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Assessment in the name of non-existent entity is void ab initio

Income Tax : In the Case of Sapient Consulting Limited vs. DCIT, ITAT Delhi relying upon the order of Jurisdictional High Court held that frami...

January 28, 2016 2782 Views 0 comment Print

Actual date of transfer relevant for benefit u/s 54 if possession been given before ‘Sale Deed’

Income Tax : In the case of Shashi Gupta vs. ITO, the Delhi Tribunal while considering the effective date of transfer of immovable property for...

January 28, 2016 2965 Views 0 comment Print

Business income to be computed according to books of accounts if not rejected

Income Tax : In the case of Shree Hari Agro Industries Ltd. Vs. DCIT, the Kolkata Tribunal on the issue of disallowance of alleged excess consu...

January 28, 2016 609 Views 0 comment Print

Custom valuation Rule 4 will not apply if Import is without monetary consideration: SC

Custom Duty : In the Case of M/s GMR Energy Ltd vs. Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore, Hon’ble Supreme Court while dealing with the appeal of...

January 28, 2016 1211 Views 1 comment Print

CD’ is an admissible ‘documentary evidence’ : SC

Corporate Law : In the case of Shamsher singh verma vs. State of Haryana, the Apex court on the point of admissibility of evidence held that the â...

December 23, 2015 2729 Views 0 comment Print


Some important aspects of allowability of business claim and concealment of penalty

June 30, 2015 468 Views 0 comment Print

Investments are made in Govt. securities, debentures, bonds having fixed rate of return. Assessee is maintaining books of account on mercantile system i.e, on accrual basis. Whether Payment of Interest accrues on day to day basis? Referring to the decision of tribunal, high-court and Supreme Court in various cases sighted

Review u/s 254(2) only if there is a mistake apparent from the record

June 30, 2015 729 Views 0 comment Print

If the AO had reopened the assessment and made a disallowance and these facts could affect the outcome of the issue, the AO should appear before the FAA to file an explanation about the chronology of events. But, in any manner the subsequent decision taken by the AO cannot be held to be a mistake apparent from the record.

Issue of ‘treatment of forfeiture of guarantee amount given for purchase of machinery’ , ‘validity of entertaining Revised claim and disallowance u/s 14A

June 30, 2015 1018 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee company rather assumed the risk of taking the liability of another company which cannot be said to be for business purpose of the assessee. Hence, the activity of advancing the money and paying the debt of the M/s. Vinedale Ltd. which was on account of purchase of machinery being capital asset, cannot be said to be the business activity

Levy of Penalty u/s 221 by A.O. is discretionary and can be waived off if Good and sufficient reasons exists

June 30, 2015 6277 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, the assessee has proved beyond doubt that the default by him in not paying the self-assessment tax is not wilful and it was beyond his control as there was no sufficient money available with him to pay the self-assessment tax especially when the income is mainly from short term and long term capital gain.

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) in search assessment is tenable only if some incriminating material found during search

June 29, 2015 1715 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee is not liable to penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the I.T. Act since the same was not based on any incriminating material found during the course of search. The addition was based on the basis of loan creditors found from the balance sheet already filed prior to the search along with the original return of income.

Sponsorship charges on study of daughter of Director allowable if made out of business exigency

June 29, 2015 2155 Views 0 comment Print

Sponsorship charges incurred by the assessee company on study of daughter of the Director of the company abroad was not held to be of Personal Nature in view of the fact that study was sponsored by the assessee-company for its business exigency. Moreover she, being a Deputy General Manager of the assessee company, has entered into an agreement with the assessee company to serve the company for at-least five years post completion of studies abroad.

No depreciation allowable on ‘identifiable fixed assets if not used for Business purpose at all’

June 29, 2015 7437 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that it is undisputed fact that the ‘Jorhar Unit’ of the assessee did not function at all in the present year and its assets although part of block of assets are identifiable and therefore as per provision of section 38(2) of the Act, depreciation is not allowable because assets of this unit were not used for business purposes in the present year.

Current year income can’t be disturbed on account of difference in opening balance

June 17, 2015 3268 Views 0 comment Print

Lower authorities have overlooked the principle that the opening balance cannot be disturbed this year. The authorities can only reopen for the earlier year. In another case ACIT Vs. Smt. N. Sasikala (2005) 92 TTJ (Chennai) 119 it was held that If the Department doubted the availability of cash balance, it can go to the concerned assessment year 1990-91

Additions not valid merely on the ground of fall in GP ratio, if books of account are accepted by AO

June 17, 2015 2934 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee, a partnership firm, was engaged in the business of manufacturing of enameled wire, submersible wire, bare copper wire etc. Assessee filed its return of income related to AY 2009-10 declaring gross loss of (-)3.65% against the total turnover of Rs.590703526/- with net loss of Rs.36385885/-

Peak credit theory for addition to income is applicable when deposit in bank account is out of cash withdrawals

June 17, 2015 9402 Views 0 comment Print

Peak credit theory will be applicable only when there are deposits in cash and withdrawals in cash. In the instant case when the deposits are made in cash and most of the withdrawals are by way of clearing and not cash withdrawn, therefore, the theory of peak credit is not fully applicable to the facts of this case.

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