Section 158BD is only an enabling provision to assess any other assessee other than the searched assessee if in the course of search of another assessee evidence of undisclosed income is received in respect of the assessee who is not searched. However, the assessment pursuant to the enabling provision i.e. under section 158BD also is an assessment under section 158BC and the procedure contemplated is also one and the same. In fact, what section 158BD says is that when the evidence collected in search of an assessee revealed undisclosed income of another assessee, who is not searched, the material or evidence so received can be the basis for making assessment under section 158BC of the assessee who is not searched.
With regard to the first issue the AO was under the wrong impression in treating the reimbursement of ‘scheme expenses’ as provision for expenses whereas the fact remains that the expenses were crystallized and it was paid immediately after the end of the financial year and similar expenses were allowed as eligible for deduction in the subsequent year. With regard to applicability of section 40(a)(ia) of the Act also, the learned CIT(A) gave cogent reasons in holding that provisions relating to TDS are not applicable and on similar issue the matter was decided in favour of the assessee in respect of A.Y. 2007-08.
CIT v. Khyber Foods The only question raised is whether the Tribunal was justified in holding that the assessments were invalid for the reason that search warrant issued in Form 45 was invalid. The contention of Senior counsel for the Revenue is that assessee never had a case on the validity of assessments except at the Tribunal stage when the assessee raised additional grounds in second appeals contending that warrants issued in the name of group concerns is invalid.
In a given case if such immunity is not granted the Department would proceed to prosecute the assessee in a jurisdictional court. Once prosecution is lodged the presumption is that there was mens rea on the part of the assessee to conceal the income by a smoke screen or evade tax. Thus the Settlement Commission will have to examine the application by lifting the corporate veil to see as to whether there has been an intention to evade tax and then arrive at a conclusion. In the absence of such exercise being undertaken by the Settlement Commission the intention underlined behind section 245H(1) would become otiose or redundant.
DCIT v. Enpro Finance Ltd Clause-b of sub section (1) of section 54G does not use its specific phrase ‘for the purpose of its business of under taking’ except that the business should be in non-urban area. Therefore, it can be interpreted that assessee should carry on any business in non urban area. If the amounts are utilized for acquisition of assets for the purpose of its business, this should qualify for the purpose of exemption under section 54G as there is no requirement that the land and building should be used for the purpose of the business of industrial undertaking.
The next elections to the Council and the Regional Councils of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India are scheduled to be held on 7th and 8th December, 2012 in cities having more than 2500 members and on 8th December, 2012 at all other places in terms of the provisions of Rule 21 of the Chartered Accountants (Election to the Council) Rules, 2006 specified by the Central Government.
Public Notice No. 9 (RE-2012)/2009-2014 Additional quantity of 4,476 MTs of raw sugar is permitted to be exported to USA under TRQ by M/s. Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Ltd. Earlier 8,300 MTs of raw sugar was allocated for export to USA under TRQ.
Requests have been received from various stakeholders for extension of the date of mandatory issuance and transmission of electronic BRC’s on account of lack of readiness. Accordingly, it has been decided that existing system of physical BRC issuance from bank may be continued further for a period up to 16.08.2012 for smooth transition.
Vide Companies (Filing of documents and forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language) Rules, 2011 notified vide GSR No. 748E dated 5.10.2011, select class of companies are required to file their Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account and other documents as required u/s 220 of Companies Act , 1956 with the Registrar of Companies for the financial year ending on or after 31st March, 2011.
The concept of reverse though important, has limited applicability in our day-to-day life. We are familiar with reversing a vehicle for limited purposes. A vehicle cannot be driven in reverse for moving forward. However, when it comes to levy of taxation it is not the case. Under the ST, till 30th June, 2012 the concept of levying tax on reverse charge (RC) had limited applicability as only few types of transactions were covered there under. With effect from 1st July, 2012 the things are going to change dramatically.
