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Addition for undervaluation not justified without alleging that assessee received more consideration than what is stated in the sale deed

January 24, 2017 3999 Views 0 comment Print

The presumption against the value being understated (not undervalued) is greater where parties are connected or related. However, if the AO does not allege that the assessee received more consideration than is stated in the sale deed, he cannot made an addition to the stated consideration.

Expense on improvement of leased building not allowable U/s. 37(1) but depreciation can be claimed on the same

January 13, 2017 10986 Views 0 comment Print

Business of the assessee is carried on in the leased property and any expenditure is incurred on the construction of any structure by way of renovation, extension or improvement, then, section 32 will apply and accordingly, the assessee can claim depreciation on the value spent on such improvement or changes in the structure.

Company with extraordinary events cannot be considered as comparable

December 28, 2016 2589 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that on account of extra ordinary events viz. acquisition of IQ group of companies and amalgamation of Accentia Infoserve Pvt. Ltd with Accentia Technologies Ltd, the said company cannot be considered as good comparable.

Deduction u/s 80IC cannot be claimed for more than 5 years for units Set Up in specified areas in Himachal Pradesh

December 16, 2016 2748 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Shree Dhanwantri Herbals Vs. DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) Benefit of deduction u/s 80IC of the Act @ 100% was available to new units, only on the setting up of the unit and not on account of substantial expansion undertaken by it. It was further held that there can be only one initial assessment year for […]

Tax Terrorism at its peak under BJP regime

November 20, 2016 29314 Views 86 comments Print

Before going through the content of the article let us understand what the word Tax Terrorism means. The term ‘tax terrorism’ was first used by the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi to describe the adversarial approach adopted by tax authorities under Congress lead UPA.

Wish you all a Very Happy Diwali and Prosperous New Year

October 31, 2016 4474 Views 0 comment Print

We at Taxguru Wishes all our Readers, Staff, Panel Authors, Freelancers, Technical Support Team, Sales team, Editorial Team and Their Family a Very Happy Diwali and Prosperous New Year and wish that New Year shall bring more peace and renewed energy and fulfill your cherished dreams. Regards, Team Taxguru

Cost inflation index for Transfer of capital asset acquired by inheritance

October 19, 2016 6243 Views 1 comment Print

Where an assessee sells an inherited capital asset, the capital gain is computed with reference to the period of holding and cost of acquisition incurred by the previous owner.

Sec. 54 Utilization of capital gains in purchase of residential house sufficient to claim

September 28, 2016 11529 Views 2 comments Print

Utilization of capital gains in construction /Purchase of residential house would suffice to claim the benefit of section 54 of the Act irrespective of the fact that transaction not being complete in all respects.

CBDT cannot extend time to claim deduction under section 54F

September 28, 2016 18051 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee was precluded from construction of new house due to prohibition of construction in his area then assessee could seek relaxation in terms of section 119(2)(c) at time of claiming deduction under section 54F and such claim could be made only within time period, as prescribed under Act for making such claim.

HC directs tribunal to accept additional ground even if raised by way of oral request

September 16, 2016 15600 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 11 of Appellate Tribunal Rules does not require a party to seek the leave of Tribunal in writing to be heard in support of any ground not set forth in the memorandum of appeal, therefore, Tribunal was directed to adjudicate upon additional ground even if raised by way of oral request.

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