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Initiation of reassessment proceedings on basis of assessment for subsequent assessment year

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Undoubtedly an order of assessment which has been passed for a subsequent assessment year may furnish a foundation to reopen an assessment for an earlier assessment year. However, there must be some new facts which come to light in the course of assessment for the subsequent assessment year which emerge in the order of assessment.

Year End Review of measures taken by CBDT & CBEC

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Discounting charges not amounts to interest and taxable as business income

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The Court took into consideration the definition of ‘interest’ under section 2(28A) of the Act and also analysed the contents of two circulars issued by the CBDT, being No. 65 dated 02.09.1971 and the subsequent one dated 22.03.1993 (Circular No. 647)(sic), and confirmed the reasoning of the Tribunal that discounting charges did not amount to interest and was not subject to tax.

Notification No. 55/2012-Income Tax Dated 28/12/2012

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Notification No. 55/2012-Income Tax Whereas the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of sub-section (4) of section 80-IA of the Income-tax Act, 1961(43 of 1961)(hereinafter referred to as the said Act), has framed and notified a scheme for industrial park, by the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) vide number S.O. 193 (E), dated the 30th March, 1999 for the period beginning on the 1st day of April, 1997 and ending on the 31st day of March 2002 and vide number S.O.354(E) dated the 31st day of March, 2006;

Additional evidences cannot be accepted by CIT(A) without following mandate in terms of rule 46A

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In the case under consideration, the assessee placed before the ld. CIT(A), certain additional evidence and admittedly, the said documents were not submitted before the AO. The powers of the CIT(A) in terms of rule 46A to admit fresh evidence, entail an element of discretion which is required to be exercised in a judicious manner.

Addition U/s. 41(1) not justified on failure of revenue to prove adjustment of liability

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Section 41(1) is a deeming fiction and seeks to tax receipts or benefit which may not strictly be ‘income’, the burden to prove that a particular benefit or receipt falls within the four corners of the provisions of section 41(1) lies upon the revenue.

Export commission paid to nonresident agent for taxable services outside India is not taxable in India

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In Divi’s Laboratories Ltd.’s case (supra), it was held that commission paid to a non-resident agent for services rendered outside India is not chargeable to tax in India and that hence, no disallowance can be made.

Definition of ‘Infrastructure Loan’ of NBFCs – Harmonisation

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Definition of Infrastructure Lending’ in terms of which the definition of ‘infrastructure lending for the purpose of financing of infrastructure by the banks and Financial Institutions’ has been harmonized with that of the Master List of Infrastructure sub-sectors’ notified by the Government of India on March 27, 2012. It has been decided to harmonise the definition of infrastructure lending for NBFCs with that of banks.

DGFT – Procedure for Incremental Exports Incentivisation Scheme

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An application for grant of benefit under this scheme shall be filed in ANF 3F (this ANF 3F will be notified subsequently) to RA concerned. For the purpose of the scheme, export performance shall not be allowed to be transferred from any other IEC holder. Since the benefit is admissible on realisation basis, applications can be filed after 1st April 2013. Last date for filing application will be as per para 3.11.9 of HBP v1 and late cut provisions of para 9.3 of HBP v1 2009-14 will be applicable.

No penalty if assessee raised a bona fide claim of ‘provision for bad debts’

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The difference between a write off of a debt as irrecoverable and a provision against the same on account of or for it being bad and doubtful for recovery, is not technical but factual and, further, real and not imaginary.This is more so in view of the express provision of law by way of Explanation to section 36(1)(vii), brought on statute by the Finance Act, 2001 with effect from 01-04-1989.

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