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Be Cautious While E-Filing Income-Tax Returns

April 26, 2013 2796 Views 0 comment Print

CA Members may note that ICAI has received a letter from Directorate of Income-tax (Systems) requesting it to impart information regarding correct procedure of e-filing of returns. The following are the major concerns of the Department:- a) ITR-V is not received or is belated for the assessment year at CPC b) ITR-V is not signed by the tax payer

Excise paid on Inputs and ST on Input services used in construction sector can be utilized for discharging ST liability on renting of immovable property

April 26, 2013 2799 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Tribunal has held that Excise duty paid on Inputs and Service Tax paid on Input services used in the construction of immovable property can be taken and utilized for discharging ST liability on the renting of such immovable property and granted unconditional waiver from the pre-deposit of the dues adjudged against the Appellant and stay recovery thereof during the pendency of the Appeal on the basis of relying upon the following case laws:

TDS liability U/s. 194I do not arise in absence of existence of landlord-tenant relationship

April 26, 2013 4325 Views 0 comment Print

The revenue have not placed any material suggesting that the assessee had any interest either as a lessee or sub-lessee or a tenant in any of the aforesaid 13 premises. The fact that the assessee was allowed use of premises by IISPL in terms of agreement dated 1-12-2008, cannot lead to the conclusion that the assessee had any interest as a lessee, sub-lessee or tenant over the various premises. The right to use any land or building necessarily implies that the assessee must have some interest in the immovable property as a tenant.

Transfer Pricing – If more than one price is determined by the most appropriate method, the ALP has to be the arithmetical mean of such prices

April 26, 2013 2284 Views 0 comment Print

In this case Tribunal was wrong in holding that if one profit level indicator of a comparable, out of a set of comparables, is lower than the profit level indicator of the taxpayer, then the transaction reported by the taxpayer is at an arm’s length price. The proviso to section 92C(2) is explicit that where more than one price is determined by most appropriate method, the arm’s length price shall be taken to be the arithmetical mean of such prices. To this extent the appeal is allowed. However, as pointed out above, if this principle is applied to the comparables suggested by the assessee (which have not been rejected by the Transfer Pricing Officer), the arm’s length price suggested by the assessee would yet be acceptable in law. There shall be no orders as to costs.

Gujarat HC order on 97th amendment to India’s Constitution of 2012 vs MCS (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013

April 26, 2013 5005 Views 5 comments Print

Gujarat HC has recently held that 97th amendment to India’s Constitution of 2012 is unconstitutional. Post this order we have discussed the implication of the order on MCS (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013.                   

Matter remanded back for re-examination of issue as revenue agreed for the same

April 25, 2013 364 Views 0 comment Print

Revenue agrees to grant an opportunity to the appellant to reduce the dispute at the grass root level. In view of the limited opportunity of rebuttals as above pleaded the matter is remanded to the learned Adjudicating Authority to re-examine the issue of input credit admissibility as stated above including the documents referred to in Para 5.2 of the first appellate order granting fair opportunity of defence to the appellant.

Expenditure on registration of lease agreement is allowable as revenue expenditure

April 25, 2013 8052 Views 1 comment Print

It is not disputed by revenue that the said lease agreement dt.29.6.2006 entered into by the assessee give rise to a lease in favour of the assessee and no other legal rights in the hospital building are granted to the assessee. As such, the view of the Assessing Officer that the said lease agreement brings into existence an asset of enduring nature is, in our opinion, misplaced. The Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Empire Jute Co. Ltd. v. CIT [1980] 124 ITR 1 has laid down certain guidelines to determine whether, in a given case, the expenditure incurred is in the nature of revenue or capital expenditure.

Deduction u/s. 80IA not allowable on interest on Margin Money, I-T refund, employee’s loan

April 25, 2013 3275 Views 0 comment Print

On the question as to whether the assessee is entitled to deduction u/s 80IA of the Act on the net interest income on employees loans & advances, interest on margin money and interest income on dues towards income tax refund adjustment from Essar Project Ltd., we are of the opinion that the issue involved in the present case is no more res-integra and is covered by the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Liberty India (supra) wherein it has been held that duty drawback, DEPB benefits, rebates, etc., cannot be credited against the cost of manufacture of goods debited in the profit and loss account for purposes of section 80-IA/80-IB as such remissions (credits) would constitute independent source of income beyond the first degree nexus between profits and the industrial undertaking.

When Seized documents explains unexplained expenditure, no addition is warranted

April 25, 2013 2402 Views 0 comment Print

The brief facts leading to above issue are that assessee incurred undisclosed expenditure for furniture, fixture, flooring etc. incurred in respect of Flat No. 501, at 20 Lee Road, Kolkata for asst. yr. 2008-09. The said expenditure was found recorded in RM-1 and RM-2. The expenditure of Rs. 35 lakhs was incurred by the assessee in connection with purchase of furniture of director’s flat at 20 Lee Road on behalf of M/s Fort Projects (P) Ltd. It is pertinent to note that no such addition of Rs. 35 lakhs on account of undisclosed expenditure was made by AO in very first place and this will be clear from perusal of assessment order for asst. yr. 2008-09,

Notification No. 49/2013-Customs (N.T.) Dated: 25/04/2013

April 25, 2013 370 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints the Additional/Joint

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