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Amount paid as compensation to related company in respect of vacation of property was allowable business expenditure.

April 24, 2019 1857 Views 0 comment Print

Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) Conclusion: Amount paid as compensation by assessee to related company in respect of vacation of property occupied by that company was made after much negotiation and it was thus in accordance with business of assessee and therefore, the same was allowable. Held:  During the […]

Depreciation cannot be considered for computing section 14A disallowance

April 11, 2019 2229 Views 0 comment Print

Depreciation claimed by assessee under section 32 cannot be considered for the purpose of computing disallowance under section 14A because section 14A deals only with the expenditure and not any statutory allowance, such as depreciation under section 32.

Addition cannot be made by merely relying on 26AS

April 10, 2019 6021 Views 0 comment Print

Mercury Car Rentals Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) During the course of assessment proceeding, the AO observed that assessee failed to reconcile interest income to the extent of Rs.67,939/- with its books of accounts and therefore added back the said amount as undisclosed interest income of the appellant as shown in the Form 26AS. […]

Employees Benefits provisions allowable in book profit computation

April 10, 2019 3276 Views 0 comment Print

Mercury Car Rentals Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) It is noted that the provisions in respect of gratuity, leave encashment, ex-gratia & bonus were created on actuarial basis and had been estimated with reasonable certainty. Accordingly such provisions cannot be said to be provisions of unascertained liabilities so to add it back under clause […]

No law barring Partners to draw Remuneration from multiple Firms

April 10, 2019 3390 Views 0 comment Print

Ms. Sachi Sarees Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) There is no law which prohibits a person to work in more than one partnership firms and draw remuneration therefrom. All that Section 40(b) requires is that the remuneration should be paid to a working partner and there is no prohibition either in the Income-tax Act, 1961 or […]

No Penalty for Cash loan received from father for reasonable cause

April 5, 2019 2424 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee had given reasonable cause for availing loan in cash from his father within the meaning of section 271D, therefore, he would be out of the rigours of levy of penalty under section 271D and no penalty could be levied.

Sec. 68 addition unjustified when assessee explains both nature & source of share capital

April 5, 2019 4242 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee had explained both the nature & source of share capital received with premium and also submitted PAN details, bank account statements, audited financial statements and Income Tax acknowledgments to prove the identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of the share applicants, therefore, addition under section 68 was unjustified.

Section 80IC deduction cannot be restricted merely for higher profit margin

April 5, 2019 1527 Views 0 comment Print

Since higher profit margin was earned by section 80-IC unit on account of lower cost of production due to various incentives and availability of raw material at lower rates, there was no reason to restrict assessee’s claim for deduction under section 80IC.

No addition u/s 68 if burden of proof discharged by filing sufficient evidences

March 29, 2019 4470 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs M/s Megasun Merchants Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT Kolkata) Conclusion: Since assessee had discharged its onus to prove the identity, creditworthiness and genuineness of the share applicants by filing sufficient evidences and accordingly, the onus shifted to AO to disprove the materials placed before him and as AO failed to do so, addition of share […]

Penalty for Failure to get accounts audited cannot be levied if books not maintained

March 27, 2019 4080 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee assailed the imposition of penalty under section 271B imposed by AO on account of failure to get accounts audited under section 44AB. Assessee contended that penalty was not justified as no books of account were maintained by assessee.

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