From the above provision, it is clear that the authorities mentioned in the definition of AO in section 2(7A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, must be assigned the jurisdiction to any authorities mentioned in the definition by the CBDT under the provisions of section 120 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, to act as an Assessing Officer. Only in that circumstances that Assistant Commissioner or Dy. Director of Income-tax, other authorities mentioned in the definition u/s 2(7A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, can act as fee Assessing Officer) In this case, the Dy. Director of Income-tax (Investigation II
This appeal came before me as Third Member to express my opinion on the following question:- “Whether in view of the facts and circumstances, the issue relatable to computation of deduction under section 801B, the order of the Id. CIT(A) could be reversed and that of the Assessing Officer could be restored or matter can be set aside and remitted back to the file of the Assessing Officer for reconsideration?
The assessee having applied for extension and having completed all the formalities; and in response the Reserve Bank of India having taken the remittances on record, the non-issue of a formal letter for approval, in our view, cannot be held against the assessee for none of its faults. The assessee having applied for extension and the same having been impliedly granted in substance, the benefit of section 10A has got to be allowed to the assessee on the ground that the extension is deemed to have been granted.
Lucent Technologies International Inc. 1(“the assessee”) is a company incorporated in the USA. It is a tax resident of USA. It is a leading supplier of hardware and software used for GSM cellular radio telephone system. The assessee had supplied telecommunications hardware and software to its customers in India through its subsidiary Lucent Technologies India Limited (“LTIL”) (formerly known as AT&T India Private Limited).
Background The Mumbai Tribunal has recently held in the case of Schenectady Specialities Asia Pvt. Ltd. that the difference between the sales tax collected but not deposited by the assessee with the Government under a sales tax deferral scheme, and the amount settled by the assessee under the premature payment option, is to be treated […]
In a recent ruling in the case of Punjab Financial Corporation (“the assessee”)1, the Punjab and Haryana High Court (“the Court”) held that credit for withholding tax (“WHT”) would be available in the same proportion in which the parties share the income under the provisions of section 1992 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the “Act”).
7. We have heard both the parties and perused the relevant orders of the revenue authorities, the orders of the Tribunal as in quantum appeals, write-ups and the details relating to the investigations undertaken by the AO during the set aside proceedings referred to in the said orders. Factually, the assessee is a Cable Work Contractor and executed various contracts in the names of various concerns
5. Having heard the learned counsel for the Revenue as well as the assessee, we are of the view that no fault can be found with the reasoning of both the CIT(A) as well as the Tribunal. In our view, the issue raised by the Revenue before us that the liability under the “long service award” scheme of the assessee is contingent as the payment under the same scheme is dependent on the discretion of the management
RELEVENT PARAGRAPH 11. We have examined the decisions cited by the counsel on both sides and after considering the submissions made by them, we agree with the learned counsel for the Revenue that the levy under Section 234B of the said Act is compensatory in nature and is not in the nature of penalty. We […]
10. The scope of gifts and the existing areas of controversies in regard to them are relevant issues here. Generally, the gifts may involve biological relatives, sociologically connected or unconnected persons, politically or spiritually reverend individuals etc. In the cases, where the gifts involve the biological relatives, the giving gifts are normally conventional, traditional or a social practice and the motive
