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Identification of donor and receipt of gift by cheque not sufficient to prove genuineness of gift

January 20, 2009 460 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, the assessee claimed that an amount of Rs. 98,000 was received by him as gift from `M’ on account of love and affection by two drafts. Indeed, the amount of Rs. 98,000 was credited in the account books of the assessee for the previous year. `M’ appeared before the Commissioner (Appeals) and his statement was recorded

Prerequisites of a genuine gift transaction

January 18, 2009 943 Views 0 comment Print

5. We have considered the rival submissions and the material on record. In our considered view, the gifts so received by the assessee or his grandsons could not be said to be genuine. The reasons are that in all these cases, the donors are persons of low income group and do not have any capital or asset. There is no evidence on record to show how they build up capital.

Allowability of exemption under section 11(1)(a) of IT Act claimed by a society having both charitable as well as religious objectives

January 18, 2009 14393 Views 0 comment Print

When the legislature has categorically defined the purposes like religious and charitable and if the assessee-society is engaged as per their objects in mixed activities, which are partly charitable and partly religious, it cannot be said that section 11(1)(a) does not contemplate such situation.

Software Licensing–Not "Royalty"

January 17, 2009 2642 Views 0 comment Print

THE use and spread of software application has been phenomenal in India. So is the case with the tax treatment of receipts resulting from either sale of software or licensing of software programmes. What is treated as royalty by the Revenue is actually reckoned as a plain sale of copyrighted article by the assessee. Thus there is nothing new about this dispute as decided by the Special Bench of the Tribunal in the Motorola case

‘Non-compete right’ acquired by an assessee is eligible for depreciation under clause (ii) of section 32(1) of IT Act

January 16, 2009 682 Views 0 comment Print

12.2 One can see very clearly that the clause (ii), introduced in section 32(1), w.e.f.01-04- 1999, not only extended the benefit of section 32 to the `intangible assets’ but also gave therein an `inclusive’ definition of the `intangible assets’, for this purpose. 15.4 It becomes clear from the above discussion that capability to have a market value, assignability

Levy of service tax on Manpower Recruitment & Supply Agency for rendering technical assistance to two IT majors

January 15, 2009 2165 Views 0 comment Print

We have gone through the contracts entered into between the assessee and its clients. As per the contract with TCS, Focus would provide technical assistance of choice personnel to work on the computer software development, implementation and maintenance of specific project to be allocated by TCS.

Scope of business auxiliary service rendered by an authorized car dealer for arranging finance for its buyer

January 15, 2009 1594 Views 0 comment Print

Normally vehicles changed hands from the manufacturer to the customers through the authorized dealers and the customers can arrange finance independently through any other person; if the third party has arranged the finance to the buyer of the vehicle, the services of the said third party would undoubtedly come under the business auxiliary services.

Assumption of jurisdiction under section 147 of IT Act

January 15, 2009 1107 Views 0 comment Print

7. In the aforestated background now we may advert to the factual position in the instant case. In this case, after the processing of return under section 143(1) the Assessing Officer recorded reasons on 8-2-2006 to initiated proceedings under section 147/148 as under: ” the assessee filed return of income for the above noted assessment year declaring total income at Rs. Nil

Leviability of service tax on a composite works contract

January 15, 2009 1749 Views 0 comment Print

Whether the contracts of IOCL and BPCL with L&T can be held to be divisible and therefore service tax can be levied on the services part as held by Member (Technical) or whether the contracts between the appellants and IOCL & BPCL to be held as not divisable and therefore not liable to service tax as held by Member (Judicial)? Whether the contract between GEB and the appellants

Invocation Of Section 263 Of IT Act On Ground Of Deduction Under Section 80-IA Wrongly Allowed By AO

January 12, 2009 336 Views 0 comment Print

25. On the basis of above material, it is not possible to hold that assessee was carrying on mere repair of transformers and not any manufacturing activity. Assessee’s claim that it is manufacturing electromechanical parts and accessories like winding coils, insulation material etc. etc. from different material is clearly established on record. No dispute had been raised that above items manufactured by the assessee

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