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Revision under section 263 of IT Act, 1961 is not reassessment

September 9, 2009 1937 Views 0 comment Print

The revision u/s. 263 is not like the reopening of the assessment where once the assessment is reopened entire assessment is open before the Assessing Officer to be reconsidered in accordance with law. In the revision proceedings, the CIT cannot travel beyond the reasons given by him for revision in the show cause notice.

Issue decided on merit cannot be construed as decided on the basis of mistake apparent from record

September 9, 2009 1274 Views 0 comment Print

The provisions of the section contemplate to rectify any mistake apparent from record and non-consideration of any argument advanced by either party for arriving at a conclusion is not an error apparent on record, although it may be an error of judgment and the same cannot be rectified u/s. 254(2) of the Act, as held by the Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of CIT vs. Ramesh Electric & Trading Co. (1993) 203 ITR 497,502 (Bom).

Depreciation on goodwill is allowable under the Income Tax Act, 1961

September 7, 2009 4267 Views 0 comment Print

Section 32 of the Income Tax Act allows depreciation on both tangible and intangible assets and clause [ii] thereof enumerates the intangible assets on which depreciation is allowable. The assets which are included in the definition of `intangible assets’ given in clause [ii] are know-how, patents, copy rights, trademarks, licenses, franchises etc.,

Taxability as perquisite of Transport facility provided to an employee from his residence to office and vice- versa

September 7, 2009 6337 Views 0 comment Print

Section 10 provides for the incomes which do not form part of total income, and cl.[i] of sub-sec.[14] of sec. 10 provides that any such special allowance or benefit, not being in the nature of a perquisite within the meaning of clause [2] of sec. 17, specifically granted to meet expenses wholly, necessarily and exclusively incurred in the performance of the duties of an office or employment of profit, to t

Allowability of deduction u/s 33AC to the Assessee using ships/barges owned by the third party

September 7, 2009 7407 Views 1 comment Print

The ownership issue was discussed in the assessment order and in his opinion the deduction u/s 33AC is allowed keeping the intention of generating the internal resources to augment their fleet and the contents of Circular of the Board dated 13-2-1990 is the basis for the same. On the contrary, the impugned order does not refer to this issue.

If part of company business is deal in shares then all types of transactions, whether delivery based or non-delivery based, will be treated as speculative transactions

August 24, 2009 924 Views 0 comment Print

Admittedly, the assessee company was dealing in Cement and also engaged in the business of dealing in shares. There is no dispute over the fact that the assessee had taken delivery of shares before selling them. The assessee company had claimed set off of unabsorbed speculation loss relating to assessment year 1995-96 and 1997-98 carried forward in the current assessment year 2003-04.

Sale of equipment to an Indian party by a foreign company cannot be construed as resulting into any business connection in India

August 24, 2009 2716 Views 0 comment Print

The offshore supply of equipment from abroad, in common parlance, means that the supply of goods is made outside India. Ordinarily in such a case, the Indian party opens a letter of credit and nominates a bank to issue irrevocable LOC favouring the foreign party.

Warrant of authorization decides whether a person has been subjected to search or not

August 24, 2009 994 Views 0 comment Print

. Section 132(1) empowers the Director General or Director or the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner or any such Joint Director or Joint Commissioner, as may be empowered in this behalf by the Board to authorize Joint Director, Joint Commissioner or other lower authorities to conduct the search if the former authority has reason to believe that the case falls under clauses (a) to (c) of sub­section (1).

Only Profit on Sale of DEPB required to be considered for calculation of deduction u/s. 80HHC

August 19, 2009 1982 Views 0 comment Print

Expl. (baa) to S. 80HHC defines the term “profits of the business” to mean the profits under the head “profits and gains” as reduced by 90% of the sum referred to in s. 28 (iiid). The 2nd & 3rd Provisos to s. 80HHC (3) provide that the profits computed there under shall be increased by the said 90% amount computed in the proportion of export turnover

Interest earned on bank deposits received from clients is business income

August 16, 2009 1454 Views 0 comment Print

In this case it is not disputed that the assessee is a firm of Solicitors & Advocates. It would be necessary to first examine as to whether The Bombay High Court (Original Side Rules are applicable in the case of the solicitors and then to consider the obligations of the Solicitor firm under the said Rules, if found applicable. For this purpose, it will be relevant to refer to the decision of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Manilal Kher Ambalal and Co. (supra). In this case the Hon’ble High Court, while examining the method of accounting followed by the appellant firm, has stated as under: –

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