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Officer who did assessment can only do re-assessment: Madras HC considered Canon Judgment

March 25, 2021 2676 Views 0 comment Print

Quantum Coal Energy (P) Ltd. Vs Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Customs (Madras High Court) 1. Canon effect – SCNs being quashed since an officer who did assessment can only do re-assessment. 2. SCN quashed on the basis of Honorable SC Canon Ruling by Madras High Court in WP 10186 of 2014 vide order […]

HC analyses service tax on activities of municipalities

March 22, 2021 6009 Views 0 comment Print

Cuddalore Municipality Vs Joint Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (Madras High Court) Only Support services provided by the government or local authorities that have been excluded from the negative list entry are in the negative list. Otherwise, all service of government and local authorities are not taxable. Support services was defined in Section 65B […]

Sales Tax on Lease rental against goods supplied in the course of Import by NBFC

March 22, 2021 1647 Views 0 comment Print

Russell Credit Ltd. Vs. Commercial Tax Officer (Madras High Court) The respondent bank entered into an agreement with Hindustan Power Plant Limited, Hosur, for importing and leasing of machinery on rental basis. The master lease agreement was entered into on April 17, 1998. There afterwards, the respondent bank ordered for machinery as per the specification […]

VAT on AC service Charges – HC referred matter Back to Officer for fresh Adjudication

March 19, 2021 984 Views 0 comment Print

Tvl. Weather Maker Vs Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Madras High Court) The petitioner is engaged in trading of LLOYD Air Conditioners. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner had also been doing maintenance contract. For the said service rendered by the petitioner, the petitioner was paid the charges. According to the petitioner, the […]

Provision for wage arrears is an ascertained liability: HC

March 19, 2021 993 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd. (Madras High Court) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was correct in holding that the provision for wage arrears of Rs.5.80 crores is an ascertained liability, notwithstanding the fact that the said provision has been accounted on cash […]

Denial of ITC refund for technical glitches in GSTN software is unfair

March 18, 2021 9786 Views 1 comment Print

If the assessee was otherwise eligible to refund, the refund claim ought not to be denied on the ground of technical glitches and error occurred due to auto-population in Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) software. Nothing can be more unfair.

Refund not deniable for delay in filing when vital documents seized by DRI

March 16, 2021 672 Views 0 comment Print

Kaamdaa Impex Vs Commissioner of Customs (Madras High Court) Refund not deniable for delay in filing when vital documents seized by DRI: The Madras High Court has held that the application for refund of Special Additional Duty (SAD) cannot be rejected based on the limitation period as prescribed under the relevant notification when the vital […]

Tax on donation received by private discretionary trust from group companies 

March 14, 2021 3540 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs Shriram Ownership Trust (Madras High Court) As per the Deed of Trust and the Supplemental Deed, the trust is created to benefit the members of owner group and the senior leader group of Shriram Group who are identified as beneficiaries as per the scheme laid out in the Trust Deed. The method of […]

HC directs GST department to enable amendment to GSTR-1 by Appellant

March 12, 2021 5697 Views 0 comment Print

Pentacle Plant Machineries Pvt. Ltd. Vs Office of GST Council And Ors.  (Madras High Court) The petitioner seeks a mandamus directing the respondents to rectify the mistake in its GSTR-1 return, wherein it has, instead of the GST number of the purchaser in Andhra Pradesh, mentioned the GST number of the purchaser in Uttar Pradesh. […]

Section 10(23BBA) exemption allowable to independent bodies constituted under Central/State/Provisional enactments

March 11, 2021 38913 Views 0 comment Print

The constituent temples function under the aegis of the HR&CE Act and the ‘body’ or ‘authority’ as referred to in Section 10(23BBA) would be the HR&CE department only. Moreover, the proviso to Section 10(23BBA) specifically excludes temples and other religious institutions functioning under the management of the ‘body’ or ‘authority’ from the scope of exemption, stating that they fell within the ambit of taxability.

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