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 …

House Property Annual Value u/s 23(1). Whether flat ihabitable or not, a question of fact to be determined after appreciation of evidences

ITAT, Mumbai in a recent judgment has held that for determination of Annual Value of House property, u/s 23(1), whether the residential property (flat) was habitable or not was a question of fact that can be determined only after appreciation of evidences and remanded the case back to AO. Case Law Details: …