In the present case, if the closing stock of incentive sugar was to be valued at any figure, above the levy price, the direct consequence of such a valuation would have been that the excess amount over the levy price would be reflected as part of business income which would run counter to the judgment of this Court in Ponni Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. (supra).
In the instant case, ‘R’ has created these trusts and was depositing the amount in cash to be given to the company as loans. He did not produce the trust deeds, the author of the trusts or beneficiaries of the trusts. The method and manner in which the amounts were deposited in the bank accounts of the trusts and was transferring the same on the same day by way of cheques to the company clearly established that he was playing a fraud with the revenue.
SSI exemption Notification No. 6/2005-ST dated 01.3.2005 as amended vide Notification No. 8/2008-ST dated 01.3.2008, grants the benefit of exemption of service tax per year, provided that the assessee has not crossed the threshold limit of rupees ten lakhs in the preceding financial year.
We are mentioning even at the cost of repetition that in order to treat any person as permanent establishment within the meaning of paras 5 and 6 of Article-5 of the DTA, it is of utmost importance that such person should first answer to the description of ‘dependent agent’ and then such dependent agent must perform either of the three activities as mentioned in para 5 of Article 5 of the DTA
The filing of e-form 23B is extended without any additional fees till 23/12/12 or due date of filing, whichever is later.
Company holding AGM or whose due date for holding AGM is on or before 20/09/12, the time limit will be 03/11/12 or due date of filing, whichever is later. Company holding AGM or whose due date for holding AGM is on or after 21/09 /12, the time limit will be 22/ 11/ 12 or due date of filing, whichever is later.
With a view to prevent channelisation of unaccounted money to these institutions by way of anonymous donations, a new section 115BBC has been inserted to provide that any income of a wholly charitable trust or institution by way of any anonymous donation shall be included in its total income and taxed at the rate of 30 per cent.
Quarterly TDS/TCS statement file format updated. Update file format available at download section (17/09/2012). Revised Formats can be downloaded from the following link :- https://www.tin-nsdl.com/etds-etcs/eTDS-steps.php
fficers of the Department must not take advantage of ignorance of an assessee as to his rights. It is one of their duties to assist a taxpayer in every reasonable way, particularly in the of claiming and securing reliefs and in this regard the officers should take the initiative in guiding a taxpayer where proceedings or other particulars before them indicate that some refund or relief is due to him. This attitude would, in the long run, benefit them indicate that some refund or relief is due to him.
We are of the opinion, given the peculiar facts of this case, that the imposition of penalty on the assessee is not justified. We are satisfied that the assessee had committed an inadvertent and bona fide error and had not intended to or attempted to either conceal its income or furnish inaccurate particulars.
