ITAT held that interest paid on late payment of TDS is compensatory in nature and is an allowable deduction under section 37(1) of the Act.
Noticee has a right to get copies of documents. Department has to record reasons for denying request for cross examination. Cross examination cannot be denied stating that no purpose will be achieved.
Original authority confirmed a higher amount on grounds which are not alleged in SCN and has thus traversed beyond SCN is not without substance
Ruchi Soya Industries Limited Vs Principal Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) Ld. Counsel Shri Vishal Sundar submitted that Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) was initiated in respect of the appellant under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 by order of the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai (NCLT) dt. 08.12.2017 […]
ITAT held that when the notices issued by the AO are bad in law being vague and ambiguous having not specified under which limb of section 271(1)(c) of the Act, the penalty proceedings initiated u/s 271(1)(c) are not sustainable.
Jurisdiction of ITAT Bench which can decide appeal is to be determined by location of Assessing Officer. Since, location of AO in instant proceeding is at Mumbai, the appeals, should have been filed before Mumbai Benches and not in Delhi Benches.
In the case of the assessee, it is an admitted fact that minors and unregistered firms cannot become members of the society. Thus, assessee had paid interest to minor and unregistered firms who were not members of the assessee. This is violation of section 194A of the Act.
Assessee submitted that there were violations of principles of natural justice as only one date of hearing was fixed and assessee was not given sufficient opportunity to argue his case.
If any assessment is made for the first time u/s 147 then the assessee cannot be made to pay Section 234A interest for the period during which it was not possible on the part of the assessee to file return i.e. after one year from the end of the assessment year till issuance of notice u/s 148 of the Act.
Rented property jointly owned by five persons, whether appellants are liable to service tax by clubbing of all five persons or otherwise
