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Section 10(22) exemption is allowable to American School of Bombay Education Trust

February 21, 2019 1368 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee-American School of Bombay Education Trust was eligible for income tax exemption u/s. 10(22) as assessee had reasonable cause and justified the expenses claimed in the Income and Expenditure statement filed along with the return of income.

LTCG or STCG to be assessed when income accrued to assessee

February 21, 2019 4293 Views 0 comment Print

It was held after the accrual of consideration, the capital gain was liable to be assessed in the hands of assessee and income from short term capital gain/long term capital gain was only liable to tax when it accrued to assessee

Receipts from “Sale of Software” not in nature of “Royalty” as per India-Ireland DTAA

February 21, 2019 5235 Views 0 comment Print

Receipts from sale of software cannot be treated as ‘royalty’ under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Ireland as payment had been made by assessee for use of copyrighted material rather than for the use of copyright in the computer software programme.

Non-charging of interest on loan to director – Perquisite?

February 21, 2019 6981 Views 0 comment Print

Non-charging of interest on the loan amount given by lending company to its director could not be a perquisite as no remuneration or salary in the capacity of the director had been drawn from the lending company nor any interest expenditure was shown in its profit and loss account.

Service tax exemption cannot be denied for belated filing of declaration EXP-1, EXP-2

February 21, 2019 1737 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi has held that exemption under Notification No. 31/2012-ST, to transportation of goods from factory to the gateway port, cannot be denied for belated filing of declaration EXP-1, EXP-2.

Reassessment without issuance of notice U/s 143(2) is invalid

February 21, 2019 5775 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment order passed by AO without issuing notice under section 143(2) was invalid as it is mandatory obligation of AO to serve notice by assigning reasons therein with regard to his belief of escaped tax liability before making reassessment of any escaped income.

No Section 40A(3) disallowance, if cash payment for purchase of agricultural land was due to commercial expediency

February 21, 2019 10986 Views 0 comment Print

Disallowance under section 40A(3) with respect to cash payment made by assessee to farmers on Sunday for purchase of agricultural land could not be disallowed as Sunday was bank holiday and rule 6D(J)  was clearly attracted in assessees case as payment was made due to commercial expediency.

Only Advocates are authorized to plead and argue on behalf of litigants before court of law

February 21, 2019 10845 Views 1 comment Print

Only a special class of persons, namely, Advocates enrolled under The Advocates Act, 1961, have been authorised to plead and argue before a court of law, thus, any other person authorized or a recognized agent can do ‘other than pleading’.

ITAT Grants stay on demand to Google on Payment of Rs. 475 Crore as Tax

February 21, 2019 1209 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Google India Private Ltd. Vs. JCIT (ITAT Bangalore) After considering the existence of prima facie case, balance of convenience, relative hardship, the earlier orders of the Tribunal and the orders of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in the case of the Assessee on identical issue of grant of stay, the offer to pay […]

Set off of business losses against capital gains is not mandatory

February 21, 2019 70485 Views 1 comment Print

Sh. Ajay Kumar Singhania Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) The sole issue involved in this appeal is as to whether under the provisions of section 71 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (in short ‘the Act’) there is an option to the assessee to set off the business losses against the capital gains or is it mandatory to […]

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