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GVAT : Penalty without issuing show cause notice cannot sustain – HC

January 23, 2014 5594 Views 0 comment Print

In this matter, the Hon ’ble Gujarat High Court has remanded the issue of not allowing input tax credit on purchases affected through retail invoices to Tribunal for fresh adjudication. For penalty imposed u/s 34 (12) of The GVAT Act, 2003

Interest received on FDR made from grant received not taxable if forms part of grant

January 22, 2014 9463 Views 0 comment Print

What is important is whether the interest earned on the Central Government grant is to be treated as the income earned or not, and not what the assessee claimed. As stated hereinabove, in the letter of the Central Government releasing the grant, which provides a condition that the interest earned

Employees’ PF/ ESI Contribution covered by S. 43B

January 17, 2014 2536 Views 0 comment Print

If the amount has been deposited on or before the due date of filing the return under Section 139 and admittedly it was deposited on or before the due date then the amount cannot be disallowed under Section 43B of the I.T. Act or under Section 36(1)(va) of the Act.

Employees’ PF/ ESI Contribution not covered by Section 43B

January 14, 2014 22122 Views 0 comment Print

Section 43B which permits a deduction for payments made upto the due date for filing the ROI applies only to the employer’s contribution to the provident fund etc. It does not apply to the employees’ contribution.

Method of accounting can be changed if such change is bona fide and permissible under law

January 13, 2014 14384 Views 0 comment Print

Change in method of accounting was bona fide and with the compliance of the Accounting Standard – AS 9 – Revenue Recognition issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and provisions of S.5 of the Act.

Denial of Registration u/s 12A for mere unsubstantial activities not justified

December 20, 2013 3469 Views 0 comment Print

In view of the above, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the ITAT. No question of law, much less substantial question of law arises in the present Tax Appeal. Hence, the present Tax Appeal deserves to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed.

No disallowance u/s 43B if amount is deposited within grace period

December 15, 2013 2891 Views 0 comment Print

If the assessee was entitled to make payment within the grace period and if within that grace period, its employer contributions have been deposited by the assessee, it cannot be said that the assessee has not deposited the amount with the department within the due date as prescribed under the Provident Fund Act

Tribunal bound to consider all judgements cited during hearing of appeal

November 27, 2013 854 Views 0 comment Print

Whenever any decision has been relied upon and/or cited by the assessee and/or any party, the authority/tribunal is bound to consider and/or deal with the same and opine whether in the facts and circumstances of the particular case, the same will be applicable or not.

Exemption u/s. 54EC cannot be denied to assessee due to deeming fiction created U/s. 50

November 11, 2013 1703 Views 0 comment Print

Capital gain arising of long term capital asset, if invested in specified asset, the assessee is not to be charged capital gains and exemption provided under Section 54EC of the Act cannot be denied to the assessee only on account of the fact that deeming fiction is created under Section 50 of the Act.

HC criticize Department for not giving legitimate credit of TDS to Assessee for its own shortcomings

August 26, 2013 5455 Views 0 comment Print

The fact is not in dispute that in the case on hand, the return has been filed electronically for the A.Y 2010-11 wherein, the petitioner has made a claim for deduction of TDS as per Form 26AS under section 203AA of the Act.

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