The assessee contended that the expenditure under the said claims are only for promotion of sales and hence had no relation to payment of any commission on sales. The assessee contended that therefore tax at source is not required to be deducted as the said expenditure did not fell within the ambit of Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act.
As far as the expression ‘gratuity’ is concerned, there is no definition of what ‘gratuity’ is, even under the Payment of Gratuity Act; yet, a monetary relief to an employee at the time of his retirement or termination of service is treated as ‘gratuity’.
Bombay HC dismisses writ filed by Indian Hotels and Restaurant Association and upholds validity of service tax levy on air-conditioned restaurants serving liquor u/s 65(105)(zzzzv) of Finance Act.
Issue for consideration is in relation to allowing deduction under sec. 54 of the Act in respect of the whole of the amount invested by the assessee in the purchase of residential house. The assessee purchased residential property at C-602, The Residency, Ardee City, Gurgaon in joint name with his wife Smt. Ritu Verma and claimed deduction under sec. 54 of the Act in respect of amount of Rs. 80,00,000/- invested in residential property.
The respondents have not disputed this before us. It is true that the assessee had not deposited the long term capital gain in the capital gain account, and he had deposited the said amount in his savings account with Vijaya Bank.
The short dispute arising for consideration in this case relates to the year of assessability of capital gains arising on the property, which was subject matter of a development agreement, i.e. whether it is assessable in the year in which the development agreement was entered
CA Sandeep Kanoi CBDT has vide Notification No. 24/2014 dated 01.04.2014 amended rule 12 of Income Tax Rules 1962. Prior to amendment of Rule 12 and upto A.Y. 2013-14 All Political Parties were allowed to Furnish ITR 7 in any of the following mode :- (i) furnishing the return in a paper form; […]
CA Sandeep Kanoi CBDT has vide notification NOTIFICATION NO. 24/2014, Dated: April 1, 2014 amended the rule 12 of Income Tax Rules, 1962 and provided that notice under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Act, shall be furnished electronically in form No. 10 w.e.f. Assessment year 2014-15 before expiry of time […]
CA Sandeep Kanoi Up to A.Y. 2013-14 Partnership Firms to whom provisions of section 44AB (i.e. those Under Tax Audit) were required to furnish the return for assessment year 2011-12 and subsequent assessment years electronically under digital signature but the Partnership firms to whom Provisions of section 44AB were not applicable they were allowed to […]
Tax Audit under the Income Tax Act is currently allowed to be conducted only by the Chartered Accountant but Proposed Direct Tax Code 2013 allows Tax Audit not only by Chartered Accountant but also by Company Secretaries and Cost Accountants.
