Karnataka High Court rules Section 234E demands for late TDS returns prior to 01-06-2015 as invalid, impacting implications for income tax proceedings under IBC. The question of constitutional validity of Section 234E remains open for future consideration.
CESTAT Chennai held that CENVAT Credit towards service tax paid on meal coupons and group insurance for employees is duly available as input service.
ITAT Mumbai held that deduction of unamortized brokerage expenses claimed through revised return of income is duly allowable.
ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of interest expenditure paid u/s. 201(1A) of the Income Tax Act on late payment of TDS is penal in nature and not compensatory.
Calcutta High Court held that TDS u/s 194H is not deductible on trade discounts given by the newspaper companies to Indian Newspaper Society (INS) accredited Advertising Agents.
In a recent ruling, the Madras High Court dismissed the writ petitions by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd after the Commissioner of GST and Central Excise dropped the proceedings initiated against the company.
ITAT found that the issue related to the belated filing of TDS returns and subsequent levying of fees under Section 234E of the Income Tax Act was a matter of factual verification. Thus, it was not covered under Section 154 of the Act, which only allows rectification for apparent mistakes on record.
CESTAT Ahmedabad recently rejected Nirma Limited’s appeal, determining that the clearance of goods without a lab test and claiming goods were mixed in a tank was an afterthought.
In a recent judgement, ITAT Delhi condoned a 379-day delay in the case of Dominic Savio Dasilva Vs CIT, caused due to miscommunication of Income Tax notices by a chartered accountant to a non-resident Indian.
In a recent judgement, Calcutta High Court affirmed that an order under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act is not a final assessment order, nor does it give rise to any tax demand.