Category: ITAT

DVO Valuation report taking 2 Percent per month escalation for determining the value of property relying on none month old sales instance was not based on any Income Tax Rules-ITAT

DVO Valuation report taking 2 Percent per month escalation for determining the value of property relying on nine month old sales instance was not based on any Income Tax Rules. This was held by the ITAT Hyderabad in a recent judgment. It also pointed out that if the DVO has not …

Basic Maxims-Principles of Natural Justice. Audi alteram partem, nemo judex in re sua. Order passed without confronting assessee with remand report quashed

Basic Maxims-Principles of Natural Justice. Audi alteram partem, nemo judex in re sua Quoting the above maxim of natural justice as laid down by the Supreme Court, ITAT, New Delhi in a recent judgment set aside order passed by CIT(A) without confronting the assessee with the remand report …

No difference between gift and settlement for capital gain. Holding period of previous owner (settlor) transferring capital asset u/s 2(42A) to be counted

No difference between gift and settlement for capital gains purposes. In a recent judgment, ITAT, Chennai has held that  there is no difference between a gift and settlement and for the purpose of computing capital gains, the holding period of the capital asset (Trade Mark) transferred,  the holding period …

15% deduction for CPWD and State PWD rate variation allowable when AO estimated construction cost based on valuation cell report using CPWD Rates

15% deduction for CPWD and State PWD rate variation allowable when AO estimated the cost of building construction based on the report of the valuation cell. This was stated by ITAT Visakhapatnam in a recent judgment as under: Case Law Details: I.T.A.No.430/Vizag/2014  Assessment Year: 2007-08 B. Madhusudhana Reddy  vs. ACIT Date …

The Word record us 154 include all records available with AO. Rectification of Mistake not confined to mere clerical or arithmetical mistake-ITAT

The Word record us 154 include all records available with AO. Rectification of Mistake not confined to mere clerical or arithmetical mistake. Meaning of the word “record” was clarified by ITAT Visakhapatnam in a recent judgment as under: Case Law Details: ITA No.727/Vizag/2013  Assessment Year: 2008-09 M/s. Y.V.R. & …

No Violation us 269SS-loan accepted passing journal entries. Penalty 271D can not be levied for acknowledgment of loan by passing journal entries

No Violation us 269SS-loan accepted passing journal entries. When the loan is accepted by acknowledgement of debt by passing journal entries in the books of accounts it cannot be considered as acceptance of loan in violation of the provisions of section 269SS of the Act, consequently, no penalty …

Penalty 271(1)(c) quashed for non-malafide conduct to evade tax payment for 68 years aged retired scientist not conversant with Income Tax Act

Penalty 271(1)(c) quashed for non-malafide conduct to evade tax payment in the case of 68 years aged retired scientist not very much conversant with the provisions of the Income Tax Act by ITAT Kolkata in its recent judgment as under: Case Law Details: ITA No.1900/Kol/2014 Assessment year : 2006-07 Dr.S.N.Ganguly vs. ACIT Date …

Payments to foreign professional firms by Indian CA firm for audit, taxation, VAT services not fee for technical services for disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)

Payments to foreign professional firms by Indian CA firm for audit, taxation, VAT services not fee for technical services  for making disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)  for non-deduction of tax at source. This was held by ITAT Mumbai in its following recent judgment Case Law Details: ITA No. 1917/MUM/2013 (Assessment …