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Despite s. 271(1B), s. 271 (1)(c) penalty is not valid if AO’s satisfaction not recorded at stage of initiation

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In Ram Commercial Enterprises 246 ITR 568 (Del) {affirmed in Rampur Engineering 309 ITR 143 (Del) (FB)}, the Delhi High Court held that if the AO did not record his satisfaction that the assessee had concealed particulars of his income before completion of the assessment proceedings, the initiation of penalty proceedings

Mere retraction of the confession may not be sufficient to make confessional statement irrelevant

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Pursuant to a search under FERA, the premises of the appellant were searched on 11.4.1989. Foreign currency was recovered though no incriminating material was found. In his statement recorded on the same day, the appellant confessed to indulging in various foreign exchange transactions. One Mr. Narendra Mirani also confessed that the foreign exchange seized

Even Best Judgment assessment cannot be made without giving opportunity of being heard has to be given to assessee

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12. The phraseology, syntax and language used/employed by the legislature in section 144, as quoted hereinabove, are amply clear. As per this section, inter alia, if a person fails to comply with the terms of a notice under section 143(2), the A.O., after taking into account all relevant material gathered by him shall, after giving the assessee an opportunity of being heard

Validity of levy of penalty for not furnishing the return of income within the prescribed time

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6.2 In the present case there has been admittedly a default in terms of s. 271F of the Act; the assessee’s legal ground, i.e., in respect of validity of its return, being of no consequence, in view of me. Clear mandate of the provision (s. 271F), as well as the decision by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Prakash Nath Khanna (supra). Further, the assessee’s plea of there being no presumption in law

Tribunal is not competent to recall its previous order and re-write the same again and reverse the earlier decision taken on merit

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8. A bare perusal of the ground raised by the assessee, in impugned M. A. reveals that the same pertain to the issues adjudicated by the Bench, on merit, after evaluating the rival submissions, including case laws relied upon by the parties, and the relevant records. The issues considered and decided on merit after due application of mind by the Bench

Once capital asset is converted into stock-in-trade provision of section 2(47) becomes irrelevant and does not apply

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The sale/transfer of stock-in-trade cannot be equated with the transfer of capital asset under section 2(47). The meaning of the words “otherwise transferred” in section 45(2), should be according to its ordinary popular and natural sense, and it should not include a transaction referred to under sub-clause (v) of sub-section (47) of section 2 in relation to a ‘capital asset’.

AAR on taxability of payments made by applicant to a British company for rendering telecom services in India

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9. (1) The following incomes shall be deemed to accrue or arise in India :— (i) to (v) xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx (vi) income by way of royalty payable by—

Settlement Commission has jurisdiction over the case which involves search assessments where block assessments are to be completed under section 158BC

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19. The first fundamental issue is whether the Commission has at all jurisdiction to deal with this case which involves search assessments where block assessments are to be completed u/s 158BC. The arguments of the learned CIT(DR)s appear quite weighty and persuasive. However, the arguments of” the learned AR of the applicant are logical and convincing

MAT credit should be allowed before calculating Interest U/s. 234B and 234C of the Income Tax Act, 1961

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6. We have heard the rival contentions and carefully perused the orders. The short question here is whether credits for tax paid as provided in section 115JAA of the Act has to be given before charging of interest u/s 234A & 234B or after charging of interest u/s 234A and 234B of the Act, in the later years, when such credit is claimed. Even, before the substitution of Explanation 1

Profit on transfer of Indira Vikas Patras before maturity is capital gain and tax is chargeable

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The assessee purchased the Indira Vikas Patra during the financial year 1997-98. The Indira Vikas Patras are shown as investment in the books of assessee since 1997-98. The Indira Vikas Patras are issued for certain denominations at half of the face value. The period of maturity varies on the basis of rate of interest and accumulation thereof. As per the provisions of Indira Vikas Patras

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