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Revenue from renting out the terrace is chargeable as income from house property

July 16, 2015 4420 Views 0 comment Print

In the cited case, Delhi High Court held that the building had been developed to be sold or let out with no possibility of the terrace floor being subjected to such utilization. As there is no other purpose to be served by the property held on the terrace floor

Reassessment u/s 147 not permitted for failure of AO to draw correct inference from details disclosed by assesse

July 15, 2015 807 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab & Haryana High Court held in CIT(A) Vs M/s ITW India Limited that mere change in opinion of the AO could not amount to issue of notice for re-assessment u/s 147. AO should had reasonable tangible facts in hand before issuing notice u/s 147.

Excise: Extended period can be invoked only if there is suppression of material facts, collusion or any wilful mis-statement

July 15, 2015 2855 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner Of Customs And Central Excise Vs M/S Grip Engineers Pvt Ltd. (High Court of Andhra Pradesh)- In this Show cause notice was issued to the assessee on 22.04.2003 i.e. beyond the period of one year from the date of clearance of excisable goods invoking proviso to Section 11A of the Act

In absence of transfer of full and absolute ownership right payment made for know-how or intellectual properties is to be treated as royalty

July 13, 2015 3608 Views 0 comment Print

Lump-sum payments are covered under the term royalty. The agreement postulated grant of permission to use or right to use intellectual property rights or knowhow and it is not a case of outright sale.

Capital gain benefit u/s 54F allowed even if construction of residential house not fully completed in 3 years

July 13, 2015 4181 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held In the case of The CIT & ITO vs. Smt. B S Shanthakumari that the purpose of provisions u/s 54F is to ensure that assessee who received capital gains would invest the same by constructing a residential house and once it is established that consideration so received on transfer

Interest on Bank FDRs to maintain the Minimum Interest Reserve Account is taxable as Business-Income

July 12, 2015 1253 Views 0 comment Print

In regard to claim of expenditure on Registrar of Companies’ fee for increase in authorized share capital, the HC held that the same could not be allowed and was also not amortizable under Section 35D (2)(c)(iii) of the Act, not being fee for initial registration of the company.

Commencement of business simply means taking first step in performing overall income producing activity

July 12, 2015 5703 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT noted that there are three stages in operational business:- (i) setting up; (ii) post setting up but before commencement of business; and (iii) commencement of business and thereafter. In case of a building contractor

New evidences obtained can be used only after proper opportunity of being heard is given to assessee

July 12, 2015 874 Views 0 comment Print

CIT (Appeals) did not offer any opportunity to the assessee to make submissions with respect to the materials obtained from the survey and unilaterally rendered findings, CIT (Appeals)’s order was bad for the reason that he did not follow the procedure prescribed by the law.

Excess stock found during search cannot be the sole reason for rejection of books of accounts

July 12, 2015 1372 Views 0 comment Print

The expenses claimed for transportation could not have been a valid ground for rejecting the books of account considering the fact that the transport expenses in doubt was just 5.1% of total Transport Expense.

Losses incurred by eligible units u/s 10B not allowed to be set off against income of other units

July 10, 2015 1628 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that the eligible profits are not to be subjected to the adjustment under Section 72 of the Act, and the brought forward loss from the unit eligible for the relief under Section 10B cannot be adjusted against the profits from the other units

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