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While kidnapping is an offense, paying ransom is not; Ransom can not be disallowed under Explanation 1 to s. 37(1)

August 30, 2011 7996 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Income Tax Vs M/s Khemchand Motilal Jain (Madhya Pradesh High Court)- In the present case, Sukhnandan Jain was on business tour and was staying at Govt. Rest House, Sagar from where he was kidnapped.

Whether royalty paid for use of brand names and trade marks is to be treated as capital expenditure?

August 28, 2011 21539 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs V. R.V. Breweries & Bottling Industries Ltd. (Delhi High Court)- The observation made in paragraph 58 at page 414 of the aforementioned judgement, on which reliance has been placed by the learned counsel for revenue seeks only to emphasise that the assessee in that case, had only acquired access to technology which was not related to any secret process or patent rights and thus in continuum it is mentioned that not even a right to use the trademark or brand name had inhered in the assessee.

Computer peripherals entitled to depreciation at 60% and advertisement, ad film and website expenses are revenue in nature

August 28, 2011 18869 Views 0 comment Print

The expenditure was incurred by the assessee on ad films in respect of an ongoing business and there was no enduring benefit on the same. Hence, it was asses-sable as revenue expenditure, An expenditure incurred on advertisements and websites for sales promotion is revenue in nature. Computer peripherals are entitled to depreciation at 60%.

Merely because assessee does not produce copy of agreement to AO but does so before CIT(A), ITAT cannot delete relief granted by CIT(A)

August 28, 2011 17073 Views 0 comment Print

Status Home and Enclaves (P) Ltd. Vs CIT (Calcutta High Court)- Whether the Tribunal was justified in law in withdrawing the relief granted by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) merely because the Development Agreement was not produced before the Assessing Officer when the said agreement was duly submitted before the considered by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) and no objection in that regard was raised by the Department either in the ground of appeal or in course of argument nor the Tribunal require production of the agreement?

Interest from Bank by Housing Society Taxable – Principle of mutuality do not apply

August 27, 2011 7875 Views 0 comment Print

It is not possible to accept the contention of the counsel for the assessee that interest earned even from third parties would be exempt from the charge of income-tax, in all types of transactions. The ratio therein is that, if an incorporated entity is engaged in trade, the profit from it, even if they are transactions with members, would be taxable and the principle of mutuality would have no application.

Appellate authority has every right to remand a matter on a specific point if the mistake of the authority below is limited to that very point and, in such a situation, there is no necessity to pass an order of a fresh assessment on all points

August 27, 2011 2220 Views 0 comment Print

Surajmall Lalchand & Sons Vs ACIT- XI (Calcutta High Court)- In the case of CIT vs. H. P. State Forest Corporation Ltd (supra), a Division Bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court was considering a case where the accounts of the assessee, a State Government Corporation, not having been audited by the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Assessing Officer treated the assessee’s return as a non est and passed order of assessment under Section 144 of the Act.

Discretion lies with the Tribunal to admit additional evidence in the interest of justice

August 27, 2011 5437 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Text Hundred India Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi High Court)- Rule 29 of the ITAT Rules – Additional evidence should be allowed to be submitted at the Tribunal to prove benefit received by receipt of management services by the Assessee. AO denied deduction of management services charges alleging that the same didn’t provide benefits to the recipient of services.

TRO can sell the right, title and interest of the defaulter assessee and nothing more, If the said right, title and interest is hedged with the conditions or fetters, the sale will be made subject to the said condition/fetters

August 27, 2011 1512 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s Mono flex India Pvt Ltd (Delhi High Court)- Whether when the property, which was auctioned by the TRO for recovery of tax, is a leased property to the defaulter under a perpetual lease agreement, the right in the said property can only be transferred after payment of the unearned increase payable to the lessor of the property as was payable under the lease agreement

Gujarat HC upholds constitutional validity of service tax on renting of immovable property

August 27, 2011 4972 Views 0 comment Print

Cine max India Limited Vs Union Of India & Anr. (Gujarat High Court)- While upholding Sec.65[105][zzzz] of Finance Act, 1994 as amended by Sec.75[5][h] and Sec.76 of the Finance Act, 2010, we hold that the provision of Sec. 65[105][zzzz] introducing service tax is not attracted if

For interest under Section 244A(1)(b) of the Act the relevant date is the date of payment of tax and not the date on which the amount of tax collected is credited to the account of the Central Government

August 27, 2011 3345 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs M/s Asian Paints Ltd (Mumbai High Court)- Once the authorised agent of the Central Government collects the tax by debiting the bank account of the assessee, the payment of tax to the Central Government would be complete. The fact that there is delay on the part of the authorized agent to credit that amount to the account of the Central Government, it cannot be said that the payment of tax is not made by the assessee, till the amount of tax is credited to the account of the Central Government. For calculating interest under Section 244A(1)(b) of the Act the relevant date is the date of payment of tax and not the date on which the amount of tax collected is credited to the account of the Central Government by the agent of the Central Government.

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