INTRODUCTION The Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman during her maiden budget, presented on 1st February, 2020, declared an amnesty scheme namely ‘Vivad Se Vishwas – A Dispute Resolution Scheme 2020′ (hereinafter referred to as “the Proposed Scheme”). The Proposed Scheme aims to settle the unresolved issues pertaining to Direct Tax regime, i.e. Income Tax Act, […]
CBDT notifies rules regarding manner of making PAN inoperative u/s 139AA(2) – Notification No. 11/2020, dated 13-02-2020 CBDT notifies Income Tax Rule 114AAA prescribing that permanent account number (PAN) will become inoperative if a person, who has been allotted PAN as on the 1st day of July, 2017 and is required to intimate his Aadhaar number […]
As we all know, on 6th February, 2020 Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has introduced a new process of incorporation of Companies via notifying Companies (Incorporation) Amendment Rules, 2020. As stated in Notification, it shall come in to Force from 15th February, 2020 onwards. I have segregated the changes in three parts for the purpose of understanding […]
Reopening of assessment was justified in case of EDPL as there were sufficient ‘reasons to believe’ that income had escaped assessment and the bar to reopening of proceedings after expiry of four years from the date of final assessment order, under the proviso, did not apply in assessee’s case and there was no requirement to issue two separate notices in the name of amalgamated company (i) as successor-in-interest of the amalgamating company and (ii) in its individual capacity as EDIPL had ceased to exist as a separate entity.
The performance of officers in respect of `Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme’ will be specifically commented upon by the Reporting and the Reviewing officers and shall be an important factor in determining their future postings.
Assessee is a company which had undertaken development of integrated township. The assessee had claimed the license fees received from the persons for the use of the IT Parks provided along with various infra structural and other facilities and services under the head ‘Income from business’. However, the AO had considered the same under the head ‘Income from house property’.
