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Avoid Heavy Penalty: Ensure Timely Filing of Tax Return

Income Tax : Where a person required to furnish a return of income under Section 139, fails to do so within the time prescribed in sub-section ...

August 29, 2020 15744 Views 4 comments Print

Difference between terms Business & Profession for income tax purposes

Income Tax : The Section 2(13) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, contains an inclusive definition of the term business. There are differences betwe...

June 30, 2020 110978 Views 13 comments Print

Whether writing of bad debts in accounts sufficient to claim deduction U/s. 36(1)(Vii)?

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court, has held in CIT vs. Samara India(P) Ltd. (2013) 216 Taxman 93 , following the decision of Supreme Court in T...

June 28, 2020 59621 Views 1 comment Print

Question of Deductibility of an Expenditure U/s. 57(iii) of Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The provisions of the Income-tax Act relating to allowances disclose that the expenditure or outgoing sought to be deducted should...

June 10, 2020 132410 Views 7 comments Print

Distinction between Capital & Revenue Receipt

Income Tax : In CIT vs. Bharti Hexacom Ltd. [2014] 221 TAXMAN 323, the Delhi High Court has observed (at page 341), that if the money paid rela...

June 10, 2020 61311 Views 3 comments Print


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A New Light on Reassessment Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : In our view this is not a fair or proper procedure. If not in the first notice, at least at the time of furnishing the reasons the...

April 16, 2020 2130 Views 0 comment Print

L&T Case: Classic example of change of opinion

Income Tax : The assessee had challenged reopening of assessment on two grounds. The CIT(A) had accepted the arguments of the assessee, in ligh...

September 9, 2019 4539 Views 0 comment Print

Allowance of depreciation on the basis of consistency: BSE Ltd. case

Income Tax : We noted that in the very first year i.e. AY 2011-12, the depreciation has already allowed the claim of depreciation. We noted tha...

September 3, 2019 876 Views 0 comment Print

Liability for provisions can be measured only by using a substantial degree of estimation

Income Tax : The estimate of warranty made by the assessee on the basis of past history cannot be treated as a provision for any ascertained li...

July 1, 2019 3285 Views 0 comment Print

Initiation of penalty not valid if AO fails to record satisfaction for the same

Income Tax : Where no satisfaction had been recorded by the AO for initiation of penalty in the assessment order the same cannot invite the ass...

June 13, 2019 5241 Views 0 comment Print


Mere non-allowability of claim not sufficient to impose penalty U/s. 271(1)(c)

October 25, 2017 2010 Views 0 comment Print

In an appeal before Ahmedabad ITAT, DCIT vs. Parinay Organizers Pvt. Ltd., one of the grounds raised was that whether on the facts of the circumstances of the case, the CIT(A) was justified in deleting the penalty levied by the AO on account of dis allowances of interest expenses of Rs. 44,19,194/- without considering the merits of the case.

Deletion of Penalty in case of Bonafide belief supported by Factual Circumstances & Decision

October 16, 2017 3492 Views 0 comment Print

Deletion Of Penalty In Case Of Bonafide Belief Of An Assessee: Especially When The Action Of Assessee Is Supported By Factual Circumstances And A Decision- Section 271 (1)( c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 deals with the penalty in respect of failure to furnish returns, comply with notices, concealment of income, etc.

ITAT explains law on Levy of penalty U/s. 221(1)

October 14, 2017 11910 Views 0 comment Print

An assessee is liable to penalty under section 221(1) of the Act in a case in which the though the assessee has not paid the self assessment tax under section 140A, while filing the return of income, but revises the income, by filing revised return of income, and pays the tax on the revised return of income at the time of filing the revised return of income?

Permanent Establishment: A Recent Decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court

October 8, 2017 5196 Views 0 comment Print

In brief, the learned Judges of the Supreme Court held that FOWC carried on business in India for the duration of the race (and for two weeks before the race and a week thereafter). A PE must have three characteristics: stability, productivity and dependence.

ITAT has to reappraise & re appreciate all factual materials placed before it

October 3, 2017 1263 Views 0 comment Print

It was held by Supreme Court in Karnani Properties Ltd vs. CIT [1972 AIR 2315, 1972 SCR (1) 457] that it is for the Tribunal to find facts and it is for the High Court and this Court to lay down the law applicable to the facts found. Neither the High Court nor this Court has jurisdiction, to go behind or to question the statements of facts made by the Tribunal.

No S. 12AA Registration cancellation for non-start of charitable or religious activity

September 30, 2017 2241 Views 0 comment Print

Registration U/s. 12AA cannot be cancelled on the ground that trust has not yet commenced charitable or religious activity- CIT vs. Shreedhar Sewa Trust (Allahabad High Court)

Section 153C proceedings can be initiated against a person only if seized materials belong to him

September 27, 2017 3390 Views 0 comment Print

The purpose of initiating proceedings under Section 153C of the Act, the seized documents had to be shown to belong to the other person and not merely pertaining to such other person. The change brought about in this regard in Section 153 C of the Act by way of amendment has been given prospective effect from 1st June 2015.

Before Passing an Order U/s. 263 Principal CIT or CIT has to do their Own Enquiry

September 17, 2017 3288 Views 0 comment Print

Before Passing An Order Under Section 263 Principal Commissioner Or Commissioner Of Income Tax Has To Make His/Her Own Enquiry

Procedural rules cannot be ignored even if litigant is Government/ Revenue and Revenue should not follow tendency of blaming Advocate or procedural rules for dismissal of appeal

September 15, 2017 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held in the case of CIT Vs. M/s. Parle Bisleri Ltd. that Procedural rules cannot be ignored even litigant is Government/ Revenue and Revenue should not follow tendency of blaming Advocate or procedural rules for dismissal of appeal

Legislative Provisions cannot be amended by CBDT in exercise of its Power U/s. 119 of Income Tax Act, 1961

September 13, 2017 2211 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble Supreme Court held that such legislative provisions cannot be amended by CBDT in exercise of its power under Section 119 of the Act. The High Court has, therefore, rightly held the circular ultra virus and quashed the same.

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