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Tribunal cannot deal with merits of case in order passed in Miscellaneous Application

July 13, 2016 21220 Views 0 comment Print

When prejudice results from an order attributable to the Tribunal’s mistake, error or omission, then it is the duty of the Tribunal to set it right. Atonement to the wronged party by the Court or the Tribunal for the wrong committed by it has nothing to do with the concept of inherent power to review.

Property purchase agreement merely creates a right to seek specific performance

July 13, 2016 21756 Views 0 comment Print

In the present facts we find that consequent to the vendor not honouring the agreement dated 18th May, 1980, all that the appellant had was a right to seek specific performance which he sought to enforce by filing the suit. The appellant did not have possession of the said land. It is only on the Consent Terms being filed in Court that the appellant got ownership and possession.

SCN cannot be issued to debtors until tax liability crystallise

July 12, 2016 21348 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of M/s Quality Fabricators and Erectors Vs. The Deputy Director, DGCEI, Zonal Unit Mumbai and Others, it was held that in case of non payment of service tax by the assessee, the notices for recovery cannot be issued to assessee’s debtors unless the liability has been crystallised.

HC not to admit writ petition if assessee already participated in reassessment proceedings

July 9, 2016 19539 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that when assessee participated in reassessment proceedings by furnishing the required documents and challenges the reopening subsequently before the high court by filing a writ petition then it would be not be appropriate for the high court to exercise its exclusive jurisdiction because the assessee has already chosen AO to exercise jurisdiction in the matter and to challenge his order before the appropriate appellate forum provided under the Act.

Assessment without allowing assessing to cross examine deponent not valid

July 8, 2016 2308 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case although the appellant assessee has called upon us to draw an inference that the burden shifted to the revenue in the present case once it was established that the payments were made and repaid by cheque we need not hasten and adopt that view after having given our thought to various […]

Mesne profits is a capital receipt and not chargeable to tax

July 8, 2016 5404 Views 0 comment Print

Whether on the facts and in the circumstance of the case and in law, the Tribunal was correct in holding that mesne profits are capital receipts in the hands of the assessee and not revenue receipts chargeable to tax?

Payment to Master & Visa without tax deduction is not disallowable

July 8, 2016 3760 Views 1 comment Print

Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Tribunal is correct in holding that payment to Master Card International and Visa Card International without deduction of tax at source is not disallowable u/s. 40(a)(i) in view of the Article 26(3) of the Indo US DTAA, when the provisions […]

No addition for mere non-reconciliation of Professional fees with AIR details

June 26, 2016 7384 Views 0 comment Print

It has categorically been explained by the assessee that it is not practically possible to give detailed party wise breakup of fees receipts since the assessee received his fees either directly from the clients or from the instructing advocates or CAs, if they have collected the amounts from the clients.

Earning of profit from an incidental activity does not affect charitable status

June 26, 2016 1924 Views 0 comment Print

Even after amendment of the Trust Deed the main object of the trust was to promote education. Letting out was incidental and not the principle activity of the assessee trust.Thus carrying out such incidental activity and the income derived from it is used for the educational institute and not for any particular person & thus newly inserted proviso to section 2 (15) will apply only to entities.

Share Profit cannot be treated bogus for fabulous return in Short Time

June 13, 2016 3598 Views 0 comment Print

The presumption is so compelling that comparatively a small amount of investment made by the assessee during the previous year period relevant to the assessment years 1999- 2000 and 2000-01 have grown into a very sizable amount ultimately yielding a fabulous sum of Rs. 1,41,08,484 which was used by the assessee for the purchase of the flat at Colaba.

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