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The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has asked income-tax authorities to disallow the forex derivative loss claimed by companies on the basis of ‘marked to market’ valuation. Simply put, forex derivative loss, recognised on MTM basis, would be added back for the purpose of computing the taxable income of the company concerned (assessee).
In a judgement that will clear the air on the tricky issue of the income-tax department’s power to levy penalties on assessees, the Supreme Court has held that a penalty cannot be levied merely because the I-T authorities and taxpayers hold divergent views on calculation of income.
Parts of the new tax provision came into effect from October 1, ‘09, though subsequently the scope was extended in this year’s budget. But if the government does not spell out the details, it can lead to endless litigation. “For instance, `fair value’ has to be defined… Further, a rights issue is always at a discount to the market price, and in this case is the market price the fair value? In the absence of clarity, corporates should be careful while passing a rights issue, so that they don’t come under the tax ambit,” said senior chartered accountant Dilip V Lakhani of Lakhani & Co.
It was alleged in the complaint that the accused served a show cause notice to the complainant U/s 271 (b) of the Income Tax Act. for not filing the Income Tax Returns for the Annual year 2001-2002 & 2002-2003. He demanded a bribe of Rs. 75,000/- for setting the issue by calling off the notice. The complainant did not want to pay bribe and lodged a complaint in CBI. The CBI laid a trap and the accused was caught red handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 75,000/- from the complainant. During searches FDR/KVP around Rs. 30.18 lakhs and cash Rs. 25,000/- were recovered.
“Marked to Market” is in substance a methodology of assigning value to a position held in a financial instrument based on its market price on the closing day of the accounting or reporting record. Essentially, ‘Marked to Market’ is a concept under which financial instruments are valued at market rate so as to report their actual value on the reporting date. This is required from the point of view of transparent accounting practices for the benefit of the shareholders of the company and its other stakeholders.
Income of foreign institutional investors (FIIs) from derivatives trading will not be liable to tax in India, the Authority for Advance Rulings has said, clearing the air on taxability of the income of foreign investors trading in Indian securities.
In pursuance of the consultations of the collegium of the I.T.A.T consisting of the President and two senior-most Vice Presidents, the following Members of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal have been transferred, in public interest, in the same capacity, to the Bench(es) of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal as shown against their names, with effect from the forenoon of 05.04.2010
The Income Tax Department has decided to reopen assessments for three years, up to 2006-07, for companies paying the minimum alternate tax (MAT)., for companies paying the minimum alternate tax (MAT). MAT, inserted in the Income Tax Act in 1996-97, is meant to make those companies pay tax which earn profit and pay dividend to shareholders but do not pay tax to the government. Under Section 115 JB of the Income Tax Act, such companies pay 18 per cent of their book profit as tax.
After introducing unique account numbers for taxpayers (PAN) and those for tax deductors (TAN), the government will this fiscal introduce a unique document identification number (DIN) to be quoted on every income tax related communication.
In spite of having various appellate tribunals and commissions within its establishment, the Income Tax Department has registered a more than two-fold rise in appeals in Supreme Court in cases involving crores of rupees of the exchequer.
