Namaskar Enterprise Vs Commissioner of Goods & Service Tax (Gujarat High Court) A perusal of the aforesaid Sub-Section-2 of Section 83 makes it abundantly clear that the provisional attachment would cease to have effect after the expiry of a period of one year from the date of the order made under Sub-Section-1. Although no specific […]
Notification No. 34/2020-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI), Dated: 07.08.2020 vide which Director General, Revenue Intelligence, appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai as the Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of noticee mentioned in column (3) bin table below MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) (DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE […]
Taxation of share premium is a relatively new but litigated area of taxation. This article examines the two alternative approaches the AO should adopt while examining the issue where share premium received is in excess of its fair market value, i.e. the route of Section 68 or Section 56 (2)(viib).
This sector specific article aims to share knowledge regarding issues faced during assessment and investigation in case of contractors. Various points of discussion include inflation of expenses, manipulation of stock, revenue recognition methods, common types of additions, how to make additions have a better standing at appellate stages, important case laws, common issues in case of Construction Joint Ventures etc.
Section 153C as part of provisions of search assessment lays down the law relating to the assessment of persons other than the searched person. The author in this article discusses the situation arising from interpretation of provisions relating to the years to be considered u/s 153C assessment in the light of judicial pronouncements and the amendment brought in by the Finance Act 2017.
Assessment of ‘On-Money’ has been the story of ‘Hype vs Reality’. It involves understanding of fundamental issues of taxation such as Receipt vs Income, Heads of Income, Method of Accounting, Business Receipts vs Income from Other Sources, etc. In the absence of a fine understanding of such issues, despite clinching evidence, the AOs have been making assessments, which at times, could not pass the tests of appeal.
Assessment of income from transaction in shares and securities under the Income-tax Act 1961 involves multiple issues. Such transactions give rise to income assessable under different heads of income e.g. business income, capital gain and income from other sources. This article is an attempt to discuss some major issues involved in assessment of such income under the head income from business. Speculative income, non-speculative income, trading, contract, derivatives, setting off losses 43(5), 10, 24(1), 24(2), 28, 73.
Notification No. 33/2020-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI), Dated: 07.08/2020 appointing Common Adjudicating Authority MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) (DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE ) Notification No. 33/2020-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) New Delhi, the 7th August, 2020 S.O. 2700(E).—Inpursuance of notification No. 60/2015-Customs (N.T.), published vide number G.S.R. 453(E), dated 4th June 2015 in […]
Office Order No. 144 of 2020 The transfer/postings of the following officers in the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax/Director General of Income Tax. are hereby ordered with immediate effect and until further orders:
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at its meeting today (August 6, 2020) decided to: keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 4.0 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains unchanged at 3.35 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 4.25 per cent.
