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Receipt of share application money is neither loan nor deposit

May 6, 2009 939 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, the alleged amount of Rs. 8.55 lakhs was received by the assessee in cash on account of share application money, penalty under s. 271D cannot be levied because the receipt of share application money is neither loan nor deposit and hence the impugned receipt of Rs. 8.55 lakhs is not governed by s. 269SS of the Act. We therefore, delete the penalty.

Penalty can not be imposed where the controversy is regarding the legality of the claim made by the assessee: SC

May 6, 2009 946 Views 0 comment Print

In respect of AY 2002-2003, the assessee claimed by a revised return that the loss suffered in respect of one s. 10A unit was not liable to be set-off against the profits of another s. 10A unit. The AO rejected the claim and the assessee accepted the decision of the AO. On the question whether the assessee was liable for penalty u/s 271 (1) (c) for “furnishing inaccurate particulars of income”, especially in the light

Applicability TDS charges on pre-paid mobile cellular services provided by a service provider through its distributor’s network

April 30, 2009 5482 Views 0 comment Print

. There is no dispute or dis-agreement regarding the nature of transactions entered into between the assessee and its distributors. The assessee company, by virtue of the licence issued by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, is engaged in providing Mobile telephone services to the public at large. The Govt, of India s allotting the licence to various parties in the field on the basis of geographical specifications.

Applicability of provisions of section 194H on post-paid services and pre-paid package

April 30, 2009 538 Views 0 comment Print

25. There is no dispute or dis-agreement regarding the nature of transactions entered into between the assessee and its distributors. The assessee company, by virtue of the licence issued by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, is engaged in providing Mobile telephone services to the public at large. The Govt, of India s allotting the licence

Merely because an addition is made to the income declared by the assessee, penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) cannot be imposed

April 28, 2009 2712 Views 0 comment Print

In Dharmendra Textile Processors’ case (supra), Their Lordships have held that that penalty under section 271(1)(c) provides remedy for loss of revenue. A penalty under section 271 (1)(c) involves payment of an additional amount, which is a civil liability to provide for remedy for loss of revenue, while a sentence of imprisonment under section 276 C means loss of individual liberty which does not help revenue in anyway except as serving as a deterrent for the potential defaulters.

Agricultural land which is gifted cannot be taxed as income from other sources

April 24, 2009 15416 Views 0 comment Print

It is an admitted fact that the donor had agricultural land in question in her possession and she had been showing agriculture income also from the land. She has been staying with her husband who is a well known architect. For her livelihood, she was not depending on the agriculture land gifted but only on her husband. As long she was not living alone and independent, capacity of her family cannot be ignored.

Commissioner can regard an order as erroneous on the ground that the AO should have made further enquiries

April 24, 2009 657 Views 0 comment Print

2. We have heard the rival submissions in the light of the material placed before us and the precedents relied upon. This appeal is directed against the order passed under section 263 of the Act. The assessee is a company. For the relevant assessment year in the balance sheet of the assessee a provision for gratuity was reflected at Rs.7,85,600/ -. The assessee claimed this as deduction in the return of income

Carry forward of MAT credit for how many years if there is contradiction between statutory provisions and circular issued

April 16, 2009 7935 Views 0 comment Print

The scheme of levying Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) on zero-tax companies was introduced by the Finance Act 1996 w. e f. 01.04.1997. A new section 115JAA was also inserted to provide for a tax-credit scheme by which the MAT paid can be carried forward for set-off against regular tax payable during the subsequent years, subject to certain conditions The sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of section 115JAA read as under.

Capital expenditure on scientific research has to be in connection with the Assessee’s business to be allowable under section 35 of IT

April 5, 2009 2066 Views 0 comment Print

9. The plain reading of the above clause (iv) of 35(1) reveals that the deduction shall be admissible u/s 35(2) when any expenditure is capital in nature; Such capital expenditure is incurred on the scientific research; that scientific research must be related to the business; and that business must have been carried on by the assessee. Further, said clause presumes that there exist two distinct activities

Deduction under section 80-1A/1B of IT Act can not be disallowed for running a new unit with some plant & machinery taken on hire

April 5, 2009 936 Views 0 comment Print

5.6 The scheme of section 80-IB indicates that what is being aimed at is to prevent exemption to those industrial undertaking which are formed by the splitting up or by reconstruction or by transfer to a new business of plant or machinery of the old business. The transfer, in this context, must mean a transfer of plant or machinery which is essential for formation of new industrial undertaking

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