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Depreciation on vehicles cannot be disallowed merely because vehicles been registered in the name of partner

February 8, 2014 23887 Views 0 comment Print

On perusal of the submitted details, it is noticed that the assessee has claimed depreciation on motor vehicles amounting of Rs.2,93,169/- in the year under consideration, but during the course of assessment proceeding the assessee has produced bills and proof of purchase

Penalty on legal heir without impleading as legal heir not sustainable

January 27, 2014 7338 Views 0 comment Print

In the case before us, the legal heir was never impleaded or brought on record. The show cause notice for penalty was not issued, as legal heir of the deceased, and therefore, it cannot be said that non-mentioning of the name of the legal heir and writing of name of the deceased at the top

Exemption u/s 54EC can be availed by a Trust even if investments are made in the name of trustees or beneficiaries

January 13, 2014 5131 Views 0 comment Print

Facts in brief as emerged from the corresponding assessment order passed u/s. 143(3), dated 1.12.2009 were that the assessee is a trust and during the year disclosed a capital gain of Rs.87,29,080/-. It was informed that the assessee had invested a sum of Rs. 1,12,00,000/- in Rural

Cash flow statement prepared on the basis of seized material cannot be ignored

December 31, 2013 2472 Views 0 comment Print

It is an established way of computation of income where ever there is recycling of cash in a financial business to work out the peak credit. Particularly in a situation, when no regular or proper books of account are maintained by the assessee then a cash flow statement is generally prepared.

Once the TDS deducted, credit of the same to be given to assessees, irrespective of year to which it relates

December 27, 2013 10247 Views 0 comment Print

The brief facts of the case are that the assessee claimed credit for TDS of Rs.1,73,52,062/- for the AY 2006-07 and Rs.2,25,09,037/- in AY 2007- 08 which was not allowed by the AO on the ground that the income in respect of the said TDS was not shown by the assessee in view of the provisions

S. 80IA Option of choosing initial assessment year – ITAT distinguishes special bench judgment in case of Gold Mine Shares

December 27, 2013 2339 Views 0 comment Print

Sadbhav Engineering Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (ITAT Ahemdabad)- In the instant case, the assessee claimed deduction u/s.80IA(4) of the Act for all the years which were disallowed by the AO on the ground that as per provisions of section 80IA(5) of the Act the computation of deduction has to be done by setting off of brought forward losses and depreciation of eligible business against their respective eligible incomes.

S. 40A(2)(b) Loan taken from relatives cannot be compared with bank loan

December 20, 2013 10995 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that loan taken from the relatives cannot be compared with bank loan because loan from the relatives are without security, while loan from the bank is secured. Tribunal has held in the case of Omkarmal Gaurishanker –Vs- ITO reported in 92 TTJ (Ahd.) 223 that interest paid to relatives @24% is reasonable.

S. 40A(3) No disallowance for cash payments made to ‘Broker’ who makes cash payments on behalf of the assessee

December 20, 2013 3585 Views 0 comment Print

Payments were made to truck drivers, who insisted for payment in cash was not exceptional case, because the assessee has not made payments to individual truck owners but to various brokers through whom the trucks were engaged, and therefore, the case of the assessee was not covered by the exceptions mentioned in Rule 6DD.

S. 40A(2)(b) Interest on loan @ 12% paid to related party can’t be considered as excessive

December 20, 2013 12229 Views 0 comment Print

CIT(A) found force in the submission of the assessee that the interest at the rate of 12% was also taken as reasonable in the Income Tax Act under the provisions of section 40A(b)(iv) for the purpose of calculating interest to the partners. The CIT(A) also followed the decision of the Tribunal in the case of ACIT Vs. M/s.Raj Steel Industries and Vipul Y. Mehta Vs. ACIT (supra) where the rate of interest at 18% to 24% was considered to be reasonable.

S. 40A(2)(b) Interest on unsecured loan from relatives @ 18% is reasonable

December 20, 2013 127618 Views 7 comments Print

We have heard both the parties and perused the material placed before us. We find that during the year under consideration, the assessee claimed travelling expenses amounting to Rs.4,29,01 1/-. The AO disallowed 50% of the claim because the expenses included the expenses of assessee’ s wife also.

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