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Bad debts allowed to share broker for amount not recovered from the client towards purchase of shares

February 15, 2011 834 Views 0 comment Print

It is not necessary that the entire amount of debt had to be taken into account in computing the income of the taxpayer. Even if a part of the debt was considered, it was sufficient compliance of provisions of ITA for allowance of such bad debt as he

Payment for use of transponder capacity for up-linking /downlinking data would not constitute royalty

February 15, 2011 636 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court has held that the payment made to foreign satellite service providers for use of transponders does not constitute „royalty? and hence is not taxable in India. It provides a welcome relief to the foreign satellite operating compan

Tax Residency Certificate should be regarded as sufficient evidence for beneficial owner

February 15, 2011 2180 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal has reiterated the principle that a certificate from the tax authorities of the other country regarding residency and beneficial ownership would be a sufficient evidence for beneficial ownership. The Ruling seems to suggest that although

Liaison Office (LO) involved merely in purchasing activity is not a Permanent Establishment (PE)

February 15, 2011 696 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal accepted most of the contentions of the assessee. The ruling assumes significance since it has held that selection of right goods and negotiation of price as per the instructions of the Head Office though a part of the purchasing activit

MAT credit to be first adjusted and then TDS and prepaid taxes should be set off against the total tax liability and the assessee is not entitled to interest under s 244A against the MAT credit

February 14, 2011 15624 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s Sami Labs Limited – Karnatka High Court (Dated: February 14, 2011)- Income tax – Section 115JAA, 263, 244A – Whether MAT credit is to be first adjusted and then TDS and pre paid taxed should be set off against the total tax liability – Whether assessee is entitled to interest u/s 244A against the MAT credit. – Revenue’s appeal dismissed.

Section 195- If payment has no element of income chargeable to tax in India then TDS not deductible

February 11, 2011 15959 Views 1 comment Print

GE India Technology Cen. (F) Ltd. v. CIT (Supreme Court) -It was held that the moment a remittance is made to a non resident; obligation to deduct tax at source under section 195 of the Act does not arise. It arises only when such remittance is a sum chargeable to tax under the Income Tax Act under sections 4, 5 and 9 of the Act.

Expenditure incurred in foreign exchange is to be reduced from the total turnover while computing the deduction under s 10A

February 11, 2011 3259 Views 0 comment Print

Navayuga Info tech Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad)- Expenditure incurred on foreign travel, spent in foreign exchange, is to be reduced from the export turnover for the purpose of the computation of the deduction under s 10A. Interest on term deposits, profit on exchange variation, etc, do not form part of the profits and gains derived from the industrial undertakings qualifying for the exemption under s 10A.

Whether ITAT justified in law in allowing deduction u/s 80IB on labour job receipts ignoring the fact that such income is not ‘derived from’ the eligible business?

February 11, 2011 1111 Views 0 comment Print

Metalman Auto Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CIT, Ludhiana(High Court of Punjab and Haryana At Chandigarh) – Whether ITAT is justified in law in allowing deduction u/s 80IB on labour job receipts ignoring the fact that such income is not ‘derived from’ the eligible business of industrial undertaking of the assessee company? – Whether ITAT is justified in law in allowing deduction u/s 80IB on other miscellaneous income being misc. receipts, rebate & discount and balances written off etc. whereas such income is not ‘derived from’ the eligible business of industrial undertaking of the assessee company?

No Sales Tax on SIM cards – pre-paid and post-paid; recharge coupons; value added services – Andhra Pradesh High Court

February 11, 2011 24650 Views 4 comments Print

Declaration of the law by the Supreme Court, in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd v. Union of India[1], notwithstanding, we are now called upon, in this batch of Writ Petitions, to adjudicate on the jurisdiction of the revisional/ appellate/ assessing authorities to levy tax under Section 4(1) and (8) of the A.P. VAT Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) on SIM cards – pre-paid and post-paid; recharge coupons; value added services; telephone instruments, mobile handsets, modems and caller ID instruments; mobile telephone rentals; sharing of infrastructure; non-refundable deposits; refundable deposits etc.

Service Tax – Once the Committee of Commissioners accepted the Order-in-appeal, the question of reviewing the Order-in-Appeal does not arise

February 10, 2011 744 Views 0 comment Print

We find that review of an Order-in-Appeal involves application of mind and that the mind of the Committee of Commissioner was exercised so as to accept the impugned Order-in-appeal, and hence the question of once again reviewing the Order-in-Appeal does not arise. Further, the clarification is contrary to the decision of the apex Court in the case of Union of India Vs. Indian National Shipowners Association – 2010 (17) STR J57 (SC) = ( 2009-IST-07-SC-ST) , upholding the decision of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court w

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