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Service Tax on Short Term Hotel Accommodation Unconstitutional: HC

August 12, 2016 10270 Views 0 comment Print

Issue Before Court The challenge in this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is to the constitutional validity of Section 65 (105) (zzzzv) of the Finance Act 1994 (FA) whereby the provision to any person by a restaurant, by having the facility of air-conditioning in any part of its establishment serving food […]

Reimbursement of seconded employees’ salaries to seconding company not subject to TDS

August 11, 2016 8427 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Mumbai in the above cited case held that reimbursement of secondment expensed by assessee to the company seconding its employees to assessee is not subject to TDS as the employer-employee relationship for all legal purposes subsist between seconding company and seconded employees for which seconding company is liable

HC Stays disciplinary proceedings in Tax Audit Limit Violation issue

August 9, 2016 29124 Views 1 comment Print

Hon’ble High Court of Kerala has stayed the disciplinary proceedings initiated by ICAI against CA Shaji Poulose for exceeding the limit on number of tax audits. IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Present: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR Wednesday, the 3rd day of August 2016/12th Sravana, 1938 WP(C) .No.25662/2016(G) PETITIONER/ SHAJI POULOSE, CHARTERED […]

Company unable to pay debt/tax to Government Judicial discretion to direct winding up should not be exercised

August 8, 2016 1593 Views 0 comment Print

This petition for winding up has been preferred by the company itself without referring to the relevant clause of Section 433 of the Companies Act, 1956 (‘the Act’ in short), however, in course of argument it was informed that the petition is under Section 433 (e) of the Act.

Service Tax on alcoholic liquor manufacture on job work basis for human consumption valid: HC

August 5, 2016 6871 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax on manufacture of alcoholic liquor for human consumption on job work basis with effect from 1st June 2015 is Constitutionally Valid: Delhi High Court. Issue Under Consideration These are three petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the constitutional validity of Section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 („FA […]

Bad debts W/o cannot be disallowed for non-filing of suit to recover Bad debts

August 4, 2016 3624 Views 0 comment Print

Admittedly, the amounts were lying outstanding for the last couple of years and the assessee has rightly written off the said amount in the books of account and merely because a suit was not filed and that cannot be considered to be a cogent reason to disallow the claim which became bad. One need not incur good money for recovery of the so called irrecoverable or a bad money and file a suit which remains pending for years and with uncertainty.

Service Tax Excess payment can be adjusted in Subsequent months

August 4, 2016 33990 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant is the centrally registered taxpayer and the error committed could not be detected immediately and it took almost a month to recognise the excess payment made in the month of May, 2011 and hence it was adjusted against the tax liabilities for the month of July, 2011

Similarly placed land outstees should be treated equally for rehabilitation/ employment as per policy on the date of taking over possession

August 3, 2016 807 Views 0 comment Print

it would manifest that there has not only been wrong with the petitioner but he was discriminated in the matter of application of pre-amended 1991 policy of rehabilitation. For such denial, the respondent/SECL is taking shelter of its own wrong by continuing to remain in occupation of the petitioner’s land from 1994 without paying compensation till 2006 when repeated efforts of the petitioner compelled the respondents to initiate land acquisition proceeding and determine compensation.

ITAT explains taxation of real estate construction contracts (AS-7 & AS-9)

August 3, 2016 18384 Views 0 comment Print

Ashoka Hi-Tech Builders Pvt. Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Indore) In this Case ITAT Indore explains Entire law on taxation of real estate construction contracts  in the context of ‘completed contract’ vs. ‘percentage completion’ with reference to Accounting Standards AS-7 and AS-9 and all important judgements on the issue. ITAT further explained Provisions of S. Section […]

Recognition of income on accrual basis to be considered from view point of a prudent assessee

August 3, 2016 20707 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the above cited case held that even in mercantile system of accounting an item would be regarded as accrued income only if there is certainty of receiving it and not when it has been waived. Earning of the income, whether actual or notional, has to be seen from the viewpoint of a prudent assessee.

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