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Principle of consistency applicable to determine whether for 148 income has escaped assessment or not

June 4, 2017 3456 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of AVTEC Limited Vs. DCIT, Delhi High Court has held that- 1. Assessee is under no obligation to file the same document during assessment in each AY. The AO is to look at the litigation history of the assessee himself and cannot expect the assessee to inform him. 2. principle of consistency is […]

Reopening by successor AO by revisiting the same materials is invalid

June 3, 2017 1494 Views 0 comment Print

In the opinion of the bench, e reopening based on mere reappraisal of existing material is without jurisdiction, and therefore, is invalid. The bench, while hearing an appeal filed by the department against the order of the ITAT, held that the assessee’s duty is only to disclose facts and not to make inferences. It was also held that the decision of the division bench of the Court in Consolidated Photo is no longer a good law.

Search & Seizure of Undisclosed income deposited into A/c of 3rd party

June 3, 2017 7536 Views 0 comment Print

1. The main argument on merits by both Petitioners is that without a search warrant in their respective names, and without there being a demand raised and finalised, there is no power under Section 132 read with Section 132B of the Act to require RBL to issue a DD favouring the Department for the balance […]

Credible information and reason to believe required for a valid search

June 3, 2017 1425 Views 0 comment Print

Many cases are coming to the courts where the legitimacy of the search and seizure is challenged. It is being continuously held in cases coming to the courts that before a search, conditions mentioned in section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961(for short ‘the Act’) should be fulfilled.

Re-Assessment based solely on Info from Investigation Wing is invalid

June 3, 2017 11331 Views 1 comment Print

In Principal Commissioner of Income tax v. Meenakshi Overseas Pvt Ltd, the Delhi High Court held that re-assessment under Sections 147/148 of the Income Tax Act cannot be made only on the basis of information received from the Investigation Wing of IT Department.

HC confirms ITAT’s deletion of notional interest adjustment on delayed AE receivables

June 1, 2017 6738 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer Pricing : Impact of delayed associated enterprise receivables subsumed in working capital adjustment made by the assessee company. Delhi High Court confirms ITAT’s deletion of notional interest adjustment on delayed AE-receivables.

No bar Under OECD to provide document relied to Appellant; Mere showing of document not sufficient

May 31, 2017 747 Views 0 comment Print

High Court held that to say that the person being prosecuted or proceeded against can only be ‘shown’ such documents, but not provided copies thereof is untenable even on a plain reading of Article 26 (2) of the OECD Model Convention.

Aadhaar Shouldn’t Be a Pre-requisite to Get Food Articles from Ration Shops

May 30, 2017 1080 Views 0 comment Print

The respondents are directed to ensure that all those who hold a Ration Card are issued the Rations as per the entitlement without insisting upon the holder of the Ration Card obtaining an Aadhar Card.

Service Tax on Renting of immovable property is Constitutional: Allahabad HC

May 30, 2017 8049 Views 1 comment Print

Nature of the transaction made by the Petitioner with its tenant clearly amounts to renting of an immovable property for the purpose of business or commerce and is, therefore, clearly covered by Section 65(90­a) of the Finance Act, 1994 and service tax is clearly livable thereon

Change of Opinion on A Particular Matter, Whether Reopening of Assessment Possible?

May 29, 2017 3183 Views 0 comment Print

There has been constant reopening of assessments by Assessing Authorities on mere change of opinion while law is well settled on the point that an assessment cannot reopened by recourse to section 147/ 148 of the Income tax Act, 1961 on mere change of opinion of the Assessing Officer(AO).

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