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To tax the income, beneficial ownership is relevant than legal ownership

January 1, 2010 20227 Views 0 comment Print

owner means a person who has got valid title legally conveyed to him after complying with the requirements of law such as the Transfer of Property Act, Registration Act, etc. But, in the context of section 22 of the Income-tax Act, having regard to the ground realities and further having regard to the object.

PTC Industries Ltd. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Allahabad High Court)

December 31, 2009 1714 Views 0 comment Print

We find from the scheme of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 that whenever a dispute may arise as to the classification of the goods, other than its description, quantity and FOB value, the customs authorities have to refer the dispute for adjudication to DGFT under Section 13 of the Act. It is only if the DGFT as the licensing and also adjudicating authority decides against the licensee, that the customs authorities will get jurisdiction to confiscate and levy penalty on such goods.

Burden to prove the genuineness of the gift is on the Assessee

December 31, 2009 1765 Views 0 comment Print

The financial affairs of both the donors do not evoke confidence that they could have made the gift of large amounts compared to their incomes in a circumstance when their monies were locked up elsewhere. They themselves did not own any immovable property. These facts impinge directly on the genuineness of the gifts also.

Finance companies too governed by provisions of section 269SS and 269T of the Income Tax Act, 1961

December 31, 2009 1129 Views 0 comment Print

For a finance company, money is the product with which it carries on the business. Since the directors have made maiden venture. The necessity of establishing good will and reputation, that too in a finance company, is of utmost necessity. At the same time, it cannot give a permanent license to the company to continue to violate the provisions of section 269SS/269T.

Providing of fixtures & fittings to licencee of a premises would not make income from sub-letting of property as business income

December 31, 2009 1167 Views 0 comment Print

We have heard learned counsel for the assessee. Learned counsel for the assessee drew our attention to various clauses in leave and license agreement and submitted that the premises were given purely on license basis with fixtures and fittings. It was also pointed out that under the license agreement, the assessee also retained duplicate key of the main entrance door, which indicates that the control and possession of the premises was always with the assessee.

Blending of tea for export by an industrial unit in SEZ area is a manufacturing activity which qualifies for exemption U/s. 10A/10AA

December 31, 2009 1542 Views 0 comment Print

The short question that arises for consideration is whether blending and packing of tea for export in the industrial unit in the Special Economic Zone amount to manufacture or production of an article qualifying for exemption under Section 10A of the Act, that is, during the period prior to introduction of “blending” as “manufacture” with effect from 10.2.2006.

Tribunal’s power u/s 254(2) is not to review its earlier order but only to amend it with a view to rectify any mistake apparent from the record

December 31, 2009 997 Views 0 comment Print

. From the various judgments of the Supreme Court above referred to and other High Courts, it is clear that the Tribunal’s power under Section 254(2) is not to review its earlier order but only to amend it with a view to rectify any mistake apparent from the record. What can be termed as “mistake apparent?”. “Mistake” in general means to take or understand wrongly or inaccurately; to make an error in interpreting; it is an error; a fault, a misunderstanding, a misconception. Mistake in taxation laws has a special significance. It is mostly subjective and the dividing line is thin and indiscernible. “Apparent” means visible, capable of being seen, easily seen, obvious plain, open to view, evident, appears, appearing as real and true, conspicuous, manifest, seeming. The plain meaning of the word “apparent” is that it must be something which appears to be ex-facie and incapable of argumen

Establishment of identity of creditor, creditworthiness of creditor and genuineness of transaction

December 31, 2009 2392 Views 0 comment Print

Shri Somendra Khosla is a NRI, he is in the business of development of real estate and he is a man of substantial means, in my opinion, if he has decided to invest in the real estate in India, the genuineness cannot be doubted unless there is any evidence to the contrary. The Revenue has doubted the genuineness merely on the basis of presumption and suspicion ignoring the documentary evidences produced by the assessee, which establish the genuineness of transaction.

Additional depreciation on new asset not subject to setting up or operational connectivity with main business

December 31, 2009 3034 Views 0 comment Print

This article summarizes recent ruling of the Madras High Court (HC) in the case of CIT v M/s Hi Tech Arai Limited (Taxpayer) [Tax Case (Appeal) Nos. 670 and 671 of 2009] on the issue of allowability of additional depreciation on newly set-up windmills, under the Indian Tax Law (ITL),

Interest on funds borrowed for acquiring controlling interest not allowable expenditure under the Income Tax Act

December 31, 2009 1699 Views 0 comment Print

The Taxpayer incurred interest expenditure on the funds borrowed for investing in shares of a company, with a view to acquire controlling interest. The ITAT held that the interest expenditure incurred is not allowable under Section 57(iii)(Section) of the Indian Tax Law (ITL), since it is not incurred ‘wholly and exclusively’ for the purpose of earning dividend income.

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