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Speculation loss can be set off against delivery based profits

March 6, 2010 973 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee earned a profit on sale of shares held as stock-in-trade. This profit was offered as profit from a ’speculation business’ and was set off against a ’speculation loss’ brought forward from an earlier assessment year. The AO took the view that the profit from sale of shares was not from a ’speculation business’ on the ground that the assessee

ITAT has no power u/s 254 (2) to re-evaluate correctness on merits of earlier decision

March 6, 2010 721 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee claimed deduction u/s 80HHC which was allowed to the extent of Rs. 32.17 crs by the AO. The claim included DEPB license sale proceeds. The CIT revised the assessment u/s 263 on the ground that s. 28 (iiia) did not apply to a DEPB license and its proceeds were not eligible for deduction u/s 80HHC. The assessee filed an appeal before the Tribunal

A Del Credere Agent is not liable to pay service tax in respect of service rendered by it prior to 16-6-2005

March 5, 2010 1029 Views 0 comment Print

The Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise issued a notice calling upon the respondent-assessee to pay the service tax in respect of the service rendered by it as a Dal Credere Agent. The Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, Bangalore, passed an order in Original No. 28/2003 directing the respondent-assessee to pay the tax and also the penalty. Against which the respondent-assessee filed an appeal before the Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) in Order-in-Appeal No. 214/2003, where the Commissioner confirmed the order of levying of service tax on the respondent in regard to service rendered by Del Credere Agent. Being aggrieved by the same, the respondent-assessee filed an appeal before the CESTAT. CESTAT has allowed the appeal holding that Del Credere Agent is not liable to pay service tax. Against which the revenue has come in this appeal.

Taxability of capital gains on transfer of shares of a wholly owned Indian subsidiary by a non resident parent company to a non resident

March 3, 2010 2912 Views 0 comment Print

KSPG Netherlands Holding B.V. (applicant), is a company incorporated in Netherlands on November 6, 2008 with its registered office in Amsterdam. PG India is the private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on October 26, 2006, which was held by Pierburg GmbH until November 2008. During November 2008, Pierburg GmbH

Demarcated space made available in the warehouse by logistics service provider constitutes fixed place of business

March 3, 2010 4015 Views 0 comment Print

Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pvt. Ltd. (applicant) was engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of Hard Disk Drives (disks). It has been supplying disks to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in India. In order to minimize the delays in the procurement of inputs from the applicant, the OEM proposed to put in place a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) model. Under the VMI model,

Service Tax – On-going Works Contract as on 01.06.2007 – Prima facie case alone is not sufficient for granting stay – Tribunal to follow principles for granting stay

February 28, 2010 435 Views 0 comment Print

Bench enumerated the following principles to be kept in mind while considering the applications for stay or waiver of pre-deposit under Section 35F of the Act. 1) The applications for stay should not be disposed of in a routine manner unmindful of the consequences flowing from the order requiring the assessee to deposit full or part of the demand;

Deduction under section 80-I allowable without setting off loss of other units: Delhi High Court

February 26, 2010 708 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee had two units, namely, a steering unit and an axle unit, both of which were eligible u/s 80-I. While one unit was making profits, the other was incurring losses. The AO and CIT (A) took the view that deduction u/s 80-I on the profits of one unit could be allowed only after setting off the losses of the other unit.

Rebate under Rule-18 on export made during 8.12.2006 to 17.9.2007

February 25, 2010 3266 Views 0 comment Print

The company being an unit located in Kutch District is entitled to the benefit of Notification No.39/2001-CE dated 8.7.2001. At the time of removal of the goods from the factory for export, the Company paid duty of excise as is evident from the statutory invoices issued by the Company. The Company accordingly applied for rebate under Rule-18

Even if there is no assessment u/s 143 (3), reopening u/s 147 is bad if there are no proper “reasons to believe”. AO cannot go beyond the recorded reasons

February 25, 2010 447 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee was a partner in a firm. Upon retirement, he received an amount of Rs. 50 lakhs in addition to the balance lying to his credit in the books of the firm in full and final settlement of his dues. The assessee filed a return in which the said amount was not offered to tax on the ground that it was a capital receipt. No assessment order was passed.

Taxpayer not required to demonstrate that the debt has become bad debt once it is written off in the books of account: SC

February 24, 2010 1534 Views 0 comment Print

In order to claim a bad debt as a deduction under section 36(1)(vii) of the Income tax Act (Act) it has been a long drawn controversy between the Taxpayer and the Revenue whether in addition to write-off the debt in the books of account, it is obligatory on the Taxpayer to establish that such debt has become a bad debt, especially after the amendment brought in by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987 w.e.f. 1 April 1989.

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