Month: October 2014

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DATE: October 17, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 20, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-10
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S. 43(5)(a): Loss on foreign currency forward contracts by a manufacturer/ exporter is a “speculation loss” and not a “hedging loss”

Unless the assessee shows that there was some existing contract in respect of which he was likely to suffer a loss because of future price fluctuations and that it was to safeguard against such loss that he entered into the …

Araska Diamond Pvt. Ltd vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) Read More »

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DATE: October 13, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2005-06
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Adjustment for capacity underutilization has to be in the results of the comparables and not the tested party. A 100% captive unit has to show that underutilization was for reasons beyond its control

The CIT(A) granted impugned relief by making adjustments, on account of capacity underutilization, in the results shown by the tested party and thus computing hypothetical financial results which the tested party would have achieved in perfect conditions. Such an exercise …

DCIT vs. EDAG Engineers & Design India Pvt Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Read More »

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DATE: October 17, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09
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Entire law on taxation of private specific/ discretionary trusts under revocable & irrevocable transfers and AOPs explained

(i) Private Trusts could be Fixed or Discretionary Trusts. A fixed trust is a trust in which the beneficiaries have a current fixed entitlement to such income as remains after proper exercise of the trustee’s powers. On the other hand, …

DCIT vs. India Advantage Fund-VII (ITAT Bangalore) Read More »

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DATE: October 13, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2003-04
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In computing operating profits, expenditure of other years has to be excluded. Forex gains and losses have to be treated at par

There is a categorical finding by the CIT(A) that superannuation contribution of Rs 5,88,254 pertains to the assessment year 2000-01 and 2001-02. This finding remains uncontroverted. In this view of the matter, there cannot indeed be any rationale in taking …

ITO vs. EDAG Engineers & Design India Pvt Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Read More »

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DATE: October 13, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09
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CUP cannot be applied on hypothetical or imaginary value but a real value on which similar transactions have taken place is required. TPO has no jurisdiction to question commercial expediency of transaction

(i) One of the very basic pre condition for use of CUP method is availability of the price of the same product and service in uncontrolled conditions. It is on this basis that ALP of the product or service can …

AWB India Pvt Ltd vs. DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Read More »

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DATE: September 30, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2007-08
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Failure to pass draft assessment order after TPO's order renders proceedings void. SCN cannot be equated with draft assessment order

Even though a transfer pricing adjustment under section 92CA(1) was made to the income of the assesse, and accordingly the assessee is covered by the provisions of Section 144C(15), the Assessing Officer did not furnish to the assessee a draft …

Capsugel Healthcare Limited vs. ACIT (ITAT Delhi) Read More »

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DATE: October 13, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2004-05
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Resale Price Method: If margins of the wholesale distributor can be compared with the margins of the assessee, no adjustment can be made

The assessee used Resale Price Method for benchmarking its international transactions so far as purchase of books is concerned. The claim of the assessee was that its purchase is at arm’s length price because while its gross margin for the …

ACIT vs. Harper Collins Publishers India Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Read More »

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DATE: April 29, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-2010
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Non-passing of draft assessment order after adjustments made by the TPO renders proceedings null & void

Under Section 144C(1) of the Act, with effect from 1st October 2009, the Assessing Officer has to mandatorily issue a draft assessment order if there is a proposed variation to the return which are prejudicial to the eligible assessee. The …

Vijay Television Private Limited vs. DRP (Madras High Court) Read More »

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DATE: September 5, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 17, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2007-08 and 2008-09
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S. 14A & Rule 8D disallowance cannot be made if there is no exempt income or if there is a possibility of the gains on transfer of the shares being taxable.

(i) On the issue whether the assessee could have earned dividend income and even if no dividend income was earned, yet Section 14A can be invoked and disallowance of expenditure can be made, there are three decisions of the different …

CIT vs. Holcim India P. Ltd (Delhi High Court) Read More »

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DATE: September 12, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 17, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-2010 & 2010-11
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S. 14A & Rule 8D disallowance cannot be made if there is no exempt income. Cheminvest Ltd. vs. ITO 121 ITD 318 (Ahd) (SB) is not good law.

There is no dispute that the assessee had no exempt income during both the years involved. No doubt as mentioned by the DR, the Special Bench of this Tribunal in the case of Cheminvest Ltd. vs. ITO 121 ITD 318, …

Alliance Infrastructure Projects Pvt. Ltd vs. DCIT (ITAT Bangalore) Read More »