Hyderabad Distilleries And Wineries Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad)- Whether selling and publicity expenses can be disallowed merely on the basis of statement of an auditor – Whether when the similar expenses were allowed by the AO to similar parties, no dis-allowance can be made only on the basis of assumptions and presumptions – Whether the dis-allowance made without giving the assessee an opportunity to cross examine the parties on the basis of whose statement the dis-allowance was made, is against the natural justice.
ACIT v Viceroy Hotels Ltd. (ITAT Hyderabad) – The payment made by the assessee to the non-resident for only providing advisory services and opinions for the improvement of existing facilities in the hotels for meeting international standards would not fall within ambit of “fees for included services” as enumerated in Art 12(4) of the DTAA between India and USA. The provisions of s 195 were also not applicable and the assessee could not be treated as an assessee in default within the meaning of s 201(1).
Andhra Bombay Carriers v. Additional Commissioner of Income-tax (ITAT Hyderabad)- Whether when assessee is able to lead evidence to show that not only was there reasonable cause for taking money in cash, but amount did not also represent unaccounted money either of assessee or of persons from whom they were taken, normally that should be sufficient to hold that penalty is not justified – Held, yes
Singareni Collieries Company Ltd Vs ACIT (ITAT Hyderabad) – Whether book profits is to be computed with reference to each assessment year – Whether profits earned during the period of sickness and available for setting off under normal provisions of Income Tax are to be excluded from the ambit of book profit of non-sick years. – Assessee’s appeal dismissed.
In the case of Synergies Casting Ltd. v. DCIT it was held that exemption under Section 10B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) is not available to an undertaking taken over on lease. Further, the Tribunal held that in order to get the benefit of Section 10B of the Act, for the unexpired period, the taxpayer must prove that it is a successor to the predecessor company. Since the taxpayer was only a lessee it was not a successor to the lessor.
The Hyderabad Bench of the Income-Tax Appellate Tribunal [the Tribunal] has in the case of M/S Convergys Information Management (India) (F) Ltd. v. DCIT [ITA no. 299/Hl/2009] , held that in a cost plus arrangement expenses incurred post the date of entering into agreement has to be marked up, as no customer would pay mark up before entering into agreement.
The Hyderabad bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Tribunal) recently pronounced its ruling in the case of ADP Private Limited v. Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax (Hyderabad Bench), ITA No: 155/Hyd/2009 , on transfer pricing issues arising from provision of software services by the Taxpayer to its Associated enterprise (AE). The Tribunal ruled in favour of the Revenue upholding the adjustment proposed by the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO).
DDIT(E)-II Vs. M/s. Rock Church Ministries (ITAT Hyderabad ) The purpose of section 13(1)(c) is to deprive a religious or charitable trust from exemption if it is found that its income is used or applied, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the specified persons. Section 13(1)(c) carves out a general exception wherein the provisions of sections 11 and 12 will not operate on account of user or application of any income of the trust for any direct or indirect benefit of the any specified persons. It is an undisputed fact that the rent paid of Rs. 9,500 is not excessive even as per the old provisions of municipal. The assessee paid the rent as per the old municipal taxes. The present rental value would be much more than the rent paid by the assessee for the property having a building of 4000 sq. Ft. on a land admeasuring 15,000 sq. ft. that too in a prime locality in the city of Hyderabad. The market rent i.e., Rs. 80,000 per month as estimated by the Government Valuer is much more to the rent paid by the assessee. The Assessing Officer could not establish that the rent paid by the assessee is excessive and the rental value estimated by the Government valuer is incorrect. The contention of the Revenue that there is variation in the name in the municipal records and I.T. records is also baseless as the name in the municipal records is in abbreviated form.
Pyramid Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) – The issues taken up by the CIT for revision of assessment under section 263 of the Act, namely, work-in-progress & closing stock, opening stock, and dis-allowance of expenditure on account of various heads, have already been considered by the assessing officer in the assessment proceedings under section 143(3) of the Act.
Navayuga Info tech Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad)- Expenditure incurred on foreign travel, spent in foreign exchange, is to be reduced from the export turnover for the purpose of the computation of the deduction under s 10A. Interest on term deposits, profit on exchange variation, etc, do not form part of the profits and gains derived from the industrial undertakings qualifying for the exemption under s 10A.
