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Breach Candy Hospital Trust Vs. CCIT (2010) 192 TAXMAN 98 (Bom)

August 24, 2009 1864 Views 0 comment Print

The Division Bench in the facts of the case had held that there was absence of any material to show that generally there was a profit in the hospital activities of the petitioner therein. In this context, it was held that it cannot be said that the petitioner did not exist solely for philanthropic purpose but, for the purpose of profit and the rejection of the application of the petitioner therein was held not valid

Can penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) be imposed in a case where assessee has raised a debatable issue?

August 24, 2009 1270 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. Indersons Leather P. Ltd. (P&H HC)- The assessee company, after discontinuing its manufacturing business, leased out its shed along with fittings and disclosed the income as income from business, whereas the Revenue contended that the same be assessed as “Income from house property. The issue under consideration is whether penalty under section 271(1)(c) can be imposed in such a case. On this issue, the High Court observed that, mere raising of a debatable issue would not amount to concealment of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars and therefore, penalty under section 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed.

Filing Fee for appeal to ITAT in ‘assessed loss’ cases is only Rs. 500

August 23, 2009 7889 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, having been assessed to a loss of Rs. 9 crores, filed an appeal before the Tribunal. S. 253 (6) provides that if the assessed ‘total income’ is “less” than Rs. 1 lakh, a fee of Rs. 500 for filing the appeal is payable while if the income is “more”, a higher fee is payable subject to a maximum of Rs. 10,000. The Tribunal took the view that if the loss was more than Rs.1 lakh

Unsigned return is a defective return but this defect can be cured

August 16, 2009 1497 Views 0 comment Print

In our opinion, once Section 140 of the Act mandates that the return has to be signed in the case of a company by the Managing Director and where Managing Director is not available by any Director thereof, it is not possible to hold that the signing of the return by the Company Secretary is merely an irregularity. When the law provides for a particular thing to be done in particular manner, it must be so

Sustainability of orders passed by Settlement Commission in violation of section 245D(4) of IT Act, 1961

August 13, 2009 1897 Views 0 comment Print

Chapter XIX-A is a complete Code in itself as regards settlement of cases for having provided a complete mechanism other than procedure provided under the IT Act. Legislature conferred all powers upon Settlement Commission being vested in IT authority under the Act as provided U/s 245-F and what is being decided

TDS u/s 194A of the Act is to be paid by the recipient in respect of the interest income on the delayed payment

August 13, 2009 3171 Views 0 comment Print

Therefore, we hold that it is a revenue receipt exigible to tax under Section 4 of the Income Tax Act. Section 194-A of the Act has no application for the purpose of this case as it encompasses deduction of the income at the source. However the appellants are entitled to spread over the income for the period for which payment came to be made so as to compute the income for assessing tax for the relevant accounting year.”

Applicability of TDS in case of Third Party Administrator (TPA) providing health insurance claim services

August 13, 2009 13208 Views 0 comment Print

Having regard to the agreement entered into inter se between the hospital and the TPA for payment of money to the hospital, it cannot be said that the TPA, who is the authority or the person to pay the amount to the hospital, is not required to deduct the tax at source and section 194J is not attracted.

Settlement Applications not disposed for reasons not attributable to the applicant cannot be treated as having abated

August 8, 2009 385 Views 0 comment Print

S. 254 D (4A) was amended by the Finance Act 2007 to provide that if in respect of an application filed before 1.6.2007, the Settlement Commission did not pass a final order before 31.3.2008, the proceedings would abate. S. 245 HA (3) provided that the consequence of such abatement was that the income-tax authorities could, in making the assessment

S.240 of the IT Act, 1961 cast obligation on the revenue to effect the refund

August 6, 2009 7302 Views 0 comment Print

Refund on appeal, etc. – Where, as a result of any order passed in appeal or other proceeding under this Act, refund of any amount becomes due to the assessee, the Assessing Officer shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, refund the amount to the assessee, without his having to make any claim in that behalf:

Despite s. 271(1B), s. 271 (1)(c) penalty is not valid if AO’s satisfaction not recorded at stage of initiation

July 29, 2009 6308 Views 0 comment Print

In Ram Commercial Enterprises 246 ITR 568 (Del) {affirmed in Rampur Engineering 309 ITR 143 (Del) (FB)}, the Delhi High Court held that if the AO did not record his satisfaction that the assessee had concealed particulars of his income before completion of the assessment proceedings, the initiation of penalty proceedings

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