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S.153A does not authorize de novo assessment. Non-pending assessments do not abate. Additions must be confined to search material.

January 26, 2010 661 Views 0 comment Print

S. 153A provides that where a search is initiated u/s 132 the AO shall assess or reassess the total income of six assessment years immediately preceding the assessment year relevant to the previous year in which the search is conducted or requisition is made. The 1st Proviso states that the AO shall “assess or reassess the total income

Surplus arising to a partner from transaction of contribution of land held by it to a firm as capital contribution shall be taxable u/s 45

January 24, 2010 2660 Views 0 comment Print

and contributed by the assessee to a firm towards capital contribution should be treated as stock in trade even during the course of making the transaction of transferring or contributing the land to the partnership firm as capital contribution, the surplus arising to the assessee from the said transaction of contributing stock in trade

Payment made by a member to its stock exchange for VSAT/ Lease line/BOLT/ Dem at charges is not fee for technical services u/s194J

January 24, 2010 4378 Views 0 comment Print

For the purposes of this clause, fees for technical services means any consideration (including any lump sum consideration) for the rendering of any managerial, technical or consultancy services (including the provision of services of technical or other personnel) but does not include consideration for any construction, assembly

Disallowance of expenditure u/s 40(a) in a case where assessee follows completed contract method

January 22, 2010 1162 Views 0 comment Print

On plain reading of above section, we find that certain expenditures are not allowable if the assessee failed to deduct tax or after deduction same was not paid in time. However, such expenditures are allowable Provided that where in respect of any such sum. Tax has been deducted in any subsequent year, or has been deducted

Registration U/s. 80G(5)(vi) cannot be denied to charitable trust even if it is running some activity that yields profit

January 22, 2010 3305 Views 0 comment Print

Does the purpose of a trust restrict spending the income of a profitable activity exclusively or primarily upon what is `charity’ in law? If the profits must necessarily feed a charitable purpose, under the terms of the trust, the mere fact that the activities of the trust yield profit will not alter the charitable character of trust

Commissioner is empowered to satisfy himself that the trust activates are genuine and in consonance with its objects before granting approval u/s 80G

January 22, 2010 2016 Views 0 comment Print

From the above facts, it is clear that Once the society during a period of almost 12 years has not carried out any activity, except purchasing land, to construct school/college building for imparting education, which was the main object of the society the activities of the trust for granting approval under section 80G cannot be called genuine and the CIT was fully justified in refusing to grant approval u/s 80G of the Income-tax Act. Hence, the order of Commissioner of Income-tax is upheld and consequently the remaining grounds of appeal taken by the appellant society stand rejected.

Right to set-off loss is a “vested right” which is available despite amendment in year of set-off

January 19, 2010 451 Views 0 comment Print

In AY 2002-03, the assessee suffered a long-term capital loss. U/s 74(1) as it then stood, such loss could be carried forward and set off against all capital gains including short-term capital gains. S. 74 was amended in AY 2003-04 to provide that long-term capital loss could only be set-off against long-term capital gains and not against short-term-capital gain

Use of Cash Profit / Sales and Cash Profit / Cost emphasized as an appropriate PLI for use of TNMM

January 14, 2010 2803 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Schefenacker Motherson Ltd v. ITO, ITA No. 4459/DEL/07 for AY 2003-04 and schefenacker Motherson Ltd v. DCIT, ITA No.4460/DEL/07 for AY 2004-05, the Delhi Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal), held that cash profit on sales “CP/Sales” or cash profit on total cost excluding depreciation “CP/TCdep”

Mythri Transport Vs. ACIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam)

January 11, 2010 2508 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the vehicles hired by the assessee in execution of the transport contract can be termed as a Sub-contract and consequently the assessee is liable to deduct tax from the payment made for such vehicles u/s 194C (2) of the Act the assessee is not liable to deduct tax at source, as per the provisions of section 194C(2), on the payments made to the lorry owners for lorry hire. Consequently, the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) shall not apply to such payments.

Payment of compensation for obtaining vacant & peaceful possession of premises cannot be allowed as revenue expenditure

January 10, 2010 1020 Views 0 comment Print

We have heard the rival submission and perused the relevant material on record in the light of precedents relied upon. The factual position has been elaborately noted in the foregoing paragraphs. To sum-up the facts, it is noted that Shri Kulwant Singh Kohli was the original owner of the three shops which

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