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TDS not deductible on Wages Paid to labour sardars to pay the labourers

May 8, 2017 6552 Views 0 comment Print

The labour sardars are employed/deployed by the labour union to collect the money in bulk and distribute the same amongst the labourers, who are ultimate beneficiaries and not the labour sardars i.e in question. These labour sardars are remunerated by the union only for the job done. The collected money distributed amongst the labours/ labourers by the labour sardars on behalf of assessee and as such deducting of TDS from the said payment amount does not arise at all.

Large amount spent on repair and maintenance having no enduring benefit allowable as expense

May 3, 2017 10074 Views 0 comment Print

Expense was classified under the head major repair and maintenance on the ground that the large expense was spent on repair and maintenance but the fact is that there was no enhancement in the capacity of the plant and machinery as well as no increase in the efficiency.

Section 14A also applies to investment with dividend income held as stock in trade

April 20, 2017 2265 Views 0 comment Print

Assessing Officer to compute the disallowance as per Rule 8D by taking into consideration only those shares, which have yielded dividend income in the year under consideration.

1st proviso to Sec. 68 inserted by Finance Act, 2012 is retrospective: ITAT Kolkatta

April 10, 2017 3450 Views 0 comment Print

1st proviso to Sec.68 of the Act inserted by the Finance Act, 2012 w.e.f. 1-4.2013 was only prospective in operation, we are of the view that since section 68 covers `any sum credited’ in the books without any exception

Penalty / Fine for Traffic Violation not allowable

March 28, 2017 16992 Views 0 comment Print

It is clear from the statutory provisions of the MV Act as well as the law laid down in judicial pronouncements that payments made for any purpose which is an offence or which is prohibited by law and which are not compensatory in nature cannot be allowed as a deduction u/s.37(1) read with Explanation thereto.

Provisions for gratuity actually accrued during the year is allowable

March 24, 2017 161031 Views 1 comment Print

Provisions contained in section 40A(7)(b) that provision made by the assessee for the purpose of payment of any gratuity, that has become payable during the year is allowable which means that the liability which has actually accrued during the year is allowable.

No TDS on mere reimbursement of expenses without Income element

March 14, 2017 13563 Views 0 comment Print

It is crystal clear proposition of law that when there is no element of income and there is mere reimbursement made there is no question of deduction of TDS.

S. 24(b) Interest on Loan taken to repay earlier Loan on property allowable

March 11, 2017 6261 Views 1 comment Print

Whether interest paid by assessee on loan taken for repaying the loan earlier borrowed for acquisition of the property is allowed as deduction u/s 24(b) of the Income Tax Act,1961?

sec. 2(22)(e) covers only those transactions which benefit shareholder alone

March 10, 2017 2748 Views 0 comment Print

Thus, section 2(22)( e) of the Act covers only such situations, where the shareholder alone benefits from the loan. In the instant case the company benefits from the said transaction, it will take the character of a commercial transaction and hence will not qualify to be dividend.

Reinstatement of employees benefit obligation allowable in Computation of Book Profit U/s. 115JB

March 6, 2017 1545 Views 0 comment Print

Amount withdrawn from General Reserve on account of reinstatement of employees benefit obligation is allowable while computing Book Profit u/ s 115JB as same is an obligation of the assessee as an employer and is an ascertained liability.

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