TODAY UPDATES: DIRECT TAX: Income Tax : Claim to write off on account of advance disallowed – year in which bad-debts crystallized – mercantile system of accounting – only the assessee has determined finally that the amount is irrecoverable – No addition – M/s Xpro India Ltd. Vs. CIT, Kolkata (Calcutta High Court) Income Tax: Exemption u/s 11(1)(a) …
Today updates: DIRECT TAX: No Addition u/s 68 if identity, creditworthiness & genuineness established[DCIT Vs. M/s Overseas Infrastructure Alliance (I) Pvt. Ltd. (ITAT MUMBAI)]. Wheeling charges and transmission charges are neither contractual payments nor fee for technical services u/s. 194C or 194J – No TDS required – ITAT Kolkata in case of [DCIT Vs. West …
Today updates: DIRECT TAX: Income Tax: Delhi HC allows assessee’s writ & quashes assessment u/s 143(3) read with Sec 144C for AY 2009-10, presumes that order was not passed within the prescribed time-limit as Revenue could not prove service of final assessment order u/s 144C on assessee As Revenue could not produce any proof of dispatch of the assessment …
Finance Bill 2016 : Changes in the Finance Bill 2016 as passed by the Lok Sabha on May 5, 2016: # LLPs is now ‘Eligible start-ups’ # Unlisted shares held for 24 months or less would be treated as short-term capital asset # Employer Contribution in excess of 12% of salary to the recognized provident …
CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE April 29, 2016 DIRECT TAX: Income Tax has issued a circular on Limitation for penalty proceedings under sections 271D and 271E of the Income-tax Act, 1961 vide circular No. 10/2016. LTCG cannot be disallowed merely based on information received from DDIT. [Kamlesh Mundra vs. ITO (ITAT Mumbai)]. Interest paid for shares acquisition …
CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE April 23, 2016 DIRECT TAX: Receipt from the HUF of which the assessee was the member is to be treated as gift received from the relative-not taxable u/s 56(2). Held that – the relative explained in Explanation to s. 56(2)(vi) of the Act includes relatives and as the assessee received gift …
CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE April 21, 2016 Direct Tax: TPL under Section 90/90A/91 of IT Act 1961- Draft Rules for Granting Relief or Deduction vide Circular No. F.NO.142/24/2015 under section 90/90A/91 of IT dated 18-04-2016- (Click here to view) Benefit of deduction u/s 80P(2)(a)(i) – Held that – Assessee is entitled for deduction of interest income derived …
CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE April15, 2016 DIRECT TAX: Income Tax: Once the expenditure is found to be allowable as revenue expenditure as per provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’), the same is to be allowed as revenue expenditure under the Act while computing income chargeable to tax even if the taxpayer capitalizes such an …
Amendments vide Finance Bill, 2016 applicable wef. 1st April. 2016 The Finance Bill, 2016 which was brought into by the Union Budget, 2016-17 come out with no. of amendments applicable from varied dates. Changes which were effective from the 1st day of April, stands imbibed are listed as follows:- Change relating to Mega Exemption Notification …
CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE DATED MARCH 13, 2016 INTEREST & PENALTIES UNDER THE FINANCE ACT, 1994 The analysis of the amended provisions as per the Finance Bill, 2016 in respect of “Interest and Penalties” are as under: Amendment under Section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994 Section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994 deals with …