Category: Judgments

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 …

DVO Reference u/s 55A condition u/s 50C applies only when stamp duty value is higher than the sales consideration as per agreement-ITAT

DVO Reference u/s 55A condition u/s 50C applies only when stamp duty value is higher than the sales consideration as per agreement. This was held by ITAT Mumbai in its recent judgment as under: Case Law Details: ITA No. 5133/Mum/2014  Assessment Year : 2009-10 Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax vs. M/s Shree Aditya …

Assessee entitled to option u/s 112(1)(a) for indexation/ non-indexation and pay tax on capital gains @20% or 10%. Benefit cannot be denied merely for not filing details in income return.

Assessee entitled to option u/s 112(1)(a) for indexation/ non-indexation and pay tax on capital gains @20% or 10%. Benefit cannot be denied merely for not filing details in income return. This was ruled by ITAT Mumbai in a recent judgment as under. Case Law Details: ITA No. 5977/Mum/2013  Assessment Year : 2010-11 …

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) merely because quantum was decided against assessee by ITAT. The assessment and penalty proceedings are independent

Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) not imposable merely because quantum was decided against assessee by ITAT. The assessment proceedings and penalty proceedings are independent proceedings. ITAT Amritsar, in a recent judgment, upheld the deletion of the peanlty when additions were made on estimation basis. Case Law Details : I.T.A No.148 (Asr)/2014 Assessment Year: …

The contents of Reports alleging sexual harassment can hardly relate to affairs of State or anything concerning national security-Supreme Court

The contents of Reports alleging sexual harassment can hardly relate to affairs of State or anything concerning national security-Supreme Court. The Government officials seems to have double standards when it comes to maintain transparency in their conduct in dealing with sexual harassment at work place. The recent judgment …

Debenture restructuring charge paid to debenture holders for re-negotiating terms and conditions to extend the redemption date held revenue expenditure-ITAT

Debenture restructuring charge paid to debenture holders for re-negotiated terms and conditions to extend the redemption date was held to be revenue expenditure-ITAT Case Law Details: DCIT vs. M/S JUBILANT FOOD WORKS LTD. ITA No.1407/Del/2014 A.Y. : 2004-05 Date of Order/Judgment: 05/05/2016 Important Case Laws Referred: CIT vs. Gujarat Guardian …