Law on how revenue should be recognized by a developer of property under the percentage completion method in the light of Accounting Standards AS-1, AS-7 & AS-9, the Guidance Note on Accounting for Real Estate Transactions issued by the ICAI and several judgements on the issue explained
i) The Authority below erred in taking the Annual Value of House Property (Industrial Shed) Rs.23,05,590/- without appreciating the provision of Section 23 of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
A.O. disallowed the payment of commission made by the assessee to the above said two doctors namely (i) Dr. Ramanbhai S. Patel Rs. 17,52,130/- and (ii) Dr. Ratilal G. Patel Rs. 23,87,001/- totaling to Rs. 41,39,131/- and added to the total income u/s. 37(1) of the Act.
Only a right under the agreement to receive the interest by the assessee without reasonable certainty of realization of the same cannot be brought to income tax.
Undisputedly the assessee has not earned any exempted income. Now it is settled position of law that whenever assessee did not earn any exempt income, no dis allowance could be made u/s. 14A of the Act.
Visakhapatnam bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) recently held that remuneration paid to partner cannot be disallowed since there is a clause existing in the partnership deed which specified the exceeding limit.
No disallowance U/s 14A of Act need to be made by invoking the provisions of Rule 8D (2) (ii) of Rules as investments admittedly are business expediency investments and strategic investments.
Surcharge and education cess should not be included, while calculating the tax effect. Since the tax thereon was Rs. 9 Lakhs only, which is less than Rs. 10 Lakhs limit prescribed, the Bench was of the opinion that there was no merit in the Miscellaneous Application filed by the Revenue.
Hyderabad bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) recently held that wealth tax proceedings cannot be proceed against the assessee when the ownership of the land is in dispute.
Whether the omission of reference of section 40A(2)(b) from section 92BA by virtue of the amendment of Finance Act, 2017 w.e.f. 01.04.2017 shall be deemed not to be on the statute since its introduction w.e.f. 01.04.2012?
