Category: Income Tax

Demolition/destruction of house not necessarily results in transfer u/s 2(47) by extinguishment of capital assets rights for capital gain purpose

ITAT Mumbai, in a recent case has stated that demolition/destruction of house not necessarily results in transfer u/s 2(47) by extinguishment of rights in a capital assets for capital gain purpose. Case Law Details: I.T.A. No. 6169/Mum/2013  Assessment Year : 2007-08 Dilip Manhar Parekh vs.  Dy. Commissioner of …

Employee secondment charges not fees for technical/professional services for invoking disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)

In a recent judgment, ITAT Mumbai has held that where the assessee pays secondment charges for the employees, for all practical purposes, the assessee is the employer and the charges paid can not be said fees for technical/professional services for disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) Case Law Details: ITA No. 1945/Mum/2013 Assessment Year: 2009-10 Deputy …

Reopening/Reassessment u/s 147/148 on retrospective amendment bad as there is no failure on the part of assessee to disclose fully/truly all material facts

In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has stated that a concluded assessment can not be reopening u/s 147/148 based on a retrospective amendment in Law as there could not be any failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts. Case Law Details: ITA Nos. …

No creditor’s liability cessation u/s 41(1) for an entry outstanding in books over the years and not been challenged in the initial year of such entry

ITAT Amritsar, in a recent judgment, has held that no conclusion of cessation of creditor’s liability u/s 41(1) can be drawn for an entry outstanding in books over the years and not been challenged in the initial year of such entry.  Case Law Details: M/s. Modern Distributors vs. Income Tax Officer …

KPO Services provider could not be a comparable for benchmarking international transactions entered into by an entity rendering BPO services

In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has held that Knowledge Process Outsourcing Services (KPO Services) provider could not be be considered as a comparable for benchmarking international transactions entered into by an entity rendering business process outsourcing (BPO) services including collections/call centre services and other back office support services for …