USA is not a person or authority under the Indian Income Tax Act, subsidy or grant received from it does not attract Explanation 10 to section 43(1), extraction of coal from mines and processing thereof tantamounts to production
Where AO reopened the assessment, based on statements recorded and material impounded during survey, however, without establishing any whisper from the reasons recorded regarding the escapement of any income, such reassessment based on suspicion and surmises was set aside.
The assessing officer issued notice under section 148 for reassessment, during the pendency of assessment proceedings by issue of notice under section 148 which is bad in law and cannot be sustained
Where specific charge for the levy of penalty was not mentioned in the notice issued under section 274 read with section 271(1)(c) and there was vagueness in the recording of satisfaction, the penalty proceedings were liable to be quashed.
In situations like this case, one may fall into realm of “preponderance of probability” where there are many probable factors, some in favour of the assessee and some may go against the assessee. But the probable factors have to be weighed on material facts so collected.
In this Question arose for consideration was whether penalty under section 271(1)(c) of Income Tax Act, 1961 could be levied in respect of an addition not having been made in quantum/assessment proceedings and it was held that Imposition of penalty proceedings under section 271(1)(c) is strictly circumscribed to addition which has been made/confirmed in the […]
DCIT Vs. Delta Constructions Ltd. (ITAT Hyderabad) Assessee contends that in order to invoke the provisions of section 40(a)(ia) it has to be shown that the payment made by the assessee is attracted by the provisions of section 194H of the Act i.e., there is liability to deduct tax at source on the bank guarantee […]
Keerthi Estates (P) Ltd. Vs. DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) The assessee has paid compounding fine to regularize the building plan. The payment of such compounding fine is penalty in the nature of an offence or which is prohibited by law. We have noticed that the decision on this count is divided among the various courts. The […]
Arnab Bose Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) In the instant case, the employer has directly credited the salary, for services rendered outside India, into the NRE bank account of the seafarer in India. In our considered opinion, the aforesaid Circular is vague in as much as it does not specify as to whether the Circular covers […]
The Tribunal has been given power to admit an appeal after the expiry of the relevant period, if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not presenting it within that period as per Section 253(5). However, this Tribunal is not enshrined with such powers in respect of a miscellaneous petition filed u/s 254(2) of the Income Tax Act. If we are not given that power, then it is not expected from us to exercise such power which is not provided in the Act.
