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Allowability of interest due and payable to financial institution u/s. 43B of Income Tax Act, 1961

October 18, 2009 3211 Views 0 comment Print

We do not find any error in the approach of the authorities below. Merely because the interest was debited in the books of accounts maintained on mercantile basis would not mean that the interest had become due and accrued because admittedly the interest liability would become due not during the relevant previous year but only for the first time on 18.11.1996.

Non-reference by ITAT of cited judgements is not an apparent mistake : Madras HC

October 13, 2009 982 Views 0 comment Print

The assessee claimed deduction u/s 80-IB (10) which was rejected by the AO but allowed by the CIT (A). On appeal by the department, the Tribunal ruled against the assessee and held that it was not eligible for deduction. The assessee filed a MA u/s 254 (2) pointing out that it had cited a judgement of the Kolkota Bench of the Tribunal (which had been considered by the CIT (A)) and a judgement of the Kolkota High Court which had not been considered by the Tribunal when deciding the appeal and the same was a ‘mistake apparent from the record’.

Section 54 merely required purchase of new house within the specified period, source of funds for the purchase is irrelevant

October 13, 2009 507 Views 0 comment Print

S. 54 provides that if an assessee has LTCG on transfer of a residential house and he purchases or constructs a residential house within the specified period then the amount appropriated towards the new house shall be deducted from the LTCG.

Supreme Court on Applicability of ESI Act, if not reviewed, can create havoc

October 13, 2009 8836 Views 0 comment Print

It appears that the appellant had issued a notice under Section 45A of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (hereinafter for short ‘the Act’) for making employer’s contribution towards the employee’s state insurance. The respondent No. 1 Board challenged that notice before the Employees State Insurance Court, Delhi. It appears that neither the workers concerned of the respondent No. 1 Board nor any one of them in representative capacity were made parties in the petition under Section 75 of the Act before the Employees State Insurance Court or before the High Court.

CIT Vs Hybrid Rice International Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi HC)

October 10, 2009 678 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT was correct in law in allowing depreciation to the assessee on the actual cost of the germplasm seeds and the actual cost incurred by the assessee much before becoming an assessee can still be treated as an actual cost to the assessee when depreciation has to be claimed.

Depreciation allowable even if asset not used at all for entire year: Bombay High Court

October 9, 2009 637 Views 0 comment Print

CIT vs. G. R. Shipping (Bombay High Court) :- The assessee, engaged in shipping business, owned a barge which was included in the block of assets. The barge met with an accident and sank on 6.3.2000 (AY 2000-01). As efforts to retrieve the barge were uneconomical, the barge was sold on as-is-where- is in May 2001 (AY 2002-03).

Validity of reopening of Assessment If Assessing Officer failed to disclose the basis on which he formed the opinion that income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment

October 9, 2009 1139 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the firm opinion that the present writ petition is liable to succeed with costs. The reasons which have been recorded seeking reopening of the assessment, and as reproduced above show that there is no application of mind by the Assessing Officer which can be said to be the mind of a reasonable person to arrive at a conclusion, which has been arrived at in view of the reasons recorded.

Provision of Limitation Act, 1963 not applicable to Limitation Period specified for filing appeal under Section 260A (2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961

October 9, 2009 6988 Views 0 comment Print

All these appeals have been preferred under Section 260A (2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the ”Act 1961′) by the Revenue as well as by the Assessee. It provides for filing of an appeal in the form of a memorandum of appeal within 120 days from the date on which the order appealed against is received by the Assessee or the Chief Commissioner or the Commissioner. It is an admitted position that all these appeals have been preferred beyond the period of limitation as provided under the aforesaid Section and the appellants have filed applications for extensi

Applicability of MAT on Revaluation Reserve credited to profit and loss account

October 8, 2009 894 Views 0 comment Print

Section 115JA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Minimum alternate tax – Assessment year 2000-01 – Assessee had created a reserve in assessment year 1986-87 by enhancing value of assets – Assessee had withdrawn Rs. 1.53 crores from said reserve and credited it to profit and loss account – In assessment year 2000-01 assessee-company claimed deduction of Rs. 1.53 crores from book profit for calculating adjusted book profit under section 115JA – Assessing Officer allowed assessee’s claim

The depreciation cannot be taken as ‘notionally allowed’, but only as ‘actually allowed’

October 8, 2009 601 Views 0 comment Print

The effect of omission of section 34 and Rule 5AA and consequential amendment in section 32 by omitting reference to section 34 makes it clear that one cannot taken support from the decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Mahendra Mills, supra, after the amendment. Section 43(6) of the Act which defines the term “Written Down Value” reads as under :-

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