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S. 271(1)(c) Initiation of penalty proceeding without recording of satisfaction is invalid

October 27, 2012 5655 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer should record in the assessment order his satisfaction that the assessee had either concealed the income or furnished inaccurate particulars of income in his return before imposing penalty, we noticed that in the assessment orders passed by the Assessing Officer for the assessment year 1982-83 (which is the subject-matter of I.T.T.A. No. 29 of 2000) and for the assessment year 1983-84 (which is the subject matter of I.T.T.A. No. 33 of 2000), no such satisfaction is recorded.

Involvement of broker of Assessee in unfair trade practice not make assessee’s share transactions bogus

October 26, 2012 1251 Views 0 comment Print

Even in a case where the share broker was found involved in unfair trade practice and was involved in lowering and rising of the share price, and any person, who himself is not involved in that type of transaction, if purchased the share from that broker innocently and bonafidely and if he show his bonafidein transaction by showing relevant material, facts and circumstances and documents,

Reassessment not valid if Assessee fully & truly disclosed all material facts

October 26, 2012 1694 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, we find that not only is there a change of opinion but also the re-opening is barred by limitation inasmuch as the condition that the escapement of income must have resulted from the failure on the part of the petitioner to fully and truly disclose all material facts, has not been satisfied. The impugned order dated 27.10.2010 merely glosses over the objections raised by the petitioner with regard to limitation.

Compensation for termination of distributorship agreement is revenue receipt

October 26, 2012 4681 Views 0 comment Print

Our conclusion is based on the fact that the assessee has not established that the termination of the distributorship agreement has resulted in a loss of source of income or has affected its trading contract. This was not even the assessee’s case before the authorities before whom it was contended that the receipt was in the nature of a gift or akin to a gift.

If existence of income is presumed, existence of expenditure is also to be presumed

October 25, 2012 1934 Views 0 comment Print

If the revenue was of the opinion that the expenses claimed towards ‘green boxes’ was inadmissible or was excessive, or not genuine, in order to reject the entries in the books of account and other documents of the assessee, seized during the search, it ought to have relied on other materials. Having once drawn the presumption that the contents of the documents (of the assessee) taken into possession during the search were true, the revenue could not have, consistently with that presumption, proceeded to require the assessee to produce materials in support of the expenditure entries.

Loan Disclosed under VDIS can be claimed as bad debt if same become irrecoverable

October 24, 2012 978 Views 0 comment Print

Amount written off was a loan advanced during the course of business and that the interest thereon had been taxed as business income by the Department in accordance with the assessee’s declaration under VDIS. The Tribunal also recorded a finding that the certificate accepting the VDIS declaration was issued by the Commissioner after consultation with the Central Board of Direct Taxes

Expenditure on development of software is a revenue expenditure & not a capital expenditure

October 24, 2012 1711 Views 0 comment Print

ourt held that upgradation of computers by changing certain parts, thereby enhancing the configuration of the computers for improving their efficiency, was only a revenue expenditure. The said view was again followed by this Court in CIT v. Southern Roadways Ltd. [2007] 288 ITR 15.

Section 132 – Assessing Officer has no authority to seize stock-in-trade

October 24, 2012 9080 Views 0 comment Print

Section 132(1)(iii) empowers the authorized officer to seize any such books of account, other documents, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing found as a result of such search which represent either wholly or partly undisclosed income or property of the person. However, the proviso carves out an exception.

Guarantee fee not results in asset or advantage of enduring nature

October 24, 2012 1477 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the opinion, that the question is covered by the judgment in India Cements Ltd. (supra). In Kinetic Engg. Ltd. (supra) the Bombay High Court considered almost the same question and held that the bank guarantee commission paid by the assessee for securing timely repayment of the deferred credit facilities for buying machinery for its running business is a revenue expenditure and not capital expenditure.

Section 10A does not contemplate any break in period of five assessment year

October 24, 2012 1573 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-section (3) of section 10A either before or after its substitution does not contemplate a break in the five succeeding assessment years in relation to which an assessee is entitled to avail of benefit under section 10A of the Act. Thus, in case of an assessee who had already started availing the benefit of section 10A of the Act in any assessment year prior to the coming into force of the substituted sub-section (3),

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