Penalty u/s 270A deleted as AO failed to mention under which clause the case of the assessee fall. In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi deleted penalty u/s 270A as the Assessing Officer (AO) directly applied the higher penalty percentage provided in Section 270A(9) without mentioning under which clause …

Income of section 25 company by deploying ex-servicemen as security guards was not business activity. In a recent judgment, Kerala High Court has held that income by deploying ex-servicemen as security guards was not business activity for section 25 company established for assistance to the Ex-Servicemen. ABCAUS Case …

In absence of a valid final assessment order passed within statutory time frame, draft assessment order cannot give rise to any enforceable demand  In a recent judgment, Calcutta High Court has held that in the absence of a valid final assessment order passed within the statutory time frame …

No disallowance u/s 43B can be made if expenditure has not been not claimed by the assessee in Profit and Loss Account In a recent judgment, ITAT Hyderabad has held that if the assessee has not claimed any expenditure in its Profit and Loss Account, then no disallowance …

Whether an assessee developing an infrastructure facility of Government is a contractor and ineligible for claim of deduction under Section 80-IA? In a recent case, the issue whether  an assessee developing an infrastructure facility of Government is merely a contractor and thus ineligible for claim of deduction under …

Jurisdictional Principal Commissioner of Income-tax or Commissioner of Income-tax to condone delay in filing Form No. 10A for Registration u/s 12A- CBDT CBDT has clarified the power to condone delay in filing Form No. 10A under sub-clause (1) clause (ac) of sub-section (1) of section 12A of the …