Today Update : DIRECT TAX:- Bombay High court held that an unintentional error on the part of the assessee while filing an appeal, more so when the department also acted ignoring the error, would not result in rejecting the assessee’s appeal being time-barred. Therefore, in the present case, the mistake of the assessee to file …
Today Update : DIRECT TAX:- Reference to the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) can be made only after passing a speaking order disposing of the objections raised by the assessee. M/s Alpha Nipon Innovative Ltd. Vs CIT. The validity of reopening of assessment – notice to a dead person – even if Section 159 is attracted, …
Today Update : DIRECT TAX:- Delhi ITAT held that Penalty can be imposed only on disproved claim of expenditure and not unproven claim of expenditure. Arun Duggal Vs. DCIT (ITAT Delhi) The market value of the capital asset has no relevance in determining the full value of consideration: ITAT Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle-12, Ahmedabad …
Today Update : DIRECT TAX:- CBDT has issued a press release regarding “Reporting Cash Transactions under Rule 114E of Income Tax Rules,1962”. Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the Guarantee commission paid for the acquisition of Fixed Assets are allowed as Revenue Expenditure. [M/s Chandigarh State Road and Bridges Development Corporation Ltd Vs CIT] No …
Today Update: DIRECT TAX:- Kerala High Court has held that Cross Objection filed before the Tribunal u/s 253(4) is an independent appeal and shall be adjudicated on merits even if the other party’s appeal is dismissed, for whatever reason. [City Centre Builders & Developers Vs ITAT Cochin & Others] C K Ahuja Vs CIT Whether when …
CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE OCT 24, 2016 Direct Tax The Karnataka High Court in the below citied case held that when the property was shown as stock in trade it should not be considered for the purpose of exemption u/s 54F .( CIT, ACIT Vs Shri Gregory Mathias (2016 (10) TMI 635 – Karnataka High …
TODAY UPDATE: Direct Tax:- HC dismisses assessee’s (a sub-licencee) appeal for AY 2002-03, holds that maintenance charges paid by sub-sub-licensee directly to the builder forms part of sub-licencee assessee’s rent for the purpose of computing property’s annual letting value u/s 23.[TS-539-HC-2016(P & H)] Supreme Court of India in the below case held that The appellant University is neither directly nor …
Today updates: DIRECT TAX:- IT: Change in method of valuation of stock – from lowest price during the year to the weighted average cost formula – So long as the change made by the assessee in his method of accounting is bona fide and amounts to a permanent arrangement to be followed the Revenue has no …
GSTN will start migrating existing taxpayers onto its system from next month : In the recent interview of Mr. Navin Kumar, Chairman of GSTN with the Business Line, he said that the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) will start migrating over 80 lakh taxpayers onto its system from the next month for the smooth implementation of …
GST DRAFT RULES AND FORMATS RELEASED The last major development on GST was the approval of Union Cabinet for the formation of GST council and enforcement of all sections of the 101st Constitutional Amendment Act. the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) indeed plays a crucial role in India’s indirect taxation system. It serves as …