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One time upfront payment- Sale or Lease Payment?

June 22, 2016 13378 Views 3 comments Print

The Hon’ble Madras HC in the above cited case held that the one time upfront payment made by assessee lessee to lessor for the acquisition of leasehold rights over an immovable property for a long duration of time say 99 years could not be taken to constitute rental income at the hands of the lessor because the dominant intention of leasing is sale of rights in immovable property for a long period of 99 years.

S. 80IA Initial assessment year means 1st year opted by assessee for deduction

June 20, 2016 4201 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee being eligible had option to start claiming deduction from any of the assessment years within time frame of Ay 2004-2005 to AY 2019-2020. Assessee exercises the option in AY 2008-09. AO made the disallowance by holding that assessment year 2004-05 is the initial AY. ITAT issued order in favour of Assessee.

Offshore supply of equipments not taxable in India

June 20, 2016 4615 Views 0 comment Print

An enterprise of a Contracting State shall not be deemed to have a permanent establishment in the other Contracting State merely because it carries on business in that other State through a broker, general commission agent, or any other agent of an independent status, provided that such persons are acting in the ordinary course of their business.

Bogus purchase: Addition should be of income component only

June 20, 2016 22815 Views 2 comments Print

Gujarat High Court examines N.K. Industries bogus purchase tax case. Court rules on addition quantum for alleged fake purchases & block assessment.

S. 153A Additions not based on incriminating material are invalid

June 20, 2016 2092 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Delhi bench in the above cited case held that in case of completed assessment if notice u/s 153A is issued then addition can be made only on the basis of incriminating material found during the course of search.

Mobilisation / demobilisation charges cannot be treated as Royalty

June 18, 2016 4060 Views 0 comment Print

As far as DTAA in the present case is concerned, the income earned by the Assessee would be treated as royalty only where it is received as consideration for the use of the equipment, i.e., industrial, commercial or scientific.

Registration u/s 12AA cannot be denied on town Planning Activities continuing from earlier years

June 18, 2016 1786 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court after examining the said objects in light of proviso to Sec 2(15) has held that development authorities will not be hit by the proviso to Sec 2 (15). The reliance on the judgments by the Ld. DR are on different footing altogether. The reliance of the Board Circular is also not applicable in the present case as there was no change in the charitable purpose while doing the activity of development by the assessee.

S.145A No Addition for stock valuation if exclusive method followed

June 17, 2016 13468 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that VAT and CST even if not included in value of closing stock do not result in undervaluation of closing stock because of its corresponding non-inclusion in Opening Stock , Purchases and Sales.

Auditor’s opinion on Section 80P Interpretation, cannot be a Information for Reopening U/s 147

June 16, 2016 4378 Views 0 comment Print

The case of assessee was reopened and the assessment under section 144 read with section 147 of the IT Act, 1961. While framing the assessment, the AO restricted the deduction claimed u/s 80P(2)(c)(i) of the Act and also confirmed the disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) consequent to deposit

Directions with regard to proper utilization of public funds by Government officials and Departments issued qua Chhattisgarh Store Purchase Rules, 2002 as amended in 2004

June 14, 2016 1008 Views 0 comment Print

The interesting question which arises in this petition is, “Whether the Municipal Corporations are bound to purchase items mentioned in Schedule – 1 attached to the Chhattisgarh Store Purchase Rules, 2002 (as amended in 2004) (henceforth ‘the Rules’) only from the companies approved by the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (henceforth ‘the CSIDC’) at the rates approved by the CSIDC”.

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