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Show cause notice cannot pre-judge the issue- Order denying credit cannot be SCN

October 30, 2018 1386 Views 0 comment Print

TVS Motor Company Ltd. Vs Asstt. Commr. of CGST & CE (Madras High Court) The respondent states that the impugned order is only a show cause notice (SCN). This Court is unable to agree with the said stand taken by the learned Senior Panel Counsel appearing for the Revenue, as a show cause notice cannot […]

S. 54 Cost of land cannot be segregated in computation of cost of new asset

October 29, 2018 3999 Views 0 comment Print

C. Aryama Sundaram Vs CIT (Madras High Court) What has to be adjusted and/or set off against the capital gain is, the cost of the residential house that is purchased or constructed. Section 54(1) of the said Act is specific and clear.It is the cost of the new residential house and not just the cost […]

If no cash involved in share allotment than unexplained cash credit provisions not attracted

October 26, 2018 2193 Views 0 comment Print

M/s.V.R.Global Energy Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (Madras High Court) When there was no cash involved in the transaction of allotment of shares, provisions of Section 68 of the said Act treating it as unexplained cash credit are not attracted. Learned counsel for the appellant assessee emphatically argued that inasmuch as the source of credit in […]

Can writ petition be dismissed on the sole ground that appellant had a right of reply to show cause notice

October 26, 2018 2514 Views 0 comment Print

The short question in this appeal is whether the writ petition ought to have been dismissed on the sole ground that the appellant had a right of reply to the show cause notice. The answer to the aforesaid question has to be in the negative, for the reasons discussed hereinbelow.

Notice issued in the name of a dead person is unenforceable despite non-intimation of death

September 30, 2018 23985 Views 0 comment Print

Alamelu Veerappan Vs ITO (Madras High Court) Admittedly, the limitation period for issuance of notice for reopening expired on 31.3.2017. The impugned notice was issued on 30.3.2017 in the name of the dead person. On being intimated about the death, the Department sent the notice to the petitioner – his spouse to participate in the […]

Rental Income can be business income even if Main Objects are not letting out of Properties

September 29, 2018 2844 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs M/s. Sakthi Sugers Ltd. (Madras High Court) Issue- Whether the Appellate Tribunal is right in allowing the rental income of the assessee as ‘business income’ instead of ‘income from house property‘ when the principal object of the assessee company is not letting out of properties ? When this matter came up for hearing on 08.12.2017, we posed a […]

Transitional GST Input Credit cannot be denied on Procedural Grounds

September 29, 2018 5625 Views 0 comment Print

In view of the GST regime and the IT platform being new, it may not be justifiable to expect the users to back up digital evidences. Even under the old taxation laws, it is a settled legal position that substantive input credits cannot be denied or altered on account of procedural grounds.

Revision U/s. 263 cannot be done if AO has taken Plausible view resulting in revenue loss

September 28, 2018 1398 Views 0 comment Print

If the view taken by the AO was a plausible view and if it results in loss of revenue, it could not be treated as prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue for the purpose of invoking the power under section 263.

ITAT cannot enhance assessment in appeal under IT Act, 1961

September 26, 2018 4914 Views 0 comment Print

Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Ltd. Vs ITO (Madras High Court) Tribunal has no power under the Income Tax Act to enhance the assessment in an appeal. Equally, it cannot be done on an order of remand being passed by the Tribunal to the Assessing Officer. Therefore, we opine that it is sufficient to clarify the legal position as held by the Honble Supreme Court […]

Share Capital Cannot Be Treated as Undisclosed Income of Company: Madras HC

September 24, 2018 1119 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC: Share allotment against pre-existing liability isn’t unexplained cash credit u/s 68, especially when no cash is involved.

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