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Saturday, April 27, 2013

LBT AMENDMENTS-DRAFT ISSUED ON 25.4.2013 (LBT- NASHIK)

LBT AMENDMENTS-DRAFT ISSUED ON 25.4.2013 and will become effective after 20 days (i.e. on 15th May, 2013)




Increase in import limit from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.3 lakhs and local sale / purchase limit from Rs.1.5 lakhs to Rs.4 lack would not applicable to Nashik as population of Nashik is not more than 20 lakhs.

The LBT - Local Body Tax will be effective at Nashik from 20th May, 2013

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Govt relaxes several Local Body Tax rules: Amendments

Govt relaxes several Local Body Tax rules, traders still unhappy
NAGPUR: Taking a step backward, the state government has relaxed many regulations of theLocal Body Tax (LBT) to woo the agitating traders' organizations. 


The amended regulations will be applicable for all cities coming under the purview of LBT. The traders especially those having annual turnover less than 10 lakh have a lot to cheer, but the associations involved in the agitation are firm on their demand that LBT has to be withdrawn. 

The state urban development department (UDD) issued the amended notification on Thursday and also changed the act, naming it TheMaharashtra Municipal Corporations (local body tax) Rules 2013 instead of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations (local body tax) Rules 2010. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) received the copy on Friday afternoon.It has circulated the notice to all trader organizations and asked them to withdraw the agitation. 

As per rules, the draft notification will come into effect 20 days after April 25. The UDD principal secretary has been given the responsibility to receive and hear the suggestions and objections. 

A major relaxation among the 12 amendments is the exemption from filling of returns to the traders with a turnover of or below 10 lakh per annum who had to go for lump sum system. Besides, the amended regulations will exempt hundreds of traders from LBT registration purview. Another major change is that the traders with an annual turnover of 4 lakh or more and importers bringing goods worth 3 lakh or more will now have to register themselves. Earlier, the mandatory norms were 1.50 lakh for turnover and 1 lakh for importing the goods. 

Appealing to the traders to withdraw their agitation, municipal commissioner Shyam Wardhane told TOI that relaxation of rules by the chief minister Prithviraj Chavan was following his assurances given to them and on the floor of the house. 

"The government is very positive and serious about the LBT," he said. 

However, NVCC president Dipen Agrawal said that the traders want LBT to be withdrawn completely. The general secretary of the Vidarbha Taxpayers Association, Tejinder Singh Renu said, "Instead of making changes in LBT regulations the government should have stopped LBT and increased the percentage in VAT for making up its revenue affected from the abolition of octroi." 

NMC assistant commissioner Mahesh Dhamecha said the small traders may have to bear losses during the ongoing agitation. "The NMC received 938 applications and issued registration numbers to all. The 28,000 big traders registered with sales tax department were deemed registered under LBT." 

Ringing in the new 

For registration eligibility, annual turnover increased to 4 lakh from 1.50 lakh for local traders, 3 lakh from 1 lakh for importing goods 

No need to show bills and sale-purchase details may be submitted by maintaining computerized data. The compulsory data storage period reduced to 5 years from 10 years 

Traders with annual turnover of or below 10 lakh and opting for lump sum payment system may not have to file returns 

Traders importing goods for sale to other cities will not be made compulsory to pay LBT. The civic chief may give total exemption or ask to pay only 10% of total LBT 

The payment date extended to 20th of every month as against earlier schedule of 10th. The last date for VAT payment is 21st 

The ten times penalty reduced to five times for LBT evasion. Similarly, delay payment interest also reduced to 2% instead of 3% after 12 months period. For non-compliance of notice, the penalty amount reduced to 5,000 from 10,000 

Civic chief given powers to verify and impose LBT for the goods taken outside city limited for processing and again brought into city limit for sale. Earlier, it was compulsory for many products

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Fwd: Message from EGroup of SolapurCAs S. 271(1)(c) Penalty: ITAT Takes Liberal View Of Loss Cases

 

Dear Subscriber,

 

The following important judgement is available for download at itatonline.org.

Amruta Organics Pvt. Ltd vs. DCIT (ITAT Pune)

S. 271(1)(c): Consistent losses show mistake/ absence of intention to evade taxes

 

The assessee filed a return declaring a loss of Rs. 16 lakhs in which it had made a wrong claim of depreciation. The AO disallowed the claim and levied 100% penalty which was upheld by the CIT(A). Before the Tribunal, the assessee claimed that its' Directors were technical persons not knowing the intricate provisions of the Act but were dependent on the advice of professionals for preparing income tax returns. It claimed that it had committed a bona fide mistake and that there was no intention to evade taxes. HELD by the Tribunal upholding the plea:

 

A mere mistake in making of a claim in the return of income would not ipso facto reflect concealment or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income in terms of s. 271(1)(c). The wrong claim of depreciation cannot be said to be made with an intention to evade taxes in as much as even after the disallowance of depreciation, the resultant income of the assessee remains a loss. The assessee had been incurring losses since the year 2003 due to the market forces. Considering the entirety of circumstances, the claim on account of depreciation was a mistake, and did not invite the provisions of s. 271(1)(c).

 

For more on s. 271(1)(c) "mistake"/ "error" see Somany Evergreen Knits (Bom) & the cases referred to therein


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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

TDS RATE CHART FINANCIAL YEAR 2013-14

TDS RATE CHART FINANCIAL YEAR 2013-14 (ASSESSMENT YEAR 14-15)


 

TAXBYMANISH


The Rate Chart for the Financial Year 2013-14 i.e. Assessment Year 2014-15 is tabulated below.



Sl. No.
Section Of Act
Nature of Payment in brief
Cut Off Amount
Rate %
HUF/IND
Others
1
192
Salaries
Average Rate
2
193
Interest on debentures
5000
10
10
3
194
Deemed dividend
-
10
10
4
194A
Interest other than Int on securities (by Bank)
10000
10
10
4A
194A
Interest other than Int. on securities (By others)
5000
10
10
5
194B
Lottery / Cross Word Puzzle
10000
30
30
6
194BB
Winnings from Horse Race
5000
30
30
7
194C(1)
Contracts
30000
1
2
8
194C(2)
Sub-contracts/ Advertisements
30000
1
2
9
194D
Insurance Commission
20000
10
10
10
194EE
Paymentsout of deposits under NSS
2500
20
-
11
194F
Repurchase of units by MF/UTI
1000
20
20
12
194G
Commission on sale of lottery tickets
1000
10
10
13
194H
Commission or Brokerage
5000
10
10
14
194I
Rent (Land & building)
180000
10
10
Rent (P & M , Equipment, furniture & fittings)
180000
2
2
15
194J
Professional/Technical charges/Royalty & Non-compete fees
30000
10
10
16
194J(1)(ba)
Any remuneration or commission paid to director of the company(Effective from 1 July 2012)
NIL
10
10
17
194LA
Compensation on acquisition of immovable property
200000
10
10
18
194IA
Payment on transfer of certain immovable property other than agricultural land(applicable only if amount exceeds : (a) Value exceeds INR 50) (Effective from 1 June 2013)
1
1

 

 

TCS RATES FOR THE FY 2013-14

The Tax Collection at Source Rates for the Financial Year 2013-13 is tabulated below:

 

Sl.No.
Nature of Goods
Rates in %
1.
Alcoholic liquor for human Consumption
1
2.
Tendu leaves
5
3.
Timber obtained under forest lease
2.5
4.
Timber obtained by any mode other than a forest lease
2.5
5.
Any other forest produce not being timber or tendu leaves
2.5
6.
Scrap
1
7.
Parking lot
2
8.
Toll plaza
2
9.
Mining & Quarrying
2
10
Minerals, being coal or lignite or iron ore
1
11
Bullion or jewellery (if the sale consideration is paid in cash exceeding INR 2 lakhs)
1

 


No Education Cess on payment made to resident-Education Cess is not deductible/collectible at source in case of resident Individual/HUF /Firm/ AOP/ BOI/ Domestic Company in respect of payment of income other than salary. 
Education Cess @ 2% plus secondary & Higher Education Cess @ 1% is deductible at source in case of non-residents and foreign company.

Surcharge on Income-tax - Surcharge on Income-tax is not deductible/collectible at source in case of individual/ HUF /Firm/ AOP / BOI/Domestic Company in respect of payment of income other than salary.

Due date for furnishing TDS return for the last quarter of the financial year has been modified to 15th May (from earlier 15th June). The revised due dates for furnishing TDS return are

 

Sl. No.
Date of ending of the quarter of the financial year
Due date
1.
30th June
15th July of the financial year
2.
30th September
15th October of the financial year
3.
31st December
15th January of the financial year
4.
31st March
15th May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which deduction is made

 


Due date for furnishing TDS certificate to the employee or deductee or payee is revised as under :

 

Sl. No.
Category
Periodicity of furnishing TDS certificate
Due date
1.
Salary (Form No.16)
Annual
By 31st day of May of the financial year immediately following the financial year in which the income was paid and tax deducted
2.
Non-Salary(Form No.16A)
Quarterly
Within fifteen days from the due date for furnishing the 'statement of TDS'

 


Due Date for Payment of March 2013 -The time limit for deposit of TDS for the entire month of March is rationalized to 30 April instead of two separate time limits viz. 7 April for TDS up to 30 March and 31 May for TDS as of 31 March.
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Section 147 Reopening On Audit Objection Compulsion Is Invalid: Guj High Court

 

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The following important judgement is available for download at itatonline.org.

Vijay Rameshbhai Gupta vs. ACIT (Gujarat High Court)

S. 147/148: Reopening of assessment due to revenue audit's compulsion is void

 

The AO passed a s. 143(3) assessment order in which he allowed the assessee's claim for business expenses. The Revenue Audit raised an objection that as the assessee's business had ceased, the income had to assessed as "other sources" and the expenditure disallowed. The AO replied to the Audit stating that the objection was not correct and that the assessment order was correct. The Revenue Audit thereafter wrote to the CIT that the AO's stand was not correct. Based on this, the AO issued a s. 148 notice (within 4 years from the end of the AY) to reopen the assessment and disallow the expenditure. The assessee challenged the reopening on the basis that the AO was compelled by the audit party to re-open the assessment though he was of the belief that no income had escaped assessment. HELD by the High Court upholding the plea:

 

If the audit party brings certain aspects to the notice of the AO, he is entitled to reopen the assessment after forming his own belief. However, if the AO acts under compulsion of the audit party and not independently, the action of re-opening would be vitiated. On facts, it is clearly established that the AO was under compulsion from the audit party to issue notice for reopening because after the audit party brought the controversial issue to the notice of the AO, he did not agreed to the proposal for re-examination of the issue and wrote a letter and gave elaborate reasons why the assessment order was correct. The s. 148 notice was issued only after the Revenue Audit wrote to the CIT reiterating its stand that income had escaped assessment. Consequently, the s. 148 notice had to be quashed (Cadila Healthcare 65 DTR (Guj) 385 followed; P.V.S Beedies 237 ITR 13 (SC) referred).

 

See also ICICI Home Finance (Bom). For more cases see Core principles & Guide to the law. The audit objection & AO's response thereto can be obtained by a RTI application.

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Gujarat HC declares Co-operative amendment as Unconstitutional !



Dear All,
The Gujarat HC has declared as Unconstitutional the 97th Constitutional Amendment dealing with Co-operatives. The judgment was delivered by a division bench led by Chief Justice of Gujarat HC - Bhaskar Bhattacharya. 

Here goes the link to an article in Business Standard in this regard... 



A large section of the Co-operative sector was unhappy with the amendment, since they felt that the Centre was encroaching upon a State subject. HC ruling copy is awaited. 


Monday, April 22, 2013

"LBT-Nashik: Local Body Tax will affect all sectors"

Dear All Nashikkar,

Considering the import limit (purchase from outside Nashik limit)  Rs.1 Lakhs and Local purchase (from Nashik dealers) limit Rs.1.50 lakhs; the LBT will affect almost all business segments. Even professional have to register under LBT. 
I'm giving the following examples. 

1. The businessman doing 'yearly' purchase (import) from outside Nashik dealer Rs.1 Lakhs or Local purchase (from Nashik dealers) limit Rs.1.50 lakhs; would liable for registration under LBT, filling of Return and payment of LBT.

2.A Tea Shop  or Pan Shop owner effecting daily purchase from Local dealer of Rs.410/- would liable for Registration under LBT and filling return.

3. A "Bank" purchasing stationary/fixed asset of Rs.1.00 lakh (yearly) from outside Nashik dealer, liable for registration, return and LBT payment. Even yearly purchase from local dealer of Rs.1.50 lakh make liable for registration, return.

4. A professional purchase CAR for business from local dealer would liable for registration, filling return.

5. Even purchase from "Deolali cantonment Board" limit would considered as Import and liable for LBT payment.

6. The LBT would increase the compliance's for all traders, manufacturers, professionals, banks, commercial organisations, hospitals etc.

7. The provision of monthly payment of LBT would add another monthly task for businessmen.

8. The businesses having centralised billing system has to keep proofs of movements of goods. e.g. if billing from Nashik and godown outside Nashik Limit and if sale effected from godown. Then as the goods did not entered in local Nashik limit are not liable for LBT. Therefore, dealer has to maintain the proof of movement of goods arrived at godown and sale/transfer from godown.

9. The Chief minister has assured to increase "import purchase" limit to Rs.3 lakhs and "Local purchase" limit to Rs.4 lakhs. And interest  rate in line with MVAT provisions. 

There is many more to share here, this is in nutshell.




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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Changes proposed to LBT- as assured by Chief Minister (LBT Nashik)

The Chief Minister maharashtra as assured some changes in LBT; 1) increase in import limit (purchase from outside local municiple corporation limit) from exisiting Rs.1 lakhs to Rs.3 Lakhs. (2) increase in limit of local purchase from Rs.1.5 lakhs to Rs.4 lakhs. (3) reduction in penal interest rate @ 1.25 permonth from 2% to 3%. (4) reduction in record keeping period from 10 years to 5 years (5) Monthly payment date to 20 of next month from 10th day etc.

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PROBABLE PROBLEMS IN LBT- LOCAL BODY TAX- NASHIK.

The Dealer/businessmen may face certain problems after implementation of LBT.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Foreign Cos Not Liable For Surcharge/ Edu. Cess Under DTAA: ITAT


Dear Subscriber,

 

The following important judgement is available for download at itatonline.org.

ITO vs. M. Far Hotels Ltd (ITAT Cochin)

S. 195: If DTAA is silent, no obligation to deduct surcharge & education cess

 

The assessee made a remittance of management fee and interest to a resident of France. The AO held that in deducting TDS thereon u/s 195, the assessee ought to have deducted surcharge and education cess. The assessee claimed that as the India-France DTAA was silent about inclusion of surcharge & education cess, it was under no obligation to do so. HELD by the Tribunal upholding the assessee's plea:

 

The India-France DTAA does not say anything about inclusion of surcharge and education cess for the purpose of deduction of tax at source. Therefore, there is an apparent conflict between the Income-tax Act and the DTAA between the two sovereign countries with regard to deduction of tax at source on surcharge and education cess. U/s 90(2) if the provisions of the DTAA are more beneficial to the taxpayer, the DTAA prevails over the Act. Since the DTAA is silent about the surcharge and education cess for the purpose of deduction of tax at source, the taxpayer may take advantage of that provision in the DTAA for deduction of tax.

 

See also Bank of America 73 TTJ 51 and contrast with Arthusa Offshore 216 CTR Utt 86

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Does Anybody In The Govt. Care For The Welfare Of The Income-tax Tribunal?

 

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Does Anybody In The Govt. Care For The Welfare Of The Income-tax Tribunal?

The author, an eminent advocate, is unable to hide his frustration at the continued indifference of the Government towards the welfare of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. Though three long years have passed and three Law Ministers have come and gone, nobody has bothered to address the core problems being faced by the Mother Tribunal. The author again lists out the core issues and urges the Government to shed its apathy, get its act together and act speedily to save this majestic judicial Institution from decay


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S. 80-IA(5): Loss of eligible unit, even if set-off against non-eligible profits, has to be aggregated & carried forward for set-off against future eligible profits


Fwd: ITR VOL 352 PART 3 AND ITR (TRIB) VOL 23 PART 2

 

INCOME TAX REPORTS (ITR)

Volume 352 Part 3 (Issue dated 22-4-2013)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

HIGH COURTS

Capital gains --Business income--Trading or investment--Long-term capital gains--Assessee treating land as fixed asset for a long time and using it for agricultural purposes--No evidence that assessee purchased land by funds borrowed--Sale proceeds resulting long-term capital gains and not business income--Income-tax Act, 1961-- CIT v. Delhi Apartments Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 322

Capital or revenue expenditure --Company--Expenditure on debenture--Debenture to be converted subsequently to shares--Expenditure deductible--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 37-- CIT v . Havells India Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 376

----Expenditure on installation of new unit--Finding that new unit constituted extension of existing business and there was common management--Expenditure deductible--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 37-- CIT v. Havells India Ltd .
(Delhi) . . . 376

----Expenditure relating to voluntary retirement scheme in respect of two units of assessee--Closure of two units not resulting in closure of business of assessee--Expenditure incurred for purpose of restructuring to achieve modernisation--Allowable as revenue expenditure--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 37(1)-- CIT v. Foseco India Ltd .
(Bom) . . . 320

Deduction of tax at source --Non-resident--Effect of section 9(1)(vii)(b)--Meaning of source of income--Manufacture of products in India--Payment to US company for certification facilitating export--Source of income within India--Section 9(1)(vii) applicable--Question of liability under DTAA between USA and India not considered--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 9(1)(vii), 40(a)(ia), 195-- CIT v . Havells India Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 376

Exemption --Educational institution--Denial of exemption under section 10(23C)(vi)--Registration under section 12A cannot be cancelled on basis of order denying exemption--Exemption can be claimed without applying for registration--Both are independent proceedings--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 10(23C)(vi), 12A-- CIT v . Society of Advanced Management Studies (All) . . . 269

Export --Special deduction--Different units of assessee engaged in manufacturing of different goods--Does not make separate units of assessee separate and different assessable units--Loss of one division to be adjusted against profit of other division for purposes of computation of deduction under section 80HHC--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 80HHC-- Madhav Marbles and Granites Ltd. v. Asst. CIT (Raj) . . . 331

Income --Accrual of income--No transfer of possession during previous year relevant to assessment year 2006-07 but only receipt of advance--Execution of sale deed in following year--Amount received as advance not taxable in assessment year 2006-07--Income-tax Act, 1961-- CIT v . Delhi Apartments Pvt. Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 322

Penalty --Concealment of income--Transactions disclosed in return--Claim of expenditure to be revenue--Disallowance of claim--Assessee not liable for penalty--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 271(1)(c)-- CIT v . Amtek Auto Ltd . (P&H) . . . 394

----Deposit in cash exceeding prescribed limit--Limitation--Six months from date of initiation of action for levy of penalty--Period to be reckoned from date of issue of first show cause for penalty and not from issue of first show cause by Joint Commissioner--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 269SS, 271D, 275(1)(c)-- CIT v . Jitendra Singh Rathore
(Raj) . . . 327

Reassessment --Limitation--Requirements only that reasons be recorded and notice be issued before expiry of time limit--Delay in supplying reasons recorded by Assessing Officer to assessee would not invalidate reassessment proceedings--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 147, 148, 149-- A. G. Holdings Pvt. Ltd . v . ITO (Delhi) . . . 364

----Notice--Validity--Original assessment granting special deduction under section 80-IA(4) after detailed enquiry--Reassessment proceedings to withdraw special deduction on ground that assessee not entitled to special deduction--Mere change of opinion--Notice not valid--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 80-IA, 147, 148-- Parixit Industries P. Ltd . v . Asst. CIT (OSD) (Guj) . . . 349

----Notice after four years--Conditions precedent--Information regarding transport subsidy available in audited accounts and statements furnished by assessee to Assessing Officer with assessee̢۪s return--Reassessment adding transport subsidy as taxable income of assessee--Not valid--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 147, 148-- CIT v. Sonitpur Solvex Ltd. (Gauhati) . . . 305

----Notice after four years--Failure by assessee to disclose material facts--Documents attached to return only statutory auditor̢۪s report and final accounts--Nothing disclosing specifically receipt of share capital of Rs. 4,50,000 from Q--Report of investigation wing on basis of which assessment reopened containing specific information that assessee received as accommodation entry Rs. 4,50,000 from Q with bank account particulars and instrument number--Reopening of assessment proper--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 147, 148-- A. G. Holdings Pvt. Ltd . v . ITO (Delhi) . . . 364

Recovery of tax --Provisional attachment--Assessment thereafter completed--Revenue not justified in attaching entire amount standing to the credit of assessee over and above demand raised against assessee--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 281B-- Nirmal Singh v . Union of India (P&H) . . . 396

Return of income --Intimation--Deduction of tax at source--Credit for--Refunds--Adjustment of refund--Central processing centre--Hardships faced by assessees owing to faulty processing of returns and uploading of details of tax deducted at source--High Court--Directions given to Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 143(1), 154, 201, 203, 244A, 245-- Court on its own Motion v . CIT
(Delhi) . . . 273

Revision --Commissioner--Powers--Rectification of mistakes--Order rejecting application in absence of revised return--Natural justice--Non-speaking order rejecting revision on ground of availability of alternative remedy of appeal not valid--Commissioner to decide petition on merits--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 154, 263-- Universal Packaging v. CIT (Bom) . . . 398

Search and seizure --Refund of excess amounts seized--Interest on refund--Period for which interest payable--Refund as a result of appellate order--Interest payable from date of original assessment order--Adjustment of tax liability of brother of assessee not justified--Assessee entitled to interest for amount seized--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 132B(3)-- G. L. Jain v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 339

 

SECTIONWISE INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Income-tax Act, 1961 :

S. 9(1)(vii) --Deduction of tax at source--Non-resident--Effect of section 9(1)(vii)(b)--Meaning of source of income--Manufacture of products in India--Payment to US company for certification facilitating export--Source of income within India--Section 9(1)(vii) applicable--Question of liability under DTAA between USA and India not considered--Matter remanded-- CIT v . Havells India Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 376

S. 10(23C)(vi) --Exemption--Educational institution--Denial of exemption under section 10(23C)(vi)--Registration under section 12A cannot be cancelled on basis of order denying exemption--Exemption can be claimed without applying for registration--Both are independent proceedings-- CIT v . Society of Advanced Management Studies (All) . . . 269

S. 12A --Exemption--Educational institution--Denial of exemption under section 10(23C)(vi)--Registration under section 12A cannot be cancelled on basis of order denying exemption--Exemption can be claimed without applying for registration--Both are independent proceedings-- CIT v . Society of Advanced Management Studies
(All) . . . 269

S. 37 --Capital or revenue expenditure--Company--Expenditure on debenture--Debenture to be converted subsequently to shares--Expenditure deductible-- CIT v . Havells India Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 376

----Capital or revenue expenditure--Expenditure on installation of new unit--Finding that new unit constituted extension of existing business and there was common management--Expenditure deductible-- CIT v. Havells India Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 376

S. 37(1) --Capital or revenue expenditure--Expenditure relating to voluntary retirement scheme in respect of two units of assessee--Closure of two units not resulting in closure of business of assessee--Expenditure incurred for purpose of restructuring to achieve modernisation--Allowable as revenue expenditure-- CIT v. Foseco India Ltd .
(Bom) . . . 320

S. 40(a)(ia) --Deduction of tax at source--Non-resident--Effect of section 9(1)(vii)(b)--Meaning of source of income--Manufacture of products in India--Payment to US company for certification facilitating export--Source of income within India--Section 9(1)(vii) applicable--Question of liability under DTAA between USA and India not considered--Matter remanded-- CIT v . Havells India Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 376

S. 80HHC --Export--Special deduction--Different units of assessee engaged in manufacturing of different goods--Does not make separate units of assessee separate and different assessable units--Loss of one division to be adjusted against profit of other division for purposes of computation of deduction under section 80HHC-- Madhav Marbles and Granites Ltd. v. Asst. CIT (Raj) . . . 331

S. 80-IA --Reassessment--Notice--Validity--Original assessment granting special deduction under section 80-IA(4) after detailed enquiry--Reassessment proceedings to withdraw special deduction on ground that assessee not entitled to special deduction--Mere change of opinion--Notice not valid-- Parixit Industries P. Ltd . v . Asst. CIT (OSD) (Guj) . . . 349

S. 132B(3) --Search and seizure--Refund of excess amounts seized--Interest on refund--Period for which interest payable--Refund as a result of appellate order--Interest payable from date of original assessment order--Adjustment of tax liability of brother of assessee not justified--Assessee entitled to interest for amount seized-- G. L. Jain v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 339

S. 143(1) --Return of income--Intimation--Deduction of tax at source--Credit for--Refunds--Adjustment of refund--Central processing centre--Hardships faced by assessees owing to faulty processing of returns and uploading of details of tax deducted at source--High Court--Directions given to Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes-- Court on its own Motion v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 273

S. 147 --Reassessment--Limitation--Requirements only that reasons be recorded and notice be issued before expiry of time limit--Delay in supplying reasons recorded by Assessing Officer to assessee would not invalidate reassessment proceedings-- A. G. Holdings Pvt. Ltd . v . ITO (Delhi) . . . 364

----Reassessment--Notice--Validity--Original assessment granting special deduction under section 80-IA(4) after detailed enquiry--Reassessment proceedings to withdraw special deduction on ground that assessee not entitled to special deduction--Mere change of opinion--Notice not valid-- Parixit Industries P. Ltd . v . Asst. CIT (OSD)
(Guj) . . . 349

----Reassessment--Notice after four years--Conditions precedent--Information regarding transport subsidy available in audited accounts and statements furnished by assessee to Assessing Officer with assessee̢۪s return--Reassessment adding transport subsidy as taxable income of assessee--Not valid-- CIT v. Sonitpur Solvex Ltd.
(Gauhati) . . . 305

----Reassessment--Notice after four years--Failure by assessee to disclose material facts--Documents attached to return only statutory auditor̢۪s report and final accounts--Nothing disclosing specifically receipt of share capital of Rs. 4,50,000 from Q--Report of investigation wing on basis of which assessment reopened containing specific information that assessee received as accommodation entry Rs. 4,50,000 from Q with bank account particulars and instrument number--Reopening of assessment proper-- A. G. Holdings Pvt. Ltd . v . ITO (Delhi) . . . 364

S. 148 --Reassessment--Limitation--Requirements only that reasons be recorded and notice be issued before expiry of time limit--Delay in supplying reasons recorded by Assessing Officer to assessee would not invalidate reassessment proceedings-- A. G. Holdings Pvt. Ltd . v . ITO (Delhi) . . . 364

----Reassessment--Notice--Validity--Original assessment granting special deduction under section 80-IA(4) after detailed enquiry--Reassessment proceedings to withdraw special deduction on ground that assessee not entitled to special deduction--Mere change of opinion--Notice not valid-- Parixit Industries P. Ltd . v . Asst. CIT (OSD)
(Guj) . . . 349

----Reassessment--Notice after four years--Conditions precedent--Information regarding transport subsidy available in audited accounts and statements furnished by assessee to Assessing Officer with assessee̢۪s return--Reassessment adding transport subsidy as taxable income of assessee--Not valid-- CIT v. Sonitpur Solvex Ltd.
(Gauhati) . . . 305

----Reassessment--Notice after four years--Failure by assessee to disclose material facts--Documents attached to return only statutory auditor̢۪s report and final accounts--Nothing disclosing specifically receipt of share capital of Rs. 4,50,000 from Q--Report of investigation wing on basis of which assessment reopened containing specific information that assessee received as accommodation entry Rs. 4,50,000 from Q with bank account particulars and instrument number--Reopening of assessment proper-- A. G. Holdings Pvt. Ltd . v . ITO (Delhi) . . . 364

S. 149 --Reassessment--Limitation--Requirements only that reasons be recorded and notice be issued before expiry of time limit--Delay in supplying reasons recorded by Assessing Officer to assessee would not invalidate reassessment proceedings-- A. G. Holdings Pvt. Ltd . v . ITO (Delhi) . . . 364

S. 154 --Return of income--Intimation--Deduction of tax at source--Credit for--Refunds--Adjustment of refund--Central processing centre--Hardships faced by assessees owing to faulty processing of returns and uploading of details of tax deducted at source--High Court--Directions given to Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes-- Court on its own Motion v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 273

----Revision--Commissioner--Powers--Rectification of mistakes--Order rejecting application in absence of revised return--Natural justice--Non-speaking order rejecting revision on ground of availability of alternative remedy of appeal not valid--Commissioner to decide petition on merits-- Universal Packaging v. CIT (Bom) . . . 398

S. 195 --Deduction of tax at source--Non-resident--Effect of section 9(1)(vii)(b)--Meaning of source of income--Manufacture of products in India--Payment to US company for certification facilitating export--Source of income within India--Section 9(1)(vii) applicable--Question of liability under DTAA between USA and India not considered--Matter remanded-- CIT v . Havells India Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 376

S. 201 --Return of income--Intimation--Deduction of tax at source--Credit for--Refunds--Adjustment of refund--Central processing centre--Hardships faced by assessees owing to faulty processing of returns and uploading of details of tax deducted at source--High Court--Directions given to Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes-- Court on its own Motion v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 273

S. 203 --Return of income--Intimation--Deduction of tax at source--Credit for--Refunds--Adjustment of refund--Central processing centre--Hardships faced by assessees owing to faulty processing of returns and uploading of details of tax deducted at source--High Court--Directions given to Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes-- Court on its own Motion v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 273

S. 244A --Return of income--Intimation--Deduction of tax at source--Credit for--Refunds--Adjustment of refund--Central processing centre--Hardships faced by assessees owing to faulty processing of returns and uploading of details of tax deducted at source--High Court--Directions given to Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes-- Court on its own Motion v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 273

S. 245 --Return of income--Intimation--Deduction of tax at source--Credit for--Refunds--Adjustment of refund--Central processing centre--Hardships faced by assessees owing to faulty processing of returns and uploading of details of tax deducted at source--High Court--Directions given to Department and Central Board of Direct Taxes-- Court on its own Motion v . CIT (Delhi) . . . 273

S. 263 --Revision--Commissioner--Powers--Rectification of mistakes--Order rejecting application in absence of revised return--Natural justice--Non-speaking order rejecting revision on ground of availability of alternative remedy of appeal not valid--Commissioner to decide petition on merits-- Universal Packaging v. CIT
(Bom) . . . 398

S. 269SS --Penalty--Deposit in cash exceeding prescribed limit--Limitation--Six months from date of initiation of action for levy of penalty--Period to be reckoned from date of issue of first show cause for penalty and not from issue of first show cause by Joint Commissioner-- CIT v . Jitendra Singh Rathore (Raj) . . . 327

S. 271(1)(c) --Penalty--Concealment of income--Transactions disclosed in return--Claim of expenditure to be revenue--Disallowance of claim--Assessee not liable for penalty-- CIT v . Amtek Auto Ltd . (P&H) . . . 394

S. 271D --Penalty--Deposit in cash exceeding prescribed limit--Limitation--Six months from date of initiation of action for levy of penalty--Period to be reckoned from date of issue of first show cause for penalty and not from issue of first show cause by Joint Commissioner-- CIT v . Jitendra Singh Rathore (Raj) . . . 327

S. 275(1)(c) --Penalty--Deposit in cash exceeding prescribed limit--Limitation--Six months from date of initiation of action for levy of penalty--Period to be reckoned from date of issue of first show cause for penalty and not from issue of first show cause by Joint Commissioner-- CIT v . Jitendra Singh Rathore (Raj) . . . 327

S. 281B --Recovery of tax--Provisional attachment--Assessment thereafter completed--Revenue not justified in attaching entire amount standing to the credit of assessee over and above demand raised against assessee-- Nirmal Singh v . Union of India
(P&H) . . . 396

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

Volume 23 : Part 2 (Issue dated : 22-4-2013)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Advance tax --Interest--Assessee not liable to pay interest--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 234B-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

Appeal to Appellate Tribunal --Power to admit additional grounds--Legal grounds not requiring investigation into facts--To be admitted--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 254-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

----Rectification of mistake--Exemption--Export-oriented undertaking--Tribunal inadvertently miscalculating number of assessment years for which exemption available--Mistake to be rectified--Change of year goes to root of order--Earlier order recalled--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Assistant CIT v. Qmax Test Equipments P. Ltd. (Chennai) . . . 187

Appeal to Commissioner (Appeals) --Power to enhance income--Income from different products manufactured under same licence agreement--Commissioner (Appeals) entitled to enhance income--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 251-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

Capital gains --Agreement for development of property cancelled and agreement for sale and irrevocable power of attorney executed within same party--Device to reduce tax--Advance received under first agreement and forfeited and sums received as damages together constitute part of consideration for sale--Taxable as capital gains--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Hyderabad Bottling Co. Ltd. v. Deputy CIT (Hyderabad) . . . 175

----Business income--Purchase of land for agricultural purposes--No evidence that borrowed capital used for purchase--Land held as an asset--Surplus realised on asset to be taxed as capital gains--Not business income--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Additional CIT v. Delhi Apartment P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 217

----Transfer of asset--Date of transfer--No agreement signed or possession delivered in relevant year--Gains cannot be taxed in that year--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 2(47), 45-- Additional CIT v. Delhi Apartment P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 217

Non-resident --Burden of proof--Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Conditions precedent--Business carried on in India--Sale to party in India without operations carried out in India not business in India--Licence granted by assessee of patented CDMA technology to non-resident original equipment manufacturers to make and sell CDMA handsets and wireless equipment in consideration for royalty--Royalty determined with reference to net selling price of product to unrelated wireless carriers worldwide--Sale of products manufactured using patented technology to wireless carriers located in India for sale to end users in India--Licence not specific to any particular country--Licence not used in India--Not established that patents licensed by assessee used for installation activities in India--Patents having nothing to do with functionality of handsets--Original equipment manufacturers themselves not brought to tax--Title to equipment passing in high seas--Mere passing of title does not result in income being attributable in India--Software not provided as part of licensing of assessee̢۪s patents--Source of royalty was place where patent exploited which was outside India--Indian telecom operators not source of income for original equipment manufacturers--Not established that original equipment manufacturers used assessee̢۪s patents for carrying on business in India or making or earning income from source in India--Royalty paid by original equipment manufacturers to assessee not taxable--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 9(1)(vi)(c)--Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the United States of America, art. 12(7)(b)-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

----Fees for technical services--Payments to non-resident divers under contract for provision of underwater services in Saudi Arabia--Technical fee paid to carry out business outside India for earning income from a source outside India--Assessee not liable for tax deducted at source--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 9(1)(vii)-- Aqua Omega Services P. Ltd. v. Assistant CIT (Chennai) . . . 191

Penalty --Failure to file return of tax deducted at source within specified time--Penalty levied unilaterally without finding whether banks need to file statements--Statements produced by assessee uploaded by franchisee in single day for all four quarters--Particulars uploaded by franchisee without permanent account numbers of deductees--Levy of penalty not justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 272A(2)(k)-- Branch Manager (TDS), UCO Bank v. Additional CIT (Cuttack) . . . 209

Reassessment --Reason to believe income escaped assessment--Sufficient if one ground out of many tenable--Facts contradicting basis of belief subsequently surfacing later in course of assessment not to vitiate proceedings--No stipulation that Assessing Officer to furnish reasons for reopening with notice--Newspaper reports can constitute information or material--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 147, 148-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

----Reason to believe that income escaped assessment--Tax deducted at source--No presumption that there was no escapement of income--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 147-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

----Sanction of Commissioner--Findings of Additional Director typed--Does not mean sanction accorded without application of mind--Joint Director authorised to exercise power of Additional Commissioner--Sanction for issue of notice was by an appropriate authority--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 2(28C), 151-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

Return of income --Failure to file--Interest--Levy of interest under section 234A proper--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 234A-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

Revision --Commissioner--Erroneous and prejudicial to Revenue--Order passed without application of mind--Liable to be revised--Industrial undertaking--Special deduction--Assessing Officer accepting nil return of assessee and allowing claim to deduction under section 80-IA without enquiry whether assessee fulfilled conditions for eligibility therefor--Revision proper--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 80-IA, 263-- Vodafone Essar Ltd. v. CIT (Chandigarh) . . . 147

 

SECTIONWISE INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the United States of America :

Art. 12(7)(b) --Non-resident--Burden of proof--Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Conditions precedent--Business carried on in India--Sale to party in India without operations carried out in India not business in India--Licence granted by assessee of patented CDMA technology to non-resident original equipment manufacturers to make and sell CDMA handsets and wireless equipment in consideration for royalty--Royalty determined with reference to net selling price of product to unrelated wireless carriers worldwide--Sale of products manufactured using patented technology to wireless carriers located in India for sale to end users in India--Licence not specific to any particular country--Licence not used in India--Not established that patents licensed by assessee used for installation activities in India--Patents having nothing to do with functionality of handsets--Original equipment manufacturers themselves not brought to tax--Title to equipment passing in high seas--Mere passing of title does not result in income being attributable in India--Software not provided as part of licensing of assessee̢۪s patents--Source of royalty was place where patent exploited which was outside India--Indian telecom operators not source of income for original equipment manufacturers--Not established that original equipment manufacturers used assessee̢۪s patents for carrying on business in India or making or earning income from source in India--Royalty paid by original equipment manufacturers to assessee not taxable-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

Income-tax Act, 1961 :

S. 2(28C) --Reassessment--Sanction of Commissioner--Findings of Additional Director typed--Does not mean sanction accorded without application of mind--Joint Director authorised to exercise power of Additional Commissioner--Sanction for issue of notice was by an appropriate authority-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 2(47) --Capital gains--Transfer of asset--Date of transfer--No agreement signed or possession delivered in relevant year--Gains cannot be taxed in that year-- Additional CIT v. Delhi Apartment P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 217

S. 9(1)(vi)(c) --Non-resident--Burden of proof--Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Conditions precedent--Business carried on in India--Sale to party in India without operations carried out in India not business in India--Licence granted by assessee of patented CDMA technology to non-resident original equipment manufacturers to make and sell CDMA handsets and wireless equipment in consideration for royalty--Royalty determined with reference to net selling price of product to unrelated wireless carriers worldwide--Sale of products manufactured using patented technology to wireless carriers located in India for sale to end users in India--Licence not specific to any particular country--Licence not used in India--Not established that patents licensed by assessee used for installation activities in India--Patents having nothing to do with functionality of handsets--Original equipment manufacturers themselves not brought to tax--Title to equipment passing in high seas--Mere passing of title does not result in income being attributable in India--Software not provided as part of licensing of assessee̢۪s patents--Source of royalty was place where patent exploited which was outside India--Indian telecom operators not source of income for original equipment manufacturers--Not established that original equipment manufacturers used assessee̢۪s patents for carrying on business in India or making or earning income from source in India--Royalty paid by original equipment manufacturers to assessee not taxable-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 9(1)(vii) --Non-resident--Fees for technical services--Payments to non-resident divers under contract for provision of underwater services in Saudi Arabia--Technical fee paid to carry out business outside India for earning income from a source outside India--Assessee not liable for tax deducted at source-- Aqua Omega Services P. Ltd. v. Assistant CIT (Chennai) . . . 191

S. 45 --Capital gains--Transfer of asset--Date of transfer--No agreement signed or possession delivered in relevant year--Gains cannot be taxed in that year-- Additional CIT v. Delhi Apartment P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 217

S. 80-IA --Revision--Commissioner--Erroneous and prejudicial to Revenue--Order passed without application of mind--Liable to be revised--Industrial undertaking--Special deduction--Assessing Officer accepting nil return of assessee and allowing claim to deduction under section 80-IA without enquiry whether assessee fulfilled conditions for eligibility therefor--Revision proper-- Vodafone Essar Ltd. v. CIT (Chandigarh) . . . 147

S. 147 --Reassessment--Reason to believe income escaped assessment--Sufficient if one ground out of many tenable--Facts contradicting basis of belief subsequently surfacing later in course of assessment not to vitiate proceedings--No stipulation that Assessing Officer to furnish reasons for reopening with notice--Newspaper reports can constitute information or material-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

----Reassessment--Reason to believe that income escaped assessment--Tax deducted at source--No presumption that there was no escapement of income-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 148 --Reassessment--Reason to believe income escaped assessment--Sufficient if one ground out of many tenable--Facts contradicting basis of belief subsequently surfacing later in course of assessment not to vitiate proceedings--No stipulation that Assessing Officer to furnish reasons for reopening with notice--Newspaper reports can constitute information or material-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 151 --Reassessment--Sanction of Commissioner--Findings of Additional Director typed--Does not mean sanction accorded without application of mind--Joint Director authorised to exercise power of Additional Commissioner--Sanction for issue of notice was by an appropriate authority-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 234A --Return of income--Failure to file--Interest--Levy of interest under section 234A proper-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 234B --Advance tax--Interest--Assessee not liable to pay interest-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 251 --Appeal to Commissioner (Appeals)--Power to enhance income--Income from different products manufactured under same licence agreement--Commissioner (Appeals) entitled to enhance income-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 254 --Appeal to Appellate Tribunal--Power to admit additional grounds--Legal grounds not requiring investigation into facts--To be admitted-- Qualcomm Incorporated v. Additional Director of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 239

S. 263 --Revision--Commissioner--Erroneous and prejudicial to Revenue--Order passed without application of mind--Liable to be revised--Industrial undertaking--Special deduction--Assessing Officer accepting nil return of assessee and allowing claim to deduction under section 80-IA without enquiry whether assessee fulfilled conditions for eligibility therefor--Revision proper-- Vodafone Essar Ltd. v. CIT (Chandigarh) . . . 147

S. 272A(2)(k) --Penalty--Failure to file return of tax deducted at source within specified time--Penalty levied unilaterally without finding whether banks need to file statements--Statements produced by assessee uploaded by franchisee in single day for all four quarters--Particulars uploaded by franchisee without permanent account numbers of deductees--Levy of penalty not justified-- Branch Manager (TDS), UCO Bank v. Additional CIT (Cuttack) . . . 209