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TPO cannot reject TP method adopted by assessee on the ground that the comparables are wrongly chosen

February 25, 2011 1065 Views 0 comment Print

TPO cannot reject TP method adopted by assessee on the ground that the comparables are wrongly chosen. Further the ALP has to be determined with respect to an international transaction and not at an entity level.

Brought Forward Business Loss can be set-off against dividends assessed as “income from other sources” if shares held for business

February 25, 2011 1077 Views 0 comment Print

In the earlier part of Sec.72(1) the expression used is “under the head “Income from business and profession”, while in clause (i) of Sec.72(1) the expression used is “the profits and gains, if any, of any business or profession carried on by him and assessable for that assessment year. Though for the purpose of computation of the income, dividend is classified as “Income from other Sources”, income by way of Dividend was very much part of the income from business, because the shares on which dividend income was earned was stock in trade of business of trading in shares carried on by the Assessee and they formed part of the trading assets.

Human probability/tendency of non-cooperation by parties after business transaction is over, is required to be considered while deciding bona fide aspect of assessee in penalty matter under section 271(1)(c)

February 25, 2011 930 Views 0 comment Print

When transactions with a particular party are over that party may not be ready to co-operate in giving information which are exactly asked by the Assessing Officer from the assessee, under these circumstances, the revenue authorities have ample powers under the Act to issue summons to the party and if they are not exercising such powers, the assessee cannot be blamed for concealing particulars and or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income.

Unrealised loss on outstanding interest rate swaps would be allowable as business deduction

February 20, 2011 2257 Views 0 comment Print

This decision is relevant to assessees following RBI guidelines for accounting for interest rates swaps. Companies which are claiming unrealised loss on outstanding interest rate swaps at the year end would find this ruling useful. While this ruling

Brought forward business losses can be set off against the gains arising from any business or profession, though chargeable to tax under any other head of income

February 18, 2011 3411 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that income earned by the taxpayer on sale of factory building, plant and machinery although not taxable as “Profit and gains of business or profession” was in the nature of income of business though assessed as capital gains and h

Bad debts allowed to share broker for amount not recovered from the client towards purchase of shares

February 15, 2011 852 Views 0 comment Print

It is not necessary that the entire amount of debt had to be taken into account in computing the income of the taxpayer. Even if a part of the debt was considered, it was sufficient compliance of provisions of ITA for allowance of such bad debt as he

Tax Residency Certificate should be regarded as sufficient evidence for beneficial owner

February 15, 2011 2198 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal has reiterated the principle that a certificate from the tax authorities of the other country regarding residency and beneficial ownership would be a sufficient evidence for beneficial ownership. The Ruling seems to suggest that although

Liaison Office (LO) involved merely in purchasing activity is not a Permanent Establishment (PE)

February 15, 2011 708 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal accepted most of the contentions of the assessee. The ruling assumes significance since it has held that selection of right goods and negotiation of price as per the instructions of the Head Office though a part of the purchasing activit

Determination of ALP- TNM Method requires comparison of net profit margins and not operating margins of enterprises

February 6, 2011 1312 Views 0 comment Print

For arriving at the above conclusion, strength is drawn from the decision of Mumbai `L’ Bench of the Tribunal in the case of UCB India P. Ltd. v. ACIT [121 ITD 131 (Mum.)] where it was held that section 92C read with Rule 10B(1)(e) deals with Transactions Net Margins Method (TNMM) and it refers to only net profit margin realized by an enterprise fro

Assessee in garb of entering hedging transaction cannot seek to enter into speculative transaction in any stocks or shares other than one held by him as inventory

February 6, 2011 1222 Views 0 comment Print

If all speculative transactions will be claimed as hedging transactions, very purpose behind the provisions of section 73 not permitting set off of speculative loss against business income will become redundant.

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