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Non-payment of interest to co-operative bank would not attract disallowance u/s. 43B

February 18, 2013 3725 Views 0 comment Print

Section 43B of the Act is applicable only in respect of any amount paid as interest to a scheduled bank. A scheduled bank as defined in Explanation 4 to Section 43B of the Act would have the same meaning as contained in the Explanation to Section 11(5) (iii) of the Act.

Winding up petition not maintainable if petitioner accepts receiving lesser amount towards full & final settlement

February 15, 2013 999 Views 0 comment Print

The acknowledgement and/or acceptance of the admitted amount, received by the petitioner towards the full and final settlement concludes the issue for the purpose of winding up petition. Therefore, having once settled the matter, the averment and/or allegations given of coercion and or undue influence just cannot be gone into the Company Petition.

Interest U/s. 234B & 234C payable on advance tax liability under MAT provisions

February 12, 2013 5610 Views 0 comment Print

Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the ITAT is correct in law in deleting the interest charged u/s 234B and 234C while computing income u/s115JB without appreciating the facts that the said section specifically state that all provision of the Act shall apply to the assessee being company mentioned in the said section and therefore section 115J of the Act is no more available for the assessee for delaying the payment of advance tax in view of the insertion of section 115JA 115JB in the Act.

Section 10(23C) cannot be interpreted regressively to deny exemptions

February 12, 2013 4180 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, the sole and dominant nature of the activity is education and the Petitioner exists solely for the purposes of imparting education. An incidental surplus which is generated, and which has resulted in additions to the fixed assets is utilized as the balance-sheet would indicate towards upgrading the facilities of the college including for the purchase of library books and the improvement of infrastructure.

CBEC Circular on recovery during pendency of appeal is arbitrary, unjustified & unlawful – Bombay HC

February 8, 2013 8356 Views 0 comment Print

Circular which is issued by the Board is in terrorem and its plain effect and consequence is to deprive the assessee of the remedy which is provided under the law of moving, as the case may be, the CESTAT, the High Court or the Supreme Court against an order of adjudication of the competent appellate forum.

Service tax dues of company cannot be recovered from directors

February 7, 2013 3996 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case the notice to show cause under Section 124 was not issued to the Petitioner. The order of adjudication dated 20 September 2007 was similarly not in respect of the Petitioner. The certificates that were issued under Section 142(1)(c)(ii) on 19 March 2010 were in the names of (i) Mehul Exports of which the proprietor is Nirmal Agawal, the spouse of the Petitioner; (ii) Nisum Exports and Finance Private Limited of which the director is stated to be Nirmal Agawal in the certificate; and (iii) Nisum Global Limited of which again the director is stated to be Nirmal Agawal.

Amount paid to seconded personnel not liable for deduction of tax at source

February 3, 2013 1249 Views 0 comment Print

Seconded personal continue to be the employees on the roll of the member oil companies even during the period of secondment. These seconded employees continue to receive their salaries and emoluments from the member oil company of which they are employees. Therefore, not being employees of the respondent-assessee, the overseas allowances cannot be subject to deduction of tax at source.

Firm or ‘firm name’ is merely a compendious description of all the partners collectively

February 2, 2013 3937 Views 0 comment Print

Decision of the Appellate Tribunal that the firm has failed to take reasonable steps for realizing the export proceeds is a finding based on facts viz: (a) that the appellants continued to export despite continuous defaults made by the said party in clearing the outstanding; (b) that the importer approached R.B.I.

S. 292BB cannot be applied retrospectively

February 2, 2013 1924 Views 0 comment Print

This Court in the case of The Commissioner of Income Tax V/s. Mr. Salman Khan [Income Tax Appeal No.2362 of 2009] decided on 1st December, 2009 has considered similar question and has held that in the absence of notice under section 143(2) (prior to the insertion of section 292BB), the reassessment order cannot be sustained.

Search Assessment without JCIT’s Approval is invalid

February 2, 2013 2680 Views 0 comment Print

On perusal of the provisions laid down under section 153C, it is apparent that after issuance of notice under section 153C, the Assessing Officer having jurisdiction over such other person (against which incriminating material has been found during the course of search conducted on a person) assess or re-assess income of such other person in accordance with the provisions of section 153A.

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