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Sum due u/s 434 of the Companies Act, must mean what has fructified and can not merely be a contingent liability or deferred payment

April 17, 2009 7365 Views 0 comment Print

The sum due as referred to under section 434 of the Companies Act, 1956 must mean what has fructified and can not merely be a contingent liability or deferred payment; if the liability has not fructified within 21 days from the time the date of service of notice, it cannot be said to be a debt which company is unable to pay, in order that the Court could find a justification for winding up the company.

Assessment can not be reopened merely on the ground of change of opinion of Assessing officer

April 5, 2009 853 Views 0 comment Print

10. Section 147 of the Act empowers the assessing officer to reopen the assessment in respect of any assessment year, if he has reason to believe that any income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. The object of reassessment is to assess the correct income. Under section 147 of the Act, the assessing officer can assume jurisdiction to reopen the assessment only if there exists tangible material

Assessment can not be reopened for change of opinion U/s. 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961

March 31, 2009 1096 Views 0 comment Print

10. Section 147 of the Act empowers the assessing officer to reopen the assessment in respect of any assessment year, if he has reason to believe that any income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. The object of reassessment is to assess the correct income. Under section 147 of the Act, the assessing officer can assume jurisdiction to reopen the assessment only if there exists tangible material

Where income is shared by two or more persons, credit for withholding tax is to be shared in same ratio

March 25, 2009 813 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent ruling in the case of Punjab Financial Corporation (“the assessee”)1, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (“the Court”) held that credit for withholding tax (“WHT”) would be available in the same proportion in which the parties share the income under the provisions of section 1992 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the “Act”).

Provision for a liability allowable if it can be estimated & if there is reasonable certainty

March 22, 2009 543 Views 0 comment Print

5. Having heard the learned counsel for the Revenue as well as the assessee, we are of the view that no fault can be found with the reasoning of both the CIT(A) as well as the Tribunal. In our view, the issue raised by the Revenue before us that the liability under the “long service award” scheme of the assessee is contingent as the payment under the same scheme is dependent on the discretion of the management

The levy under section 234B is compensatory in nature and is not in the nature of penalty: HC Delhi

March 22, 2009 4499 Views 0 comment Print

RELEVENT PARAGRAPH 11. We have examined the decisions cited by the counsel on both sides and after considering the submissions made by them, we agree with the learned counsel for the Revenue that the levy under Section 234B of the said Act is compensatory in nature and is not in the nature of penalty. We […]

Mere family connection cannot be a ground for transfer of cases

March 17, 2009 1328 Views 0 comment Print

In connection with search and seizure operations against the R group of companies, the Commissioner of Income-tax after hearing the assessees passed a reasoned order directing transfer of the cases of the assessees from the Income-tax Officers at Kolkata to Patna.

Classification of income received by a promoter from a developer for cancellation of a building project

March 11, 2009 580 Views 0 comment Print

7. It is the first contention of the appellant that the amount in issue is not an income within the definition of the term `income’ set out in section 2(24) of the said Act. We are unable to accept this contention of the appellant and we agree with the findings rendered in this regard by all the lower authorities, including the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal by its impugned order dated 26th July, 2006

There is no requirement that there has to be a registered Deed of conveyance for a person to be treated as an owner for the purpose of section 22

March 11, 2009 496 Views 0 comment Print

3. At the threshold on behalf of the appellant, the learned counsel submits that the concept of ownership considering the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act read with Registration Act is different in the context of the provisions of the Income-tax Act. What is to be considered for the purpose of Income Tax Act are the provisions of section.

High Court upset with Terror Tactics of Custom Dept

March 10, 2009 492 Views 0 comment Print

Where despite the goods having been cleared on payment of customs duty as assessed under Heading 85.44 (which was supported by the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) the DRI searched the premises of the assessee and threatened that unless the differential duty payable under Heading 90.01 was paid, the directors and employees of the assessee would be arrested and the consignments confiscated HELD passing severe strictures that:

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