Maria Fernandes Cheryl Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Once legislature very graciously accepts, by introducing the legal amendments in question, that there were lacunas in the provisions of Section 50 C in the sense that even in the cases of genuine variations between the stated consideration and the stamp duty valuation, anti-avoidance provisions under section 50C […]
In case the assessee is to get ESOP benefits in respect of his service in U.A.E. and he exercises these options at a later point of time, say after returning to India and ceasing to be a non-resident, he will still have the treaty protection of that income under article 15(1). This principle, however, is not a one-way route. Conversely, when the assessee gets the ESOP benefit on account of rendering services in India, he cannot have the benefit of article 15 in respect of the said income.
Jayant B Patel HUF Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) (a) No penalty under Explanation-5 to Section 271(1)(c) of the Act could be levied in respect of undisclosed income found in the course of search but which were duly returned by the assessee in the return filed u/s.153A of the Act together with compliance of other conditions […]
Go Airlines (India) Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) We are concerned with the computation of book profits u/s.115JB of the Act wherein one of the items eligible for reduction would be the lower of brought forward cash loss or brought forward depreciation loss as per books of accounts. We find that provisions of Sections 32(2) […]
Jagdish U. Thackersey Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) It is well settled that mere fresh application of mind to the same set of facts or mere change of opinion does not confer jurisdiction even under the post-1989 section 147. The consistent view is that even after amendment of section 147 (w.e.f. 01.04.1989) mere change of opinion […]
Bajaj Electricals Ltd. Vs ACIT OSD (ITAT Mumbai) It is a fact on record that reliance was placed by the assessee’s counsel at the time of original hearing on the decision of the Hon’ble Rajasthan High Court in the case of Chambal Fertilizers referred to supra together with various other Tribunal decisions as detailed in […]
SCA Hygiene Products AB (Essity Hygiene And Health AB) Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) In order to decide whether or not the services rendered by the assessee fit the definition of ‘fees for technical services’, as applicable under the Indo Swedish tax treaty, the question that we must ask ourselves is not only whether the technical […]
M/s SRL Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd. Vs PCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Mere finding the assessment order is erroneous does not give power to Ld. PCIT to annul the assessment order. It is duty imposed by the provision of section 263 that Ld. PCIT has to determine and satisfy both the conditions that the order passed by AO […]
No income tax applicable on receipt of software license fees from an Indian subsidiary as it was reimbursement of software licence fees paid by assessee to a third party, and, therefore, it could not constitute income taxable in the hands of assessee.
TDS under section 194H was not required to be deducted on discount allowed to distributors on sale of Set Top Box and hardware, recharge coupons vouchers because transaction between assessee company and distributor was on principal-to-principal basis and all the risk, loss, damages were transferred to distributor on delivery and it was a sale but not service to come within the ambit of definition of commission as defined under section 194H.
