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Section 234E Fee cannot be levied on TDS deducted prior to 1.6.2015: HC

August 26, 2016 15172 Views 2 comments Print

When the amendment made under Section 200A of the Act which has come into effect on 1.6.2015 is held to be having prospective effect, no computation of fee for the demand or the intimation for the fee under Section 234E could be made for the TDS deducted for the respective assessment year prior to 1.6.2015.

Delhi HC- situs of an intangible asset is the situs of owner

August 25, 2016 7622 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court has held that the situs of an intangible asset is the situs of the owner of that asset and therefore the transfer of such asset by a non­resident would not be taxable in India even if the asset was being commercially used in India.

High frequency & volume in share deals with short holding period is trading activity

August 15, 2016 4610 Views 1 comment Print

Bombay HC in the above cited case held that when the assessee’s volume of purchasing and selling shares is quite high with higher frequency of buying and selling with holding 75 days or less then its prima facie indicate that it is engaged in trading of shares unless assessee provide a sound reasoning that why transactions should not be considered as trading activity.

Service Tax on Short Term Hotel Accommodation Unconstitutional: HC

August 12, 2016 9856 Views 0 comment Print

Issue Before Court The challenge in this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is to the constitutional validity of Section 65 (105) (zzzzv) of the Finance Act 1994 (FA) whereby the provision to any person by a restaurant, by having the facility of air-conditioning in any part of its establishment serving food […]

Company unable to pay debt/tax to Government Judicial discretion to direct winding up should not be exercised

August 8, 2016 1320 Views 0 comment Print

This petition for winding up has been preferred by the company itself without referring to the relevant clause of Section 433 of the Companies Act, 1956 (‘the Act’ in short), however, in course of argument it was informed that the petition is under Section 433 (e) of the Act.

Service Tax on alcoholic liquor manufacture on job work basis for human consumption valid: HC

August 5, 2016 6583 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax on manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumption on job work basis with effect from 1st June 2015 is Constitutionally Valid: Delhi High Court. Issue Under Consideration These are three petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the constitutional validity of Section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 („FA […]

Bad debts W/o cannot be disallowed for non-filing of suit to recover Bad debts

August 4, 2016 3267 Views 0 comment Print

Admittedly, the amounts were lying outstanding for the last couple of years and the assessee has rightly written off the said amount in the books of account and merely because a suit was not filed and that cannot be considered to be a cogent reason to disallow the claim which became bad. One need not incur good money for recovery of the so called irrecoverable or a bad money and file a suit which remains pending for years and with uncertainty.

Similarly placed land outstees should be treated equally for rehabilitation/ employment as per policy on the date of taking over possession

August 3, 2016 588 Views 0 comment Print

it would manifest that there has not only been wrong with the petitioner but he was discriminated in the matter of application of pre-amended 1991 policy of rehabilitation. For such denial, the respondent/SECL is taking shelter of its own wrong by continuing to remain in occupation of the petitioner’s land from 1994 without paying compensation till 2006 when repeated efforts of the petitioner compelled the respondents to initiate land acquisition proceeding and determine compensation.

Recognition of income on accrual basis to be considered from view point of a prudent assessee

August 3, 2016 20476 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the above cited case held that even in mercantile system of accounting an item would be regarded as accrued income only if there is certainty of receiving it and not when it has been waived. Earning of the income, whether actual or notional, has to be seen from the viewpoint of a prudent assessee.

Letter requesting for arbitration is sufficient compliance of Section 387(2) of Mun. Corp. Act, 1956

August 2, 2016 555 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by the Additional District Judge, (FTC), Raigarh, dismissing his application under Section 387 of the C.G. Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (in short “the Act”) on the ground that before moving an application under Section 387 of the Act, the petitioner has not served statutory notice under Section 387(1).

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