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When an order can be said to be erroneous for exercise of power of revision under section 263 of IT Act : ITAT Mumbai

February 20, 2009 463 Views 0 comment Print

9.1 From plain reading of sub-section (1) of section 263, it is clear that the power of suo motu revision can be exercised by the Commissioner only if, on examination of the records of any proceedings under this Act, he considers that any order passed therein by the Income-tax Officer is ` erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue’. It is not an arbitrary or unchartered power.

Computation of profit in case of construction contracts

February 18, 2009 1129 Views 0 comment Print

13.5 That in the case of running contracts, no income, profits or gains can in fact be computed unless the contract is completed and if the contract is completed in a period of more than a year, the crucial time for calculating the income, profits and gains arrives only when the entire contract is completed in other words, argument was that the only method by which the gains or profits of the assessee could be determined was to wait until

Amount received under non-competing agreement–Held, Capital Receipt

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15. As a general proposition, it can be said that the payment for impairment of income earning apparatus, sterilization of a source of income would generally fall in the category of capital receipts. Compensation received for undertaking restrictive covenants of not competing with the business also generally fall in the category of capital receipts. The exception being a case, where such covenants are normal incident of carrying on business

Applicability of section 28(iv) of IT Act qua increase in capital of partners due to revaluation of assets of their firm

February 15, 2009 22804 Views 0 comment Print

16. On the issue of applicability of section 28(iv) of the Act, we are however of the view that the same arises for consideration on the grounds raised in cross objection and accordingly, we proceed to adjudicate the same. We are of the view that provisions of section 28(iv) would not be attracted to a case of increase in capital of partners of a firm pursuant to revaluation of the assets of the firm. Under section 28 of the Act

ICDs do not come within purview of deemed dividend under section 2 (22)(e) of IT Act

February 12, 2009 5308 Views 0 comment Print

10. We have heard the rival submissions and perused the material on record. The authorities below have not controverted the claim of the assessee company that the amount received from above three companies is inter-corporate deposits. The Assessing Officer held against the assessee only on account that it had failed to explain, the investment is neither loan or advance.

There exist no provision in section 56(2)(v) of IT Act to treat loans, which may not be repaid, as income of assessee

February 10, 2009 969 Views 0 comment Print

11. We have considered the submissions made by both the parties, material on record and orders of the authorities below. It is noted that the assessee is an individual and aged about 50 years. The assessee has income from salary and other sources both aggregating to Rs. 2.62 lakhs. It is also noted that the assessee was received salary from M/s Nav Bharat Education Society where he is working as a senior clerk

Allowability of deduction under section 10B of IT Act prior to setting off of depreciation allowance

February 10, 2009 1142 Views 0 comment Print

6. Having heard both the parties and having considered their rival contentions, we find that the only dispute before us is as to whether deduction u/s.10B is to be allowed prior to the set off of the depreciation allowance and whether the unabsorbed depreciation of earlier years would form part of the current year’s depreciation. It is not in dispute that the assessee is eligible for deduction u/s.10B of the Income tax Act

Where penalty under section 271(1)(c) of IT Act read with Explanation 1 thereto cannot be invoked

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5.6 There cannot be a straight jacket formula for detection of these defaults of concealment or of furnishing inaccurate particulars of income and indeed concealment of particulars of income and in accurate particulars of income may at times overlap. It depends upon the facts of the each case. In the assessment proceedings the ITO while ascertaining the total income chargeable to tax would be in a position

The assessee is entitled to take advantage of reassessment proceedings to re-raise issues that have not attained finality

January 31, 2009 5512 Views 1 comment Print

Where the AO reopened the assessment to rework the book profits u/s 115JA and in an appeal against such order the assessee raised other issues unconnected with the reassessment and the preliminary point arose as to whether in the light of the judgement of the Supreme Court in CIT vs. Sun Engineering 198 ITR 297, […]

Nature Of Payment Made By An Assessee-Company To VSNL/MTNL

January 12, 2009 510 Views 0 comment Print

8. The term technical service has come for the consideration before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of Estel Communications Pvt. Ltd. (supra). In the said case, the assessee was providing internet bandwidth for providing access to its subscribers. The main server, based on which the internet services were provided were located in USA. In that case, the Assessing Officer was of the opinion

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