It has been observed that in some cases, difficulty was being experienced to execute judgements delivered by various Courts in favour of the Department as banks are not prepared to honour their guarantees and pay up in terms of bank guarantees unless certified copies of the Court”s judgements are made available to them
F. No 208/122/89-CX.6 dated 13.10.1989 Complaints have been received from the trade that in some of the Collectorates summons under Section 14 of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 are being issued to the Managing Directors and other high officers with a view to enforce recovery of dues which are under dispute.
The question whether a particular assessee is a trader in shares or the shares are held as capital assets sometimes gives rise to disputes and litigation. Over the years the courts have laid down the various tests or factors to be taken into account in determining this question.
The provisions of Sections 144-A and 144-B of the Income-tax Act have come into force with effect from 1st January 1976. Instructions explaining the legal provisions contained in these sections have been issued already in Board’s Instruction No.907, dated the 24th December 1975. The following further instructions are issued prescribing the work-procedures, the non-statutory forms of the letters to be issued and the registers to be maintained, and the proformae of the periodical statements to be furnished to the Board.
Reference is invited to the Central Board of Direct Taxes letter F. No. 12/19/64-IT(B), dated 22-2-1966 , where in it was intimated that the house rent allowance given at flat rates may be treated as exempt from income-tax without verification of the fact whether the employee concerned had paid any house rent and the allowance exempted is less than the difference between the actual expenditure on the house rent and 10 per cent of the salary of the employee.
Explore CBDT Letter F. No. 12/19/64-IT(B) dated 22-2-1966, clarifying HRA exemption for Central Govt employees receiving flat-rate allowances. Learn about tax implications and pending amendments.
