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DATE: November 21, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 3, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09
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Transfer Pricing: Law on aggregation of several international transactions to determine the Arms' Length Price explained

1) Whether the payment of royalty is interlinked and interconnected with the other international transactions of the assessee with its AE’s? 2) Where different international transactions with the AE are interconnected and interlinked, whether the aggregation of the transactions is …

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DATE: November 21, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 3, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09 & 2009-10
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S. 80-IB: Excise duty refund is "derived" from the undertaking. Liberty India 316 ITR 218 (SC) is distinguishable

The AO has denied 80IB deduction on excise duty refund for the sole reason that it cannot be treated as income derived from eligible business of the undertaking. However, as can be seen from the facts brought on record, there …

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DATE: November 19, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 3, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2007-08
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S. 37(1): Non-compete fee to ex-MD is revenue expenditure

A payment has to be seen from the context of commercial and business expediency. If the outgoing expenditure is so inextricably linked or related to carrying on or conduct of the business, that is, it can be regarded as integral …

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DATE: November 21, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 2, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-10
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Impact of Explanation 2 to s. 195(1) inserted by Finance Act, 2012 w.r.e.f. 01.04.1962 on law laid down in GE India Technology Centre 327 ITR 456 (SC) explained

The law laid down in GE India Technology Centre (P.) Ltd. vs. CIT [2010] 327 ITR 456 (SC) that there is no obligation to deduct TDS u/s 195 if the sum is not chargeable to tax in India is not …

ACIT vs. Vilas N. Tamhankar (ITAT Mumbai) Read More »

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DATE: November 21, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 2, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-10
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S. 40(a)(ia) second proviso is not retrospective & so payment of TDS before due date of ROI does not prevent disallowance. Law laid down in Vector Shipping cannot be followed

(i) The next question arises for consideration is whether the second proviso to section 40(a)(ia) as incorporated by Finance Act, 2012 is retrospective in operation or prospective in operation. We are conscious that some of the benches of this Tribunal …

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DATE: November 14, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 2, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2000-01
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S. 147/ 151: Reopening mechanically on the basis of material received from another AO is bad. Merely noting "approved" without recording satisfaction is bad

(i) A perusal of the above demonstrates that the AO has not applied his mind so as to come to an independent conclusion that he has reason to believe that the income has escaped assessment during the year. A mere …

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DATE: November 28, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2006-07
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Transfer Pricing: Updated information not available at the time of the TP study but available at the stage of assessment has to be considered by AO

In the light of the facts on record, on a consideration of the same we are of the view that the reliance placed on the data available in the public domain at the time of the assessment proceedings which was …

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DATE: December 25, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2006-07
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S. 133A: A statement given u/s 133A(iii) is not on oath and can be retracted. Even a statement on oath does not create any estoppel and can be retracted

On the issue whether the statement on oath u/s 133A is binding and cannot be retracted, we have to make a categorical observation, here that statement given u/s 133A is not on oath. Section 133A(iii) observes, “record a statement of …

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DATE: November 28, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2003-04 to 2008-09
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S. 153C: Whenever a document is found from a person who is being searched the normal presumption is that the said document belongs to that person. It is for the AO to rebut that presumption and come to a conclusion or "satisfaction" that the document in fact belongs to somebody else based on cogent material

On a plain reading of Section 153C, it is evident that the Assessing Officer of the searched person must be “satisfied” that inter alia any document seized or requisitioned “belongs to” a person other than the searched person. It is …

DCIT vs. Aakash Arogya Mindir P.Ltd (ITAT Delhi) Read More »

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DATE: November 26, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: December 1, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09
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S. 2(47)/ 53A: Mere handing over possession pursuant to development agreement does not result in transfer if developer has not taken steps for development of property

The AO has assessed capital gain in the assessment year for the reason that assessee as per the terms of the development agreement entered with the developer has handed over possession of the property. However, as can be seen from …

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