The ITAT ruled that Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (CCDs) legally remain debt until conversion, rejecting the Transfer Pricing Officers (TPO) re-characterization of them as equity. The Tribunal quashed the Nil Arm’s Length Price (ALP) for associated interest and remanded the matter for fresh benchmarking.
ROC Goa imposes a 3.5 lakh penalty on SHREEPATI BUILD INFRA INVESTMENT and its CFO for violating Section 134(3)(h) by failing to file Form AOC-2 with the Board’s Report, omitting mandatory related party transaction disclosures for FY 2021-22.
ROC Cuttack imposes 6.5 lakh penalty on MAGNUM ESTATES LIMITED and its three directors for violating Section 77 of the Companies Act by failing to file Form CHG-1 for the modification of a secured vehicle loan charge in FY 2018-19.
ROC Cuttack imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Magnum Sea Foods and five directors for exceeding the limits on managerial remuneration in FY 2022-23, violating Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Magnum Sea Foods and four directors fined Rs. 7 lakh by ROC Cuttack for failing to file Form CHG-1 after securing new vehicle loans, violating the Companies Act.
ITAT upheld the deletion of a 25% bogus purchase addition, ruling that the AO cannot disallow purchases based merely on suspicion and circumstantial evidence when the audited books of account were not rejected. The key takeaway is that without finding defects or rejecting the books, and while accepting sales, disallowance of purchases is impermissible.
ROC Bangalore imposed a 15.5 lakh penalty on PACE DIGITEK LIMITED and its director for failing to spend and timely transfer unspent Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds for FY 2020-21, violating Section 135(7).
Delhi ITAT ruled that a negative lien is not a corporate guarantee, quashing the Rs.16.48 Cr transfer pricing adjustment under Section 92B. Negative lien imposes no repayment liability.
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