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HC ask CBDT to Reconsider practice of appointing retired revenue officers as panel counsel

May 28, 2018 1131 Views 0 comment Print

Principal CIT vs. Grasim Industries Ltd (Bombay High Court) We understand that while appointing panel Advocates for the Revenue, the requirement of having practiced for some number of years is not insisted upon in case a person has domain expertise, such as retired Officers of Revenue. If this indeed be the practice, it would, in […]

Bogus Loan: No need to explain source of source prior to insertion of proviso to Sec. 68

May 27, 2018 3471 Views 0 comment Print

This Appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), challenges the order dated 21st January, 2015 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal). The impugned order dated 21st January, 2015 is in respect of Assessment Year 2010-11.

Penalty cannot be deleted for mere admission of appeal in quantum proceedings

May 27, 2018 1845 Views 0 comment Print

Principal CIT Vs M/s. Shree Gopal Housing (Bombay High Court) Admission of an appeal in quantum proceedings, if arising on a pure interpretation of law or on a claim for deduction in respect of which full disclosure has been made, may, give rise to a possible iew, that admission of appeal in the quantum proceedings […]

Section 35AB applies to both capital expenditure and revenue expenditure

May 27, 2018 6681 Views 0 comment Print

1. Section 35AB(1) : Obtaining of technical knowhow under a license would also amount to acquiring knowhow 2. Section 35AB: Making of lumpsum payment in 3 installments would not make the payment any less a lumpsum payment 3. Expenditure on knowhow which is used for the purposes of carrying on business would stand covered by Section 35AB of the Act

Wealth Tax on land and building which is not used for business purposes

May 23, 2018 1266 Views 0 comment Print

Writ of prohibition restraining the respondents fromgiving effect to the notices issued for assessment dated 22nd May, 1987, notices for penalty dated 4th August, 1987 and notices for launching of prosecution dated 31st July, 1987 all under the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 (Wealth Tax Act); and

HC passes Strictures passed against Dept’s Advocate for seeking to reargue settled concluded issues

May 23, 2018 924 Views 0 comment Print

We are pained to record this most unreasonable attitude on the part of the Advocate for the Revenue of seeking to reargue settled concluded issues, without having obtained any stay from the Apex Court. This results in unnecessary wastage of the scarce judicial time available in the context of the large number of the appeals awaiting consideration.

Assessee entitled to interest on refund arising on excess payment of self-assessment tax U/s. 244A

May 20, 2018 1479 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs. P.N. Writer (Bombay High Court) Assessee was entitled to the interest on refund arising on excess payment of self-assessment tax under section 244A, despite the revenue’s contention that assessee had failed to produce any material which would demonstrate how this tax was worked out, and particularly during the course of self-assessment, since the […]

Interest component has to be excluded while levying penalty U/s. 221(1)

May 19, 2018 3183 Views 0 comment Print

The Revenue has assailed the judgment and order of the Tribunal thereby partly allowing the appeal filed by the Revenue against the judgment and order of the Commissioner (Appeals).

HC appreciate CIT for graciously accepting mistake of his department

May 16, 2018 897 Views 0 comment Print

This Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, filed by the Senior Citizen of 82 years of age. This Petition, challenges the orders dated 22nd February, 2012 and 4th October, 2017 passed by the Assessing Officer, rejecting the Petitioner’s application for rectification under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act).

Law on reopening u/s 147 pursuant to an audit objection opposed by AO

May 16, 2018 4302 Views 0 comment Print

The reasons recorded do not indicate that the same has been issued on the basis of audit objection. Therefore as held by this Court in Hindustan Lever Limited Vs. R.B. Wadkar 6, one cannot go behind the reasons recorded in support of the notice to infer that he has acted on the basis of audit objection.

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