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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

VOL 345 PART 5 AND ITR (TRIB) VOL 17 PART 2



 

INCOME TAX REPORTS (ITR)

Volume 345 Part 5 (Issue dated 16-7-2012)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

HIGH COURTS

Business expenditure --Capital or revenue expenditure--Expenditure on renovation of business premises taken on lease--Deductible--Amount paid to lessor not deductible--Income-tax Act, 1961-- CIT v . Lucent Technologies Hindustan Ltd .
(Karn) . . . 407

----Loss on account of fluctuation in rate of foreign exchange--Loss whether deductible--Principles laid down by Supreme Court in Woodward Governor India P. Ltd. 312 ITR 254 applicable--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961-- CIT v. Lucent Technologies Hindustan Ltd . (Karn) . . . 407

Capital gains --Exemption--Scope of section 54F--Investment of net consideration in residential house--Sale of shares and payment of part of net consideration to developer for construction of residential house--Construction almost complete in three years--Assessee entitled to benefit of section 54F--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 54F-- CIT v. Sambandam Udaykumar (Karn) . . . 389

Depreciation --Scope of section 32(1)(ii)--Meaning of “intangible†assets--Business or commercial rights not limited to categories enumerated--Commercial rights facilitating business and right to sell products--Assessee entitled to depreciation in respect of such intangible assets--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 32(1)(ii)-- Areva T and D India Ltd. v. Deputy CIT (Delhi) . . . 421

Double taxation relief --Income from permanent establishment in man taxed under Oman law--Profits therefrom to be excluded--Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Oman, art. 7-- CIT v . Essar Oil Ltd . (Bom) . . . 443

Foreign projects --Special deduction--Condition that receipts should be brought into India in foreign exchange--Part of receipts used to repay foreign currency loan and balance repatriated--Assessee entitled to deduction in respect of entire foreign currency earnings--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 80HHB-- CIT v . Essar Oil Ltd . (Bom) . . . 443

Interpretation of taxing statutes --Principle of ejusdem generis-- Areva T and D India Ltd . v. Deputy CIT (Delhi) . . . 421

----Provision beneficial to assessee-- CIT v. Sambandam Udaykumar
(Karn) . . . 389

Penalty --Concealment of income--Credit in accounts discovered to be untrue--Notice of reassessment--Return filed including amount representing credit--Admission of concealment--No burden on Revenue to prove concealment--Assessing Officer directing penalty proceedings in order of assessment--Sufficient to prove satisfaction of Assessing Officer--Levy of penalty--Valid--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 271(1)(c)-- CIT v. Sangmeshwara Associates (Karn) . . . 396

Precedent --Effect of decision of Supreme Court in Woodward Governor India P. Ltd. 312 ITR 254-- CIT v . Lucent Technologies Hindustan Ltd. (Karn) . . . 407

Reassessment --Notice--Excess claim of depreciation on plant and machinery--Contentions and issues raised for reopening not examined--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 147, 148-- CIT v . Jagson International Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 414

Revision --Commissioner--Special deduction--Industrial undertaking--Assessee having two units, one entitled to deduction and the other not--Revision on ground deduction wrongly granted on interest--Commissioner holding assessment erroneous for lack of enquiry into bifurcation of interest and remanding matter to Assessing Officer--Tribunal setting aside revision going into merits--Not proper--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- CIT v . DLF Power Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 446

----Erroneous and prejudicial to Revenue--Exemption--Assessee making export out of two units, one exempt and the other not--Orders booked abroad executed by both units and purchased by common parties--Commission for booking orders abroad debited entirely in account of unit which was not exempt--Failure by Assessing Officer to inquire whether any part of commission attributable to orders placed on and exports made by exempt unit--Revision justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 10A, 263-- CIT v. Harsh J. Punjabi (Delhi) . . . 451

Wealth-tax --Valuation of asset--Land in excess of limit permitted by Urban Land Ceiling Act--To be valued taking restriction into account, not at market value--Land acquired in 1960--Department accepting direction for valuation for 1988-89 to 1991-92 on basis of compensation under Land Ceiling Act--Valuation for other years at market value without taking into account restriction--Not permissible--Wealth-tax Act, 1957, s. 7-- Aims Oxygen Pvt. Ltd . v . CWT [FB] (Guj) . . . 456

 

ITR'S TRIBUNAL TAX REPORTS (ITR (TRIB))

Volume 17 : Part 2 (Issue dated : 16-07-2012)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Agricultural income --Fact of ownership of agricultural land not disputed--Claim for deduction of expenses for agriculture allowed--No evidence that agricultural operations were not performed--Income was agricultural--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 10(1)-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

----Rose plants grown in green house--Mother plants grown in agricultural land using human labour --Income from rose flowers exempt as agricultural income--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 2(1), 10(1)--Circular No. 1, dated 27-3-2009-- CIT (Dy.) v. Best Roses Biotech P. Ltd. (Ahmedabad) . . . 211

Appeal to Appellate Tribunal --Powers of Tribunal--Power to admit additional ground of appeal--Question regarding limitation can be raised for first time before Tribunal--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Crompton Creaves Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (Mumbai) . . . 151

Business expenditure --Expenditure for purpose prohibited by law--Assessee exporting rice to Iraq under oil for food programme of United Nations--Paying commission to company for services in connection with export from procurement to final realisation of proceeds--Report by U. N. committee probing irregularities that company to which assessee paid commission was front company for Iraqi regime and payment used as kickback--Payment to Iraqi regime by agent not under assessee’s control--No denial that services rendered--No material to show assessee knew and was part of scheme to pay kickbacks to Iraqi regime--Payment deductible--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 37, Expln. -- CIT (Dy.) v. Rajrani Exports P. Ltd. (Kolkata) . . . 239

Cash credits --Amounts repaid by debtors--Debtors not denying transaction--Amount not includible in assessee’s total income--Amount claimed to be advanced by sister--No evidence of such advance--Amount includible in total income of assessee--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 68-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

Company --Book profits--Computation--Minimum alternate tax--Deduction from net profit on account of foreign exchange fluctuation--No adjustment available except as provided in Explanation --Reduction of amount while computing book profit--Not permissible--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 115JB-- City Gold Media Ltd. v. ITO (Ahmedabad) . . . 192

Deduction of tax at source --Payment to non-resident--Failure to deduct tax at source--No assessment proceedings against non-resident for four years--Assessee cannot be treated as assessee in default under section 201--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 195, 201-- Crompton Creaves Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (Mumbai) . . . 151

Heads of income --Capital gains or business income--Proprietary concern of assessee taken over by company as going concern--Consideration for transfer is taxable as long-term capital gains--Assessee employed by company on salary and other terms of employment--Not a case of compensation for not engaging in similar business--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 28(va), 50B-- CIT (Asst.) v. Sangeeta Wij (Smt.) (Delhi) . . . 162

Income --Computation of income--Disallowance of expenditure relating to non-taxable income from firm--Borrowed amount invested as capital of firm--Interest relating to share of profit to be disallowed--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 14A-- CIT (Asst.) v. Vinay Singal (Chandigarh) . . . 146

Penalty --Concealment of income--Capital gains--Claim for exemption--Investment of net consideration in residential property--Shortfall in amount invested due to wrong advice by counsel--No concealment of income--Penalty cannot be imposed --Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 54, 271(1)(c)-- Majorjit Singh v. Asst. CIT (Chandigarh) . . . 183

----Failure to respond to notice under section 143(1) and (2)--Bona fide belief that income was non-taxable--Not reasonable explanation--Penalty imposable--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 271(1)(b)-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

Rectification of mistakes --Depreciation--Withdrawal of deprecation on ground of non-user--Question debatable--Depreciation cannot be withdrawn in rectification proceedings--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 32, 154-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

Revision --Commissioner--Reassessment--Financial charges paid on funds borrowed for purchase of property--Part of closing stock--No finding that Assessing Officer applied his mind to facts of case--Direction to Assessing Officer to examine issue--Proper--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- Devi Developers P. Ltd. v. CIT (Delhi) . . . 187

Transfer pricing --Depreciation--Method of computing depreciation--No difference in result as a result of applying any of methods--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 92C-- Lason India P. Ltd. v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 203

----Draft assessment order incorporating proposals of Transfer Pricing Officer--Draft assessment order erroneously termed final order--Assessing Officer has power to issue corrigendum to correct error--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 144C-- Lason India P. Ltd. v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 203

Unexplained expenditure --Addition based on statement of director recorded by Central excise authorities--Addition not supported by evidence--Addition not justified --Additions under section 69C set aside by Tribunal in assessment year 2004-05--No new facts in assessment year 2008-09--Addition not valid--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 69C -- ITO v. Arora Alloys Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 133

 

SECTIONWISE INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Income-tax Act, 1961 :

S. 2(1) --Agricultural income--Rose plants grown in green house--Mother plants grown in agricultural land using human labour --Income from rose flowers exempt as agricultural income--Circular No. 1, dated 27-3-2009-- Deputy CIT v. Best Roses Biotech P. Ltd. (Ahmedabad) . . . 211

S. 10(1) --Agricultural income--Fact of ownership of agricultural land not disputed--Claim for deduction of expenses for agriculture allowed--No evidence that agricultural operations were not performed--Income was agricultural-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

----Agricultural income--Rose plants grown in green house--Mother plants grown in agricultural land using human labour --Income from rose flowers exempt as agricultural income--Circular No. 1, dated 27-3-2009-- Deputy CIT v. Best Roses Biotech P. Ltd. (Ahmedabad) . . . 211

S. 14A --Income--Computation of income--Disallowance of expenditure relating to non-taxable income from firm--Borrowed amount invested as capital of firm--Interest relating to share of profit to be disallowed-- Asst. CIT v. Vinay Singal (Chandigarh) . . . 146

S. 28(va) --Heads of income--Capital gains or business income--Proprietary concern of assessee taken over by company as going concern--Consideration for transfer is taxable as long-term capital gains--Assessee employed by company on salary and other terms of employment--Not a case of compensation for not engaging in similar business-- Asst. CIT v. Sangeeta Wij (Smt.) (Delhi) . . . 162

S. 32 --Rectification of mistakes--Depreciation--Withdrawal of deprecation on ground of non-user--Question debatable--Depreciation cannot be withdrawn in rectification proceedings-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

S. 37, Expln .-- Business expenditure--Expenditure for purpose prohibited by law--Assessee exporting rice to Iraq under oil for food programme of United Nations--Paying commission to company for services in connection with export from procurement to final realisation of proceeds--Report by U. N. committee probing irregularities that company to which assessee paid commission was front company for Iraqi regime and payment used as kickback--Payment to Iraqi regime by agent not under assessee’s control--No denial that services rendered--No material to show assessee knew and was part of scheme to pay kickbacks to Iraqi regime--Payment deductible-- Deputy CIT v. Rajrani Exports P. Ltd. (Kolkata) . . . 239

S. 50B --Heads of income--Capital gains or business income--Proprietary concern of assessee taken over by company as going concern--Consideration for transfer is taxable as long-term capital gains--Assessee employed by company on salary and other terms of employment--Not a case of compensation for not engaging in similar business-- Asst. CIT v. Sangeeta Wij (Smt.) (Delhi) . . . 162

S. 54 --Penalty--Concealment of income--Capital gains--Claim for exemption--Investment of net consideration in residential property--Shortfall in amount invested due to wrong advice by counsel--No concealment of income--Penalty cannot be imposed-- Majorjit Singh v. Asst. CIT (Chandigarh) . . . 183

S. 68 --Cash credits--Amounts repaid by debtors--Debtors not denying transaction--Amount not includible in assessee’s total income--Amount claimed to be advanced by sister--No evidence of such advance--Amount includible in total income of assessee-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

S. 69C --Unexplained expenditure--Addition based on statement of director recorded by Central excise authorities--Addition not supported by evidence--Addition not justified--Additions under section 69C set aside by Tribunal in assessment year 2004-05--No new facts in assessment year 2008-09--Addition not valid-- ITO v. Arora Alloys Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 133

S. 92C --Transfer pricing--Depreciation--Method of computing depreciation--No difference in result as a result of applying any of methods-- Lason India P. Ltd. v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 203

S. 115JB --Company--Book profits--Computation--Minimum alternate tax--Deduction from net profit on account of foreign exchange fluctuation--No adjustment available except as provided in Explanation --Reduction of amount while computing book profit--Not permissible-- City Gold Media Ltd. v. ITO (Ahmedabad) . . . 192

S. 144C --Transfer pricing--Draft assessment order incorporating proposals of Transfer Pricing Officer--Draft assessment order erroneously termed final order--Assessing Officer has power to issue corrigendum to correct error-- Lason India P. Ltd. v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 203

S. 154 --Rectification of mistakes--Depreciation--Withdrawal of deprecation on ground of non-user--Question debatable--Depreciation cannot be withdrawn in rectification proceedings-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

S. 195 --Deduction of tax at source--Payment to non-resident--Failure to deduct tax at source--No assessment proceedings against non-resident for four years--Assessee cannot be treated as assessee in default under section 201-- Crompton Creaves Ltd. v. Deputy CIT (Mumbai) . . . 151

S. 201 --Deduction of tax at source--Payment to non-resident--Failure to deduct tax at source--No assessment proceedings against non-resident for four years--Assessee cannot be treated as assessee in default under section 201-- Crompton Creaves Ltd. v. Deputy CIT (Mumbai) . . . 151

S. 263 --Revision--Commissioner--Reassessment--Financial charges paid on funds borrowed for purchase of property--Part of closing stock--No finding that Assessing Officer applied his mind to facts of case--Direction to Assessing Officer to examine issue--Proper-- Devi Developers P. Ltd. v. CIT (Delhi) . . . 187

S. 271(1)(b) --Penalty--Failure to respond to notice under section 143(1) and (2)--Bona fide belief that income was non-taxable--Not reasonable explanation--Penalty imposable-- Thangamani Vinodhagan v. Asst. CIT (Chennai) . . . 230

S. 271(1)(c) --Penalty--Concealment of income--Capital gains--Claim for exemption--Investment of net consideration in residential property--Shortfall in amount invested due to wrong advice by counsel--No concealment of income--Penalty cannot be imposed-- Majorjit Singh v. Asst. CIT (Chandigarh) . . . 183

 

 


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