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act and had a valid certificate which was produced for consideration by the appellate authority who sought remand report. It is also not disputed that the vessel is a qualifying ship for sea in terms of clause (a) of section 115VD.
When the company had taken lands on 90 years lease with the objects of constructing IT company with all its infrastructural facilities, the same was for the purpose of establishing and providing the amenities required to run, maintain, manage or administer computer centers for manufacturing or processing software packages and/or hardware materials and components required for computer industry, to exploit it as a business proposition. In the facts of these clauses, the order of the Tribunal is to be confirmed, thereby, holding that the lease rentals are assessable as business income only.
Issue for consideration before the Tribunal on merits would be whether the word roads would include within it runways at airports. Prima facie, it appears to us that runways at the airports are species of the genus road Therefore, the runways should also normally receive the same treatment as road. for service tax purpose.
A module was developed on the national website www.incometaxindia.gov.in and was made available to the CCsIT (CCA) for uploading of Exempted Institution data, while many CCsIT (CCA) has already uploaded data into the module for use by the general public, some of the CCsIT (CCA) are facing difficulty in uploading their huge back log of data. In view of this a multiuser uploading facility is now allowed on the said module.
