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ITAT Chandigarh

Voluntarily surrender of income can’t escape penalty if assessee deliberately not shown unaccounted income in return

August 12, 2015 2179 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of DCIT Vs. M/s Sunrise Stock Services P.Ltd. Chandigarh bench of ITAT reversed the order of CIT (A) who deleted the penalty made on estimation basis. It was allegation of AO that assessee voluntarily surrendered the addition and statement of the director was recorded.

Interest on loans not allowable if loan utilized to finance sister concern with no direct or indirect benefit to assessee

August 10, 2015 643 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Chandigarh in the case of Late Sh.Jagat Singh vs. ITO held that the interest paid by assessee on borrowings not allowable as the same were used to finance the sister concern when the crux of transaction results that no direct or indirect benefit accrues to assessee on such loans advanced.

Hire Purchase Installments received to be taken as income by allowing corresponding expenditure as deduction

August 10, 2015 844 Views 0 comment Print

In the cited case, ITAT directed AO inter-alia to include installments received on sale of various houses and flats under hire purchase agreement and at the same time allow corresponding expenditure which has been expended by the assesses in cash (including through cheque).

In absence of any evidence to contradict Value in valuation report of registered valuer is to be taken as fair market value as on 01.04.1981

August 6, 2015 2686 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Shri Barjinder Singh Bhatti vs. ITO ITAT has held that in absence of not having any evidence or material before him to contradict the report of the Registered Valuer, AO cannot reject valuation report of Registered Valuer.

Interest from surplus fund taxable as income from other sources

July 23, 2015 2626 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held in the case M/s Himlayan Expressway Limited vs. ITO that it is clear that the borrowed funds were not required by the assessee for business purposes. Therefore, the same funds were surplus funds in nature for that period which was utilized for making term deposits on which the assessee earned the interest.

Interest Income due to delay in actual start of Project is assessable as Income from other sources

June 27, 2015 1199 Views 0 comment Print

The test to decide, as to whether the income is revenue in nature or capital receipt, is that if the funds borrowed are just surplus and by virtue of that circumstances they are invested in fixed deposits the income earned in the form of interest will be taxable under the head ‘Income from other sources’ [as per ratios of SC decision in 227 ITR 172].

Penalty cannot be imposed on preponderance of probabilities

June 26, 2015 2870 Views 0 comment Print

It is well settled that the parameters of judging the justification for addition made in the assessment case of the assessee is different from the penalty imposed on account of concealment of income or filing of inaccurate particulars of income and that certain disallowance/addition could legally be made in the assessment

Delay could be condoned on the ground of Wrong Advice of Counsel

June 17, 2015 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal held that in order to impart justice to the employees/assesses the delay deserves to be condoned. Accordingly, the Tribunal condoned the delay in filing the appeals. Regarding the issue of Section 10(10)(C), the Hon’ble Tribunal allowed the claim of the assessee holding that the authorities below were not justified in disallowing the amount of Rs.5 lacs

Reopening u/s 147 required only “reason to believe” and not the established fact of escapement of income

June 16, 2015 1216 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer has wrongly stated that Shri Prithvi Singh, father of the assessee has stated in his statement that he had no agricultural land in his name. Since, as per the Statement recorded by AO it is been observed that that Shri Prithvi Singh (father of the assessee) has stated that he has

Appeal can be filed against wrong appeal effect given by Assessing Officer

June 16, 2015 15427 Views 0 comment Print

D.R for the revenue argues that no appeal lies against Appeal Effect Order passed by Assessing officer. The appellant may apply to the Assessing Officer for rectification U/s 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 but no appeal be filed against appeal effect order passed by AO.

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