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Reopening on Share capital issue verified during original assessment not valid

May 18, 2016 1657 Views 0 comment Print

The reasons supplied to the assessee for re­opening of the case relates mainly to Share capital, which is already been investigated by Assessing officer in detail during Original Assessment. Therefore, The present exercise of issuing the notice under Section 148 of the Act would amount to nothing but a change of opinion, which is not permissible.

Agent without authority to conclude contracts cannot be termed PE

May 18, 2016 3517 Views 0 comment Print

One of the necessary conditions for holding that an agent constitutes a PE of an enterprise is that the agent must have an authority to conclude contracts or should have been found to be habitually entering into or concluding contracts on behalf of the enterprise.

HC directs Chief CIT to streamline appeal filing procedure

May 16, 2016 2179 Views 0 comment Print

This appeal filed by the Revenue raises questions with regard to whether transfer pricing adjustment consequent to arriving at Arms Length Price(ALP) is required to be done only in respect of the international transactions or this adjustment is to be done in respect of all the business transactions of the assessee i.e. at the entity level.

Service Tax Payable on SIM Card Activation Charges

May 15, 2016 3337 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant were selling the sim cards to their franchisee and was paying sales tax to the State and activating the sim cards in the hands of subscribers at a valuable consideration and paying sales tax on the activation charges.

No Cenvat Credit on MS Channels, Angles to Tower Infra Companies

May 15, 2016 3721 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case, duty paid items are MS Angles and Channels/Shelters which are brought to the site installed/erected and further put to use for mounting/installing telecommunication antenna and other equipment.

Chartered Accountants Services eligible for Input / Cenvat Credit

May 15, 2016 4591 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Commissioner of Central Excise, Ludhiana vs DRP Malleables Pvt. Ltd. (supra), the Tribunal held that Chartered Accountant Service is specifically covered under the scope of input service and the assessee is eligible for availing credit.

Congress not eligible to claim exemption u/s 13A

May 15, 2016 2773 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC helkd that, All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Indian National Congres (INC) Delhi are not eligible to claim exemption u/s 13A of Income Tax Act for AY 1994-95 & 1995-96. The Court further holds that voluntary contributions received by political parties cannot be equated with corpus donation or capital receipts.

Sec. 40 (a)(i) is discriminatory & not applicable to Indo-US DTAA

May 14, 2016 6547 Views 0 comment Print

Section 40 (a) (i), in providing for disallowance of a payment made to a non-resident if TDS is not deducted, is no doubt meant to be a deterrent in order to compel the resident payer to deduct TDS while making the payment.

Section 94-A(1) is Constitutional Valid : Madras High Court

May 14, 2016 2338 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Madras High court in the above cited case held that central govt can notify a country as notified jurisdictional area u/s 94A inspite of the fact that there exist a Double Tax Avoidance Agreement provided the DTAA is not serving the intended purpose for which it was entered into.

Expense to make House habitable, eligible for exemption U/s. 54

May 13, 2016 5467 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, the assessee has purchased the new residential house at Pune in July 2008 in dilapidated condition and immediately there-after undertaken extensive civil, plumbing, electrical & painting works to make it habitable

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