Section 68 not applicable to liabilities representing old opening balances. Assessee’s Consent / acceptance do not give jurisdiction/right to make addition

In a recent judgment, ITAT Chennai has stated that consent/acceptance given by assessee could not give jurisdiction and a right to the assessing authority to make an addition. The taxing authority can act only if there is power under the statute to do so. It further held that if the liabilities …

ICAI Guidance Note on CARO 2016

Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 (CARO 2016) issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) is applicable for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after 1st April 2015 (FY 2015-16) The new reporting requirements of CARO 2016 are distinguished and from earlier CARO Orders.  ICAI has come up …

UPS entitled to higher rate depreciation @ 60% being accessories and peripherals forming integral part of computer system

In a recent judgment, ITAT Delhi has allowed depreciation on UPS at the higher rate of 60% allowable at computers following Delhi High Court judgment that  computer accessories and peripherals such as, printers, scanners and server etc. form an integral part of the computer system and cannot be used without the …