Income Tax - Budget 2021- It is proposed to discontinue Income-tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) and to constitute Interim Board of settlement for pending cases. The various amendments proposed are as under: ITSC shall cease to operate on or after 1st February, 2021 No application under section 245C of the Act for settlement of cases shall be made on [...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Finance Bill 2021- Paradigm Shift In The Provisions Relating To Income Tax Search And Seizure Assessments And Income Tax Settlement Commission Introduction:- The Hon’ble Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2021 of India on the 1st of February, 2021. Budget 2021 is aimed at reviving an economy that pl...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Income Tax Search and Seizure & Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC)- Detection of any undisclosed income subsequent to the final order of ITSC Introduction:- Chapter XIX – A of Income Tax Act, 1961 provides for settlement of cases. Income Tax Settlement Commission was set up in the year 1976 on the recommendation of Direct T...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Chapter XIX-A of the Act pertains to settlement of cases. Under sub-section (1) of section 245C of the Act, an assessee at any stage of a case relating to him can make an application for settlement in the prescribed manner....
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) is a quasi-judicial body set up under the Income Tax Act. The objective of setting up of ITSC is to settle the tax liabilities in complicated cases, avoiding endless and prolonged litigation. The taxpayer can approach the ITSC during the pendency of assessment proceedings, subject to certain pre...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The CBDT has indicated vide letter dated 25.11.2011 that there are several vacant/ likely to be vacant posts in the Benches of the Income Tax Settlement Commission at Delhi, Chennai, Kolkota and Mumbai. Download CBDT letter dated 25.11.2011...
Read MoreIncome Tax - Saddled with huge tax arrears of Rs 2,50,000 crore -- more than half of the total tax collection projected for 2010-11 -- finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to introduce in the forthcoming Budget some major changes in direct tax laws that co...
Read MoreIncome Tax - The Income Tax Settlement Commission, even after commencing the proceedings, is empowered to examine the authenticity of such full and true disclosure of the unaccounted return of the assessees, said the apex court dismissing the plea of real estate major Ajmera Housing Corporation and others....
Read MoreIncome Tax - No separate database regarding the outstanding demand against Multi-National Company (MNCs) as a separate category or class is maintained. However, the total outstanding demand against companies as on 1.4.2009 was Rs. 75,509 crore out of which Rs. 9748 core was recovered during F.Y. 2009-10. The balance demand includes demand locked-up ...
Read MoreCIT Vs M.A. Jacob & Company (Madras High Court) - CIT Vs M.A. Jacob & Company (Madras High Court) The order passed on the Settlement Applications filed by the assessee is dated 07.01.2000. The second order of ITSC was passed on 19.02.2004. After those orders passed by ITSC on the issue in question, concerning the assessee, in the year 2010, the...
Read MoreM3M India Holdings Pvt. Ltd Vs ITSC (P&H High Court) - M3M India Holdings Pvt. Ltd Vs ITSC (P&H High Court) For purposes of making an application for settlement, a case i.e. an assessment would be pending till such time as the assessment order is served upon the assessee. The assessee is entitled to proceed on the basis that till the service of the ...
Read MoreKomalkant Faikirchand Sharma Vs DCIT (Gujarat High Court) - Since there was an order of the Settlement Commission under section 245D(4) in relation to the assessment year in respect of which assessment was sought to be reopened, AO had no jurisdiction to reopen the assessment as once an order had been passed under section 245D by Settlement Commission, asses...
Read MoreRaghuleela Builders Pvt Ltd Vs. Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) (Bombay High Court) While disposing of these Petitions with the above clarifications, we may note that these Petitions have been filed challenging a somewhat curious and unforeseen development. We do not know in what circumstanc...
Read MoreMoin A Qureshi Vs CIT (Delhi High Court) - During the course of search, various documents, cash and jewellery were seized. Statements of the petitioner, his family members, employees and directors of associate companies were recorded under Section 132(4) of the Act. The petitioner had surrendered Rs.20 crores before Investigation Wing of the...
Read MoreNotification - F. No. Q. 22013/1/2014-Ad.1C (AAR) - (27/03/2015) - 4, Retirement from parent service on appointment as Chairman or Vice-Chairman or Member.— (1) Where, a Member, on the date of his appointment to the Commission, was in service under the Central Government, he shall seek retirement from such service before joining the Commission, and shalt be de...
Read MoreNotification No. 5/2014-Income Tax - (15/01/2014) - Notification No. 5/2014-Income Tax All the material and other information produced by the assessee before the Settlement Commission shall be sent to the Commissioner to enable him to furnish the report under sub-section (3) of section 245D....
Read MoreNotification No. G.S.R. 820(E)-Income Tax - (06/10/2010) - Notification No. G.S.R. 820(E)-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 245F of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Income-tax Settlement Commission hereby makes the following further amendments in the Income-tax Settlement Commission (Procedure) Rules, 199...
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CIT Vs M.A. Jacob & Company (Madras High Court) -
M3M India Holdings Pvt. Ltd Vs ITSC (P&H High Court) -
Komalkant Faikirchand Sharma Vs DCIT (Gujarat High Court) -