On the question of law presently before the court, the primary consideration is whether the AO had the jurisdiction to make the additions to the assessment under section 158BC of the Act. To analyze this, it is necessary to address the grounds of each such addition made, and assess if the AO had jurisdiction in conducting the block assessment within the meaning of section 158BC, or if this was indeed not within the purview of the AO’s jurisdiction.
The debentures whether convertible or non convertible are in the nature of loan at the time of their issuance and any expenditure incurred on issue of such debentures or bonds had to be regarded as part of the borrowing cost and have to be allowed as a deduction and as a revenue expenditure. This expenditure cannot be regarded as capital.
Reportedly, one of the factors leading to delays in launching of prosecution is lack of clarity regarding the role of Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DGRI) vis-а-vis Customs field formations as to who should submit the investigation report and who should launch prosecution.
The Conference of Chief Commissioners of Customs and Director Generals (03 January, 2017, New Delhi) on Customs Tariff and Allied Matters had deliberated the classification of Selfie Stick with Bluetooth. It was decided that the classification of the said item would be examined in the Board.
In order to have uniformity in reporting, reconciliation and accounting, agency banks may report the Gold Monetisation Scheme transactions i.e., receipt, payment, penalty, interest, commission for mobilisation, handing charges, etc., directly through the government account maintained for the purpose at Central Accounts Section, Reserve Bank of India, Nagpur, on a daily basis as in the case of the transactions of Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme, 1968. You may, therefore, approach our Central Accounts Section, Reserve Bank of India, Nagpur for necessary arrangements to report Gold Monetisation Scheme transactions with immediate effect.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana ( PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women and children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel – Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), so that they don’t have to compromise their health in smoky kitchens or wander in unsafe areas collecting firewood.
These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017.
The little children in street situations now have a reason to rejoice. Commonly called ‘Street Children’, more than 20 lakh Indian children live without access to safe care, nutrition, health and education. To me, they are like the little flowers by the roads who survive despite our collective indifference.
Income-Tax Law Has Been Made More and More Complicated In Every Budget Mr. Modi Govt. in Budget 2017 has made the Income-Tax law more complicated. On One side Income-Tax Deptt. says that only assesses e-mail address should be provided to enable them to file returns voluntarily. On the other hand, CBDT amending Income-Tax law in […]
It is suggested that the Income Computation Disclosure Standards may be withdrawn and necessary amendments be proposed under the Income Tax Act, 1961 itself.
