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S. 50C appliies only to capital gains in real estate transaction in respect to seller

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Section 50C creates a legal fiction for taxing capital gains in the hands of the seller and it cannot be extended for taxing the difference between apparent consideration and valuation done by Stamp Valuation Authorities as undisclosed investment u/s 69 in the hands of the purchaser.

Once source is proved, it is not possible to treat deposits collected from public under provisions of Companies Act as unexplained credits

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When the scheme of financing adopted by the assessee company is explained in a convincing manner, it is not fair on the part of the lower authorities to treat a part of the deposits as unexplained only for the reason that inch-by-inch documentary particulars were not furnished before them in respect of that remainder deposits.

In the absence of clear finding as to concealment of income furnishing inaccurate particulars, initiation of penalty proceedings will be without jurisdiction

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Even in a case where proceedings for detection of concealment is going on during the assessment proceedings, the assessee surrenders some income and AO drops the proceedings of detection of concealment by accepting assessee’s surrender without making further examination or investigation regarding detection of concealment, it can be held that it is not a case of concealment of particulars of income or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income; because in that situation, the AO does not record satisfaction as required u/s 271(l).

No direct decision in favour of Revenue for levy of service tax on the service component of a works contract prior to 1-6-2007

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There is no direct decision in favour of the Revenue for levy of service tax on the service component of a works contract prior to 01/06/2007. On the other hand, the judgment of the Hon’ble High Court in Indian National Shipowners ‘Association case is directly against the Revenue and the same is binding on this Bench of the Tribunal.

Perpetual succession in appointment of trustee, cannot dis-entitle assessee-institution from getting registration u/s 12AA IT Act, 1961

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A person who is contributing to the charitable cause may keep in his mind that the control of charitable activity may be with him or his family members, but that fact alone cannot dis-entitle the institution from registration unless any material is brought on record to suggest that either the objects of the charitable trust are not charitable in nature or there is a clause in the trust deed according to which certain benefits can be given either to the settler or to the trustees or to the persons related to them.

On non-compliance with statutory condition precedent, reopening of an assessment cannot be sustained

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The condition precedent in the proviso to Section 147 is that the income must have escaped assessment by the failure of the assessee to fully and truly disclose all material facts necessary for assessment for that Assessment Year.

Persons deputed by foreign company to an Indian company cannot be considered as its PE in India when services rendered by them are independent and not under control of that company

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No income would arise to the American company in India in the course of deputing personnel to an Indian company who work under the control and supervision of the Indian company and carry out the work allotted to them by the Indian Company and the American company is reimbursed by the Indian company.

Co-operative society eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) on Interest Income from banks

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The salient features of the impugned case have already been noted by us namely, that the assessee is a Co-operative Society, set up by the Government of Punjab registered under the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961. The Assessing Officer has duly noted that its primary business is to grant loans to members in Urban and Rurah Co-operative Housing Societies of the State of Punjab for construction of houses and Housing Complexes. The assessee has been ea

Payment made by AAI to Raytheon company (RC) for supply of software for `Automation upgrade for third runaway at IGI Airport’ can be legitimately brought within fold of Article 12(4)(b), if not article 12(3) of Indo-US Tax Treaty

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he applicant (hereafter referred to as `AAI’) which is a Public Sector Undertaking set up under the Airport Authority of India Act has entered into a contract dated 11/12/2007 for “Automation Upgrade for third runway at IGI Airport, New Delhi” with Raytheon Company USA, (hereafter referred to as `Raytheon’). The contract involves Raytheon supplying h

Indo-US Treaty: Consideration received by American company from applicant-Indian company for providing Architectural design services is liable to be taxed in India as fees for included services’

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Whether the compensation payable to Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum L.P., USA under clause VA of the Agreement dated October 15, 2008 can be disintegrated in three parts; viz., (a) for development and sale of designs (b) consultancy for construction documents, and, (c) for `Construction administration’ and `additional services’?

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