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HC upheld ITAT order allowing carry forward of losses and depreciation to SICK Company under BIFR

December 18, 2017 897 Views 0 comment Print

The Revenue in this appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 questions the decision of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

Voluntary disclosure in all cases cannot absolve assessee from liability to pay penalty

December 18, 2017 1566 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court while allowing a reference application in favour of the Revenue, held that voluntary disclosure in all cases cannot absolve the assessee from penal liabilities under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.

Payment for annual maintenance contracts could not be classified as fee for technical services

December 18, 2017 14406 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that the payment made for annual maintenance contracts would not fall under the category of fee for technical services within the meaning of provisions of section 194J of the Act.

Hotels / restaurants can Sale mineral water above MRP: SC

December 18, 2017 4557 Views 0 comment Print

Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (Supreme Court of India); Hon’ble SC held that that neither the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 read with the enactment of 1985, or the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, would apply so as to interdict the sale of mineral water in hotels and restaurants at prices […]

Applicability of time-limit U/s. 153(2A) when ‘assessment’ is set aside and an ‘assessment order’ being set aside

December 17, 2017 24939 Views 0 comment Print

In other words, in all instances of an assessing officer having to pass a fresh assessment order upon remand where section 153(2A) would apply, the assessing officer would be bound to follow the time-limit imposed by sub-section (2A). Where the assessing officer was only giving effect to an appellate order, then section 153(3)(ii) of the Act would apply.

Receipt of alimony from ex-husband is nothing but Gift and is exempt

December 17, 2017 7047 Views 0 comment Print

In our view, no law prevents such a lump sum payment by a husband to his wife in lieu of her maintenance for the whole life. In the proviso to section 56(2)(vi) any sum received from a relative is exempt from tax. In the definition of relative, the receipt from whom is exempt under the Act, inter alia not only the spouse but the brother and sister of the spouse have also been included.

CIT cannot treat AO’s order as erroneous and prejudicial to interest of revenue without conducting an enquiry and recording a finding

December 16, 2017 2241 Views 0 comment Print

For the purposes of exercising jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Act, the conclusion that the order of the AO is erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of Revenue had to be preceded by some minimal inquiry. In fact, if the ld. PCIT is of the view that the AO did not undertake any inquiry, it becomes incumbent on the LD. PCIT to conduct such inquiry.

Capital gain chargeable only on transferor and not on transferee: No Tax on firm on crediting Revaluation Surplus to Retiring Partners A/c

December 16, 2017 4278 Views 0 comment Print

Mahul Construction Corporation Vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai) In this case The AO wants to tax the amount credited in capital a/c of retiring as well as continuing partners within the realm of 45(4) of the Act. So far as amount credited to capital a/c of retiring partners is concerned, notwithstanding the fact that there is […]

Section 13(3) : ITAT upheld exemption to trust who received grant from ABN AMRO Foundation & RBS Bank India

December 16, 2017 9687 Views 0 comment Print

ADIT Vs. M/s. RBS Foundation India (ITAT Mumbai) Assessee is a limited share registered company under section 25 of the Act and is a separate and independent legal entity wherein RBS Bank India or ABN AMRO Foundation, Netherlands are neither the shareholders nor the promoters of the assessee. The assessee company has been formed with […]

Order of AO not become erroneous merely because PCIT feels that further inquiry should have been made

December 16, 2017 1359 Views 0 comment Print

M/s Amira Enterprises Ltd. Vs. The Pr. C.I.T. (ITAT Delhi) The assessee had filed various replies to the ld. PCIT in response to notice u/s of the Act 263 of the Act stating that all the issues raised by the PCIT have been examined by the AO during the course of assessment. The PCIT has […]

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