Category Archives: Income Tax Judgments

Determining when legislative changes apply retrospectively: Analysis

By | May 25, 2018

Determining when legislative changes apply retrospectively Case Law : Calcutta Export Company (Civil Appeal No 4339-4340 of 2018) The Supreme Court of India held that when the amount of withheld tax is remitted to the government after the end of the financial year but before the due date for filing the tax return, a legislative… Read More »

Payments for marketing and distribution rights is taxable royalty : ITAT

By | May 24, 2018

Payments for marketing and distribution rights held taxable royalty The Bangalore Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal held that payments for marketing and distribution rights of an “adwords” program were taxable as income. Under the adwords program’s distribution and service agreements, the taxpayer was licensed to use certain confidential information, technical know-how, trade mark, brand… Read More »

No reassessment on basis of objections raised by audit party : Bombay HC : Dated 24.04.2018

By | May 23, 2018

 The reasons recorded in support of the impugned notice was merely on the basis of borrowed satisfaction of the audit party. This also makes the impugned notice bad. HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY Commissioner of Income-tax-14, Mumbai v. Shankardas B. Pahajani M.S. SANKLECHA AND SANDEEP K. SHINDE, JJ. IT APPEAL NO. 1432 OF 2007 APRIL  24, 2018 P.C.… Read More »

Notice not served to all legal representatives to initiate reassessment proceedings against deceased person : ITAT

By | May 21, 2018

The rights and interest of the LRs in the estate of the deceased cannot be taken away from them without giving them a proper opportunity of defending their rights and interest, in accordance with the natural justice principle of audi alterem partem, as held in ‘Umedram’ It is held that the initiation of reassessment proceedings, in the… Read More »

Gift received by individual from his HUF not exempt under Income Tax : ITAT

By | May 15, 2018

HUF does not come under specified category of relative under section 56(2)(vii), Explanation (e); therefore, money received by an individual from HUF as gift would not considered as valid gift IN THE ITAT AHMEDABAD BENCH ‘D’ Gyanchand M. Bardia v. Income Tax Officer, Ward 1(2)(2), Ahmedabad S.S. GODARA, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER IT… Read More »

Deposits in Bank from Credit card Withdrawal : No Penalty : ITAT

By | April 26, 2018

ITAT Kolkata Sri Joy Barman Vs. Income Tax Officer ITA No. 599-600/Kol/2016 Date of Judgement/Order : 07/02/2018 FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT ORDER IS AS FOLLOWS:- The above two captioned appeals are pertaining to the same assessee for assessment years 2008-09 & 2009-10. Since these appeals belong to the same assessee, therefore these have been… Read More »

Depreciation on Road constructed on BOT basis allowed as Intangible asset : ITAT

By | April 18, 2018

IN THE ITAT HYDERABAD BENCH (SPECIAL BENCH) Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle-16(2), Hyderabad v. Progressive Constructions Ltd. D. MANMOHAN, VICE-PRESIDENT J. SUDHAKAR REDDY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER SAKTIJIT DEY, JUDICIAL MEMBER IT APPEAL NO. 1845 (HYD.) OF 2014 C.O. NO. 36 (HYD.) OF 2015 [ASSESSMENT YEAR 2011-12] FEBRUARY  14, 2017 J.V. Prasad, Sr. Standing Counsel for the Appellant. V.… Read More »

Apply TDS u/s 194J on provision for Audit Fees :ITAT Chennai

By | April 17, 2018

On perusal of section 194J of the Act, we find that tax is deductible at source either at the time of credit of expenditure to the account of the payee or at the time of payment whichever is earlier. In the instant case, the assessee had made provision for audit fees to the account of… Read More »

No Reassessment to verify bank account of assessee if already reflected in ITR : HC

By | April 16, 2018

HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT Sunrise Education Trust v. Income-tax officer (Exemption) AKIL KURESHI AND B.N. KARIA, JJ. SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 16726 OF 2017 FEBRUARY  19, 2018 Ms. Vaibhavi K. Parikh, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. Mauna M. Bhatt, Advocate for the Respondent. ORDER   Akil Kureshi, J. – Petitioner has challenged a Notice dated 31st March 2017 issued by the respondent-Assessing Officer… Read More »