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Non service of notice U/s 148 to LRs renders Assessment null and void

December 24, 2018 2403 Views 0 comment Print

Shanta Kapoor Vs ACIT (ITAT Agra) If AO omits to issue notice under section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 to all legal representative (LRs) of deceased assessee, the reassessment would be null and void. Assessee ‘deceased’ had 3 legal heirs, two being sons and one daughter. The AO had not issued notices to all the […]

S. 241(1)(c) Penalty cannot be imposed for merely for Rejection of Registration by RBI

November 15, 2018 1644 Views 0 comment Print

Farrukhabad Investment (India) Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Agra Third Member) The Id. DR cited several reasons, which, in his opinion, justified imposition of penalty, such as,. the RBI rejecting the application for registration of NBFC; names and addresses of the depositors not available; no books of account or vouchers available; a qualification by the auditors […]

Relief U/s. 89 available in respect of any arrear related to a Perquisite

November 10, 2018 29016 Views 1 comment Print

Rajesh Kumar vs. ACIT (ITAT Agra) Section 17(1) defines ‘salary’ and ‘perquisite’ separately for the purposes of sections 15 and 16. Section 15 is the charging section qua income from salary, whereas section 16 deals with deduction there-from. Section 17(1)(iv) says that ‘salary’ includes, inter alia, perquisites. Relief u/s 89 is available in respect of […]

TDS on Commission paid to NRs for services rendered outside India not become deductible for mere withdrawal of circular

November 8, 2018 3738 Views 0 comment Print

It is not disputed that that the withdrawal of the Circulars No. 23 and 786 has been made on 22-10-2009 vide CBDT Circular No. 7 of 2009 and mere withdrawal of the circular does not negate the principles of income deemed to accrue or arise in India or outside India.

Contributions cannot be treated as Anonymous If Name & Address of Donee is Available

August 25, 2018 5370 Views 0 comment Print

Dhirendra Pal Singh Institute Vs JCIT (ITAT Agra) The receiver of the donations has maintained the register of donors indicating the names and addresses of the donors and their identity as well in the form of Voter Card, Bank account, etc. The CIT (A) has found and opined in his order that these donations have been […]

Registration U/s. 12AA cannot be denied for non-filing of books & vouchers

August 9, 2018 6453 Views 0 comment Print

B.S.A. College Vs CIT (ITAT Agra) Under section 12AA, CIT (E) was entitled to see as to whether objects of assessee were charitable in nature, and also whether activities were genuine or not. Examination of genuineness of activities would mean to see that activities were not by way of camouflage or bogus or artificial and […]

Profit / Loss from Trading in currency derivatives cannot be treated as Speculative

July 8, 2018 21975 Views 0 comment Print

Because on due consideration of facts, circumstances of the case more particularly in view of the fact that transactions in currency derivatives made by the assessee which were all supported by time-stamped contract notes conducted at the floor of recognized stock exchange resulting into loss of Rs. 1,709,121, learned ‘CIT (Appeals) has erred in law holding the same as speculative transactions and thereby not allowing set off of same against other business income of the assessee

Validity of Notice U/s 148 after 4 years from the end of relevant A.Y. without specifying the amount of income escaping assessment

June 26, 2018 6213 Views 0 comment Print

Notice u/s 148 of the Act can only be issued if the income escaping assessment amounts to, or is likely to amount to Rs. 1 lac. Non-recording of the reason by the Assessing Officer that the escaped income was likely to be Rs. 1 lac or more was fatal to the issuance of the notice for reassessment.

Section 234E Late Fee cannot be Levied Retrospectively

June 25, 2018 23058 Views 0 comment Print

This bunch of appeals for AY 2013-14 are directed against the order of ld. CIT(A), Gwalior against upholding levy of fee u/s 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961(hereinafter short the Act).

Law on dedutibility of TDS on commission paid by Indian entity to foreign agents

June 19, 2018 30321 Views 0 comment Print

Addition u/s 40(a)(i) on account of non-deduction of tax on payments of commission to non-resident/foreign commission agents ignoring the facts that commission paid foreign commission agents is deemed to accrue or arise in India, which required deduction of tax as per section 195 of the I.T.Act..

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