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Commission paid for referring names of potential customers is allowable

January 13, 2020 2031 Views 0 comment Print

It is a settled principle of law that commission paid to persons for referring names of customers is allowable u/s. 37 of the Act for introducing potential customers to the assessee falls within the ambit of service.

HC explains meaning of shell companies; Without hearing a company cannot be declared as shell company

January 13, 2020 8571 Views 0 comment Print

Assam Company India Ltd. and Anr. Vs Union of India (Gauhati High Court) What can be deduced is that though a shell company is defined in other jurisdictions, in India there is no statutory definition of a shell company. However, in popular parlance as well as from the perspective of the Government and its agencies, […]

Loan waiver never claimed as expenditure cannot be taxed u/s 41(1)

January 13, 2020 2268 Views 0 comment Print

Loan amount which was never claimed by assessee as expenditure, waiver of same could not amount to cessation of trading liability and was not chargeable to tax under section 41(1).

ITC cannot be denied for charge by seller at Higher than specified rate

January 13, 2020 2169 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the respondent was justified in directing the petitioner to reverse the input tax credit availed on capital goods in excess of 4% vide the impugned order?

Demurrages for delay in project execution- HC remanded matter back to ITAT

January 10, 2020 711 Views 0 comment Print

The Estate Vs ACIT (Karnataka High Court) In the given case the appellant is a partnership firm which is engaged in the business of real estate development, construction and sale of flats under the name and style of ‘The Estate’. The appellant filed its original return of income declaring its total income of Rs. 95,04,431/- […]

Release goods on deposit of requisite amount & bank guarantee: HC

January 10, 2020 774 Views 0 comment Print

we are inclined to pass an interim order for the release of the goods and the vehicles. We direct the writ ­applicant to deposit an amount of Rs.50,40,972/­ towards the tax with the respondent no.2 and the balance amount of Rs.50,40,972/­ towards the penalty shall be in the form of a bank guarantee of any nationalized bank. On deposit of the requisite amount and the bank guarantee, the authority concerned shall release the goods and the vehicles forthwith.

 MTNL No Longer eligible for Exemption From Provident Fund Act

January 10, 2020 2856 Views 0 comment Print

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. Vs Union Of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court) In the present case, respondent no.3 was satisfied while granting relaxation that the establishment may be eligible for granting exemption by the appropriate authority and thus the relaxation order was issued at that point in time in the year 1988. However, it […]

HC quashes Order for Tax & penalty passed without Opportunity | Section 75 | CGST Act 2017

January 9, 2020 4074 Views 0 comment Print

Serajuddin and Co. Vs Union of India (Orissa High Court) A perusal of sub-section 4 of the Section 75 of  CGST Act 2017 makes it clear that whenever an assessee, chargeable with tax and penalty makes a request in writing for opportunity of hearing, such an opportunity should be granted to him. Here, admittedly though […]

Provisional GST attachment order validity ends automatically after 1 Year: HC

January 9, 2020 966 Views 0 comment Print

Mono Steel (India) Ltd Vs State of Gujarat (Gujarat High Court) The plain reading of the order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court dated 17th January, 2019 would indicate that the attachment of the bank accounts was ordered to be released subject to the writ applicant maintaining an amount of Rs.4 Crore in […]

Area declared as backward for section 80HH cannot be deemed as backward for Section 80IA

January 9, 2020 2163 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Endeka Ceramics (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Karnataka High Court) Admittedly in the instant case, the industrial undertaking of the appellant-assessee is not located in the Industrial Backward District, which has been mentioned in the Notification issued by the Central Government. It is pertinent to note here that the first Notification was issued by the […]

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