The court also agreed with the view of Delhi HC in CIT vs Dalmia Cement Ltd [ 2002 (254) ITR 377], wherein the court held that once it is established that there is nexus between expenditure and purpose of business (which need not be necessarily be the business of the assessee itself), the Revenue cannot proceed to disallow the claim.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs conferred its approval to Secretarial Standard-1 (relating to Board Meeting) and Secretarial Standard-2 (relating to General Meeting) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). No other country of the world except India has yet adopted the Secretarial Standards (SS). The Board of Directors play an imperative role in the functioning, governing, progression of an organization.
Legally a ‘summons’ is a legal document issued by a Court or by an administrative agency of a Government for various purposes. Summons is of various types. One among them is ‘notice to appear’. In this summons is prepared and served on a person by a law enforcement officer, compelling the appearance of a person before him within a certain period of time or on certain date to give information or furnish documents etc.,
With the budget round the corner, the Department of Ministry of Finance is flooded with the representations conveying the expectations, suggestions, amendments and clarifications in the laws to be implemented in the forthcoming budget. Although, the list of expectations and amendments needed is never ending, but this article is penned to highlight the changes expected by the assessees in indirect taxation laws which if not considered, may create difficulties in doing business in an easy manner thereby refuting the motto of ‘ease of doing business’.
The primary and fundamental meaning of Excise Duty or Duty of Excise is tax on articles produced or manufactured in the taxing country and intended for home consumption (i.e. consumption within the same country). It is an indirect duty which the manufacture or producer passes on the ultimate consumer, that is, its ultimate incidence will always be on the consumer. What attracts the duty of excise is an activity, namely, the production or manufacture of goods.
ITAT Mumbai held In the case of ACIT vs. Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Ltd. that on perusal of the reasons recorded by AO for initiating the re-assessment proceedings, it is clear that the said details were available while completing the assessment u/s 143(3). Further, the AO has reopened the assessment after expiry of four years from the end of the relevant assessment year.
ITAT Mumbai held In the case of Shri Vimal Kumar Rathi vs. DCIT that it is settled legal position that in the absence of any incriminating material found during search, additions made on the assessed income are unsustainable in law.
This Standard on Auditing (SA) deals with the external auditor’s responsibilities if using the work of internal auditors. This includes (a) using the work of the internal audit function in obtaining audit evidence and (b) using internal auditors to provide direct assistance under the direction, supervision and review of the external auditor. This SA is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 01st April, 2016.
A case was registered U/s 7 of PC Act, 1988 on a complaint. The Complainant(a Proprietor of private firm based at Sirsa) has alleged that the Nitin Garg, Dy.Commissioner, Income Tax, Sirsa had issued notice in his name seeking certain information under Income Tax Act for the assessment year 2013-14 and demanded bribe of Rs.2 lakh for not imposing heavy penalties.
The purpose of pro forma financial information included in a prospectus is solely to illustrate the impact of a significant event or transaction on unadjusted financial information of the entity as if the event had occurred or the transaction had been undertaken at an earlier date selected for purposes of the illustration. This is achieved by applying pro forma adjustments to the unadjusted financial information. Pro forma financial information does not represent the entity’s actual financial position, financial performance, or cash flows.
