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S. 194J applies to payments made to non-professionals such as hospitals. CBDT Circular on TPA liability is valid except for view on penalty

May 8, 2010 948 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, a Third Party Administrator (TPA), provided services such as hospitalization services, cashless access services and services in connection with the processing and settlement of claims and making payment to hospitals to holders of health insurance policies issued by insurance companies.

Person in control of Company is vicariously liable for an offence committed by a company under SEBI Act; he need not necessarily be a Director of that company

May 6, 2010 1125 Views 0 comment Print

This is a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for quashing criminal complaint filed by the respondent against the petitioner under Sections 24(1) and 27 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. Quash

Suo moto transfer of case by one Assessing officer to another is illegal – Kolkata High Court

May 5, 2010 3574 Views 0 comment Print

Therefore, since it has been held in this judgement that it is imperative on part of the respondents to issue order under section 127(3), the letters/notices under challenge are set aside and quashed. The writ petition is allowed. Consequential proceedings are also set aside and quashed. Accordingly, the notice dated 6th January, 2010 regarding the penalty proceedings under section 271(1)(c) for the assessment year 2006-07 is also set aside and quashed. The application being G.A.No. 81 of 2010 is also allowed.

S. 80HHC: EEFC foreign exchange fluctuation and interest not eligible: Bombay High Court

May 4, 2010 1517 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, an exporter, claimed deduction u/s 80HHC on account of foreign exchange fluctuation and interest in the EEFC account on the ground that it was part of business income and arose from exports. The AO & CIT (A) rejected the claim though the Tribunal allowed it.

S. 197 TDS: High Court censures Dept for cavalier approach

May 4, 2010 792 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee, a consortium, was awarded a contract by MMRDA for the monorail project. The assessee filed an application u/s 197 for a certificate that MMRDA be directed to deduct tax at 0.11% on the ground that the percentage of total tax liability to revenue was estimated to be 0.11%.

Denial of certificate u/s. 195(3) without considering relevant provisions of law and based on considerations which are extraneous to lawful exercise of power is is contrary to statutory provisions

May 4, 2010 1122 Views 0 comment Print

The basis on which a certificate has been declined to the Petitioner under Section 195(3) is manifestly misconceived. The impugned order ignores relevant provisions of law, more particularly of Rule 29B, does not take into account the legal implications out of the MOU dated 25 September 2002 between the Government of U.S. and the Government of India and disregards issues which were settled in the past as a result of the Mutual Agreement Procedure between the two governments.

Benefit of lower tax rate under Proviso to s. 112 available to bonus shares despite no indexation

May 3, 2010 4467 Views 0 comment Print

The proviso to s. 112(1) provides that “where the tax payable in respect of any income arising from the transfer of a long-term capital asset, being listed securities … exceeds ten per cent of the amount of capital gains before giving effect to the provisions of the second proviso to section 48 (i.e. indexation), then, such excess shall be ignored for the purpose of computing the tax payable by the assessee“.

Assessment order is not effaced in respect of items that are not subject of reassessment. Time limit for s. 263 begins from date of original order for such items

May 1, 2010 624 Views 0 comment Print

Ashoka Buildcon vs. ACIT (Bombay High Court) :-An assessment order u/s 143(3) was passed on 27.12.2006. A reassessment order u/s 147 was passed on 27.12.2007. A show-cause notice u/s 263 was issued by the CIT on 30.4.2009 in respect of issues that werenot the subject matter of the reassessment order. The s. 263 notice was time-barred if reckoned from the date of the assessment order but was within time if reckoned from the reassessment order.

Receipts with no nexus to exports have to be excluded for while computing 80HHC deduction

April 30, 2010 685 Views 0 comment Print

Explanation (baa) to s. 80HHC defines the term “profits of the business” to mean business profits as reduced by 90% of .. “receipts by way of brokerage, commission, interest, rent, charges or any other receipt of a similar nature“. The Tribunal took the view, on the basis of Bangalore Clothing 260 ITR 371 (Bom) that receipts towards recovery of freight, insurance

Section 80HHC – Whether independent incomes are liable to be reduced to the extent of 90% in the computation of business profits

April 29, 2010 864 Views 0 comment Print

Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was justified in law in holding that 90% of recovery of freight, insurance and packing receipts amounting to Rs.49,14,076/, sales tax set off/refund amounting to Rs.38,33,148/and service income of Rs. 2,89,17,545/are not to be excluded from profits of business

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