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Interest on Indira Vikas Patra Taxable on the basis of Accounting Method followed by Assessee

November 2, 2012 9747 Views 0 comment Print

Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that during the course of search IVPs of the face value of Rs. 16.20 lacs were found and seized from Locker No. 49 with Oriental Bank of Commerce, Jalandhar. The assessee surrendered income of Rs. 16.20 lacs to cover unexplained investment in IVPs. Such income was also disclosed in the return filed for block assessment. These IVPs can be encashed only on maturity.

Disallowance U/s. 40(a)(ia) cannot be made for non submission of Form No.15-I

November 2, 2012 2261 Views 0 comment Print

In our view, therefore, once the conditions of further proviso of section 194C(3) are satisfied, the liability of the payee to deduct tax at source would cease. The requirement of such payee to furnish details to the income tax authority in the prescribed form within prescribed time would arise later and any infraction in such a requirement would not make the requirement of deduction at source applicable under sub-section (2) of section 1 94C of the Act.

HC disapproves scheme of arrangement which was designed to avoid repayment of creditors

November 2, 2012 1691 Views 0 comment Print

It is evident from the clauses referred to hereinabove, and from what has been narrated in this order earlier, that the bondholders were deliberately misled to believe that they would receive at least Rs. 250 in cash for each bond of Rs. 1,000, i.e., at least one-fourth of their principal latest by September 30, 2003. It is also clear that this scheme of arrangement was formulated by the petitioners only to avoid discharging the legitimate dues of the bondholders, even the principal amount due to them ;

Payment made to NR deputing technicians to render technical services is Fees for Technical Services if the NR is accountable for services

November 2, 2012 619 Views 0 comment Print

In the case before us also, technical services were rendered by Toyo through the medium of the said technicians. It is not the assessee’s case that the technicians were not answerable to Toyo. Nor is it the assessee’s case that there was a separate agreement between the technicians and itself and that the only role played by Toyo was the provision of technicians and not the rendering of technical services through them.

Amount paid on surrender of tenancy rights eligible for depreciation u/s. 32

November 1, 2012 2302 Views 0 comment Print

Apex Court in the decision reported in CIT v. D.P. Sandu Bros. Chembur (P.) Ltd. [2005] 273 ITR 1 that the surrender of tenancy rights amounted to transfer and hence, being a capital receipt, on the facts thus placed before this Court that the amount paid on account of surrender of tenancy rights being given by the assessee to the builder, there is no exchange of one property for the other. Higher depreciation on plastic mould to be allowed only if asset used in a business constituting a separate unit

Valuation Officer report cannot form the foundation for rejection of books of account

November 1, 2012 2903 Views 0 comment Print

On a conjoint reading of the provisions of section 69 and section 142A of the Act, it appears that for the purpose of resorting to the provisions of section 142A of the Act, the Assessing Officer would first be required to record a satisfaction that the assessee has made investments which are not recorded in the books of account.

Provision for wage revision based on Past Experience & Other factors allowable

November 1, 2012 1431 Views 0 comment Print

In this case, the Tribunal had noticed that there was no dispute as regards the terms of employment of the workers and officers. The only question was the exact quantification of the compensation or wage revision. The Tribunal also held that provision for wage revision was based on past experience, interim Pay Commission of government employees, previous Pay Commission’s reports of public sector employees, union demands and other relevant factors.

Two or more Assessing Officers having territorial jurisdiction in respect of same income, can exercise concurrent jurisdiction

October 31, 2012 4742 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case we find that the petitioner had changed his registered office w.e.f. 4th November, 1989 from first floor and 6376 Naya Bans Delhi to Y-192, Loha Mandi, Naraina, New Delhi, and thereafter w.ef. 3rd October, 2000 from Y-92 Loha Mandi, Naraina, Delhi to Room No.9, Y-3C, Loha Mandi, Naraina, Delhi. The principal place of business is at Agra, where he has a floor mill.

To Claim deduction u/s. 35DDA, VRS need not be in compliance of condition of rule 2BA of Income-tax Rules, 1962

October 31, 2012 4549 Views 1 comment Print

Rule 2BA is in the form of guidelines for the purpose of section 10(10C), which relates to taxation of income/amount received by an employee under VRS scheme. The said rule does not deal with the expenditure incurred by the employer when the assessee makes payment under the VRS scheme formulated by them.

CBDT assures HC that there would be no laxity in assistance rendered to court in future

October 30, 2012 927 Views 0 comment Print

It is stated by them that insofar as the revamping the system and giving better assistance to the court is concerned, all necessary action as they would take has been taken. We would thus naturally expect that now there would no lack of proper assistance to the court.

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