Sponsored
    Follow Us:

Madras High Court

Interest u/s 234A, 234B & 234C waived off by HC due to financial disability

May 13, 2020 19344 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the request of the petitioner for waiver of interest under Section 234A, Section 234B and Section 234C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is granted by HC or not?

Section 35(1)(ii) Donation: HC remands matter back to AO to check capacity of Donor

May 1, 2020 2340 Views 0 comment Print

In the given case The appellant made a contribution of Rs.1,00,000/- during the year, to M/s.Herbicure Healthcare Bio-herbal Research Foundation, Calcutta. The institution was approved to get the contributions under Section 35(1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act.

Order of attachment of property purchased using proceeds of crime cannot be violative of right to property under Constituition

April 20, 2020 7572 Views 0 comment Print

A person who has purchased the  property using proceeds of crime cannot said to have any interest in the property and the protection under Article 300 A cannot be pressed into service by a perpetrator of a crime. Mere order of attachment could not be said to be violative of the constitutional right to property of the Article 300 A of the Constitution of India.

Section 10A/10B deductions should be made from Gross Total Income instead of Total Income

April 18, 2020 3747 Views 0 comment Print

Deductions either under Section 10A or 10B would be made while computing the gross total income of the eligible undertaking and not at the stage of computation of the total income.

No transfer on conversion of firm into private limited company and no liability to pay capital gains tax on same

April 18, 2020 19311 Views 0 comment Print

When partnership firm was transformed into private limited company, there was no distribution of assets and as such, there was no transfer and therefore, assessee was not liable to pay any tax on capital gains.

HC refuses release of Korean Nationals arrested for GST non payment

April 9, 2020 804 Views 0 comment Print

Choe Jae Won Vs Principal Secretary to the Government (Madras High Court) Finding justification in the plea made by the learned Government Pleader and considering the fact that, several Non-Bailable Warrants have already been issued to the Petitioners and that, there is every possibility of the Petitioners fleeing away from the clutches of Law, this […]

Madras HC extends interim orders until April 30 amid Novel Coronavirus

March 26, 2020 540 Views 0 comment Print

All interim orders passed by the High Court at Madras – Principal Bench that were subsisting as on 20th March, 2020 may stand extended till 30th April, 2020 unless vacated or modified earlier or until further orders of the Court unless specifically dealt with by any judicial order to the contrary.

‘Initial assessment year’ means 1st year opted by assessee for Section 80IA deduction

March 25, 2020 2952 Views 0 comment Print

It is abundantly clear from Sub-Section (2) that an assessee who is eligible to claim deduction u/s 80IA has the option to choose the initial/first year from which it may desire the claim of deduction for ten consecutive years, out of a slab of fifteen (or twenty) years, as prescribed under that Sub-Section. It is hereby clarified that once such initial assessment year has been opted for by the assessee, he shall be entitled to claim deduction u/s 80IA for ten consecutive years beginning from the year in respect of which he has exercised such option subject to the fulfillment of conditions prescribed in the section.

Section 148 notice can be challenged before HC only after following procedure

March 16, 2020 2562 Views 0 comment Print

The writ petition is not maintainable challenging the notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act. The Hon’ble Supreme court in GKN Drive Shafts’ case reported in 259 ITR 19 (SC), clarified the procedure to be followed, when notice is issued under Section 148. Therefore, the petitioner has to follow such procedure including by asking the reasons for reopening the assessment. Upon the request so made, the reasons can be furnished and the petitioner can file objections and the Officer thereafter has to pass a speaking order before proceeding with the assessment. In this case, the writ petitioner has not filed the return and on the other hand filed the present writ petition straightaway.

Trial production machineries kept ready for use qualifies for depreciation

March 15, 2020 2436 Views 0 comment Print

Tenzing Match Works Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) Even trial production machineries kept ready for use etc., were considered to be used for the purpose of business to qualify for depreciation. In ‘CIT -Vs- Geo Tech Construction 244 ITR 452 (Kerala)’ , the machinery which was purchased by the assess from Pondicherry was yet to […]

Sponsored
Sponsored
Search Post by Date
August 2024
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031