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know-how fee related to grant of technical assistance and continuous know-how, including training of personnel,is revenue in nature

December 20, 2008 849 Views 0 comment Print

The third installment of know-how fee which related to grant of technical assistance and continuous know-how, in Italy, including training of personnel, in Italy is revenue in nature, any interest paid in relation to delayed payments will also, have to be treated, as one, which is, on revenue account.

Applicability of transfer pricing provisions for reopening of assessment under section 147 of IT Act

December 17, 2008 2254 Views 0 comment Print

The provision of section 147 is not, in any manner, controlled by section 92 nor there is any limit to consideration of any material having nexus with the opinion on the issue of escapement of assessment of income; requirement of section 147 is fulfilled if the AO can legitimately form an opinion that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment; for forming such opinion, any relevant material can be considered and the order of TPO can certainly have nexus for reaching the conclusion that income has been incorrectly assessed or has escaped assessment; in such a situation, it cannot be held that the notice proposing reassessment is vitiated merely because one of the reasons referred to order of TPO.

Validity of order passed by ITAT after 4 months delay and without recording reasons

December 8, 2008 679 Views 0 comment Print

SHIVSAGAR VEG VS. ACIT It is incumbent upon the Tribunal, being the final authority of facts, to appreciate the evidence, consider the reasons of the authorities below and assign its own reasons as to why it disagrees with the reasons and findings of the lower authorities. The Tribunal cannot brush aside the reasons or findings recorded by the lower authorities. It must give reasons and its failure to do so renders its’ order unsustainable

Section 80IA(7)- Filing of audit report along with return not mandatory

December 2, 2008 4116 Views 0 comment Print

Contimeters Electrical Pvt. Ltd 317 ITR 249 (Del)- Tribunal had arrived at the correct conclusion that the requirement of filing of audit report along with the return was not mandatory but directory and that if the audit report was filed at any time before the framing of the assessment, the requirement of section 80IA(7) would be met.

Subodh Kumar Bhargava Vs Commissioner of Income Tax (Delhi High Court)

November 28, 2008 1439 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal was not right in law in its interpretation of the provisions of Section 275(1)(c) and was wrong in holding that the penalty order passed on 17.02.2004 under Section 271B was within the period of limitation prescribed under the Act.

Revenue, having accepted the order of the Tribunal in the first round, cannot raise those objections in the second round

November 28, 2008 628 Views 0 comment Print

Although, no claim under Section 10A had been made before the Assessing Officer, the respondent/assessee had made such a claim before the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals). The assessee was fully justified in raising the claim under Section 10A of the said Act

Interconnect charges/port access charges cannot be regarded as fees for technical services

November 20, 2008 2668 Views 0 comment Print

The payment for use of services for MTNL/other companies via the interconnect/port/access/toll by the assessee would not fall within the purview of payments as provided for under section 194J of the Act, so as to be eligible for tax deduction at source.

DIT, New Delhi Vs KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Delhi High Court)

November 15, 2008 1819 Views 0 comment Print

Income tax – DTAA – Assessee is incorporated in Netherlands – engaged in airlines business of carrying passengers as well as cargo – gets licence from Airport Authority of India for cargo space – enters into a contract with a company to take care of cargo-booking and handling service on commission basis – While making payments to the outsourced company the assessee adjusts the rent payable to AAI – AO treats the rent deducted from the payments made to the outsourced company as income taxable to tax in India – Tribunal finds it inextricably linked to the cargo handling business for which licence was issued and such rent adjustment cannot be treated as ‘income from other sources – Tribunal has correctly understood the law – Revenue’s appeal dismissed.

If Tribunal Passed An Order In Absence Of Appearance By The Appellant, It Had To Pass The Order On Merits

November 13, 2008 801 Views 0 comment Print

This petition under article 226 of the Constitution of India registers a challenge to the order dated August 23, 2007, passed by the learned Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, Guwahati Bench, Guwahati (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal), dismissing four appeals being

Notional Liability On Account Of Change In Exchange Rates Could Not Be Allowed On Notional Basis

November 13, 2008 714 Views 0 comment Print

CIT vs Oil and Natural Gas Corpn. Ltd.- Business loss: Business expenditure – Notional Liability: Loss due to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates The assessee had borrowed funds in foreign exchange for the purpose of capital outlay.

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