section 2(47) laid down that transfer would include a transaction allowing possession of an immovable property in part performance of a contract of a nature referred to in Section 53A of the transfer of Property Act. In the case on hand, part performance of a contract had taken place and possession had been handed over. Thus, the claim of exemption was to be accepted as assessee had only one house property as on the date of sale of the plots of land giving rise to long-term capital gain.
Addition under section 68 on aacount of entire credits shown by assessee in form of realization from debtors was justified as the onus was primary on assessee to prove that the said cash was sourced by realization from debtors, which had not been proved by assessee except making an oral statement and taking credence from the entries passed by him in the books of accounts.
Mondal Construction Co. Ltd. Vs ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) We note that assessee had debited a sum of Rs.10,99,907/-in the profit & loss account on account of discount on sale of flat. However, the Assessing Officer disallowed the said discount stating that some of the parties to whom the discount had been given, had informed that […]
ACIT Vs Smt. Champa Nandi (ITAT Kolkata) The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ( ITAT ), Kolkata has held that the finance charges to Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) are not subject to Tax Deduction at Source ( TDS ) under the provisions of section 194A of the Income Tax Act. The assessee has debited in his […]
ACIT (IT) Vs Shri Ayan Majumdar (ITAT Kolkata) It is not in dispute that the assessee is a non-resident in India and is a tax resident of UK during the year under consideration. It is not in dispute that his employment is exercised in UK. We find that the ld AO had denied the relief […]
Once receipt of share capital had been accepted as genuine within the ken of section 68 there was no reason for AO to doubt share premium component received from the very same shareholders as bogus in view of the fact that assessee had duly discharged burden cast on it to prove genuineness of transaction and identity and creditworthiness of share subscribers.
Jeetmal Choraria Vs. ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) From the aforesaid discussion it can be seen that the line of reasoning of the Honorable Bombay High Court and the Honorable Patna High Court is that issuance of notice is an administrative device for informing the assessee about the proposal to levy penalty in order to enable him […]
Bengal NRI Complex Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) Since the ‘CSR’ expenses are mandatory for companies incorporated as per the Companies Act, 2013 and the expenditure have been incurred by the assessee as envisaged under the Companies Act, 2013. So we are of the opinion that it has to be allowed and we take note […]
ACIT Vs Vijay Kumar Agarwal (ITAT Kolkata) The ld. counsel for the assessee before us has raised a preliminary issue that the penalty proceedings having been initiated by the Assessing Officer against a dead person, initiation itself was bad-in-law and the penalty imposed under section 271AAB is not sustainable. He has pointed out that the […]
Shri Goutam Mukhopadhyay Vs PCIT (ITAT Kolkata) It is not in dispute that the assessee has made payment of Rs. 96,000/- to Mahua Basu Mallick for displaying articles towards Cancel Awareness Programme in Bengali language pursuant to dictations given by the assessee in English. In effect, this is nothing but a payment made for translation […]
