Circular No. 73-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 119, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby orders that in all the cases where a valid application under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 154 had been filed by the assessee within the statutory time limit but was not disposed of by the authority concerned with in the time specified under sub-section (7) of section 154
Circular No. 72-Income Tax Rates of income-tax for the assessment year 1971-72 3. The rates of income-tax for the assessment year 1971-72 in the case of all categories of taxpayers, corporate as well as non-corporate, are specified in Part I of the First Schedule to the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1971. These rates – summarised in Annexure I to this circular – are the same as were specified in Part III of the First Schedule to the Finance Act, 1970,
Circular No. 71-Income Tax Where the same income was assessed, as a protective measure, in the hands or more than one assessee or as the income of more than one assessment year, and one or more of these protective assessments needs to be cancelled as a result of some of the relevant assessments having become final and conclusive
Circular No. 70-Income Tax Section 185(1) has been amended by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, by the insertion of an Explanation , under which a firm shall not be regarded as a genuine firm if any partner of the firm was, in relation to the whole or any part of his share in the income or property of the firm
Circular No. 69-Income Tax Attention is invited to the provisions contained in clause (xx) of sub-section (1) of section 5. Clause (xx) exempts from wealth-tax the value of any equity shares held by the assessees in any company of the type referred to in clause (d) of section 45 where such shares form part of the initial issue of equity share capital made by the company after March 31, 1964
Circular No. 68-Income Tax The Board are advised that a mistake arising as a result of a subsequent interpretation of law by the Supreme Court would constitute “a mistake apparent from the records” and rectificatory action under section 35/154 of the 1922 Act/the 1961 Act would be in order. It has, therefore, been decided that where an assessee moves an application under section 154
Circular No. 67-Income Tax References have been received by the Central Board of Direct Taxes seeking information regarding the exemption from income-tax available to residents of Ladakh in general and Government officers stationed there in particular. The position in law as obtaining at present is explained in the following paragraphs.
Circular No. 65-Income Tax I am directed to invite a reference to the Board’s Circular No. 48 [F. No. 275/195/70-ITJ], dated 7-11-1970 [Clarification 2]. The Board has been requested to reconsider the views given in that circular. After a careful examination of the legal position the Board is of the view that to the following extent the earlier views need a modification.
Circular No. 64-Income Tax A question has been raised as to whether the nationalised banks would be regarded as banking companies under the provisions of section 80L(1)(vi). The relevant provision reads as follows: interest on deposits with a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, applies (including any bank or banking institution referred to in section 51 of that Act)
Circular No. 63-Income Tax The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (hereinafter referred to as the 1970 Act), was enacted by Parliament with a view to nationalising the undertakings of 14 commercial banks on payment of compensation aggregating to Rs. 87.40 crores.
