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Though s. 12A (1)(b) provides that the exemption u/s 11 will be available only if the accounts are audited and audit report “furnished along with the return”, the same is not mandatory but is directory. The audit report in Form 10B affirms the statements contained in the balance sheet and income-expenditure statement and is intended to enable the AO to allow the exemption by relying on the audit report and without having to ask the assessee to furnish supporting documents in support of the claim. Such a procedural provision cannot be construed as mandatory because the defect can be cured at a subsequent stage. It is not the intention of the Legislature that the exemption u/s 11 should be denied merely because the audit report was not filed with the return

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DATE: October 1, 2010 (Date of publication)
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Once the CIT is vested with the power of condonation of delay, then it is incumbent upon the CIT to take into consideration the reasons mentioned by the assessee seeking condonation of delay. In matters of this kind, wherein a benefit is sought to be given to an assessee that too with retrospective effect, a highly technical and pedantic approach is required to be eschewed and approach which furthers the intent and purport of the legislation is required to be adopted

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DATE: September 28, 2010 (Date of publication)
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It is well settled that in matters of condonation of delay a highly pedantic approach should be eschewed and a justice oriented approach should be adopted and a party should not be made to suffer on account of technicalities

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DATE: September 24, 2010 (Date of publication)
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S. 263 Revision only on ground of non-application of mind by AO not proper. Licenses & Approvals are “intangible asset” u/s 32(1)(ii) & eligible for depreciation

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DATE: September 21, 2010 (Date of publication)
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Power u/s 263 cannot be exercised unless both conditions are satisfied i.e. the order is (i) erroneous and (ii) prejudicial to the interest of the revenue. There is a fine though subtle distinction between “lack of inquiry” and “inadequate inquiry”. It is only in cases of “lack of inquiry” that revisional powers u/s 263 can be exercised. Further, while lack of enquiry by the AO may render the assessment order “erroneous” it is not necessarily “prejudicial to the interests of the revenue”. The CIT must deal with the submissions of the assessee and give reasons as to how the order is erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of the revenue. A bare assertion is not sufficient. S. 263 proceedings cannot be initiated with a view to starting fishing and roving inquiries

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The argument that there is a “sale” of a Sim Card is not acceptable because a Sim Card has no value or use for the subscriber other than to get connection to the mobile network. The supply of the Sim Card is only for the purpose of rendering continued services by the assessee to the subscriber of the mobile phone. Consequently, the charges collected by the assessee at the time of delivery of Sim Cards or Recharge coupons is for rendering services to ultimate subscribers

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DATE: September 10, 2010 (Date of publication)
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If an assessee earns Rs.100 crores then while for AY 2001-02, the extent of deduction is 80% thereof, for purposes of computation of book profits, 100% of the profits are “eligible profits” and cannot be reduced to 80% by relying on s. 80HHC(1B). The idea is to exclude “export profits” from computation of book profits under s. 115JB which imposes MAT on deemed income

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Under Rule 5 of the BSE Rules, membership is a personal permission from the Exchange which is nothing but a “licence” which enables the member to exercise rights and privileges attached thereto. It is this licence which enables the member to trade on the floor of the Exchange and to participate in the trading session on the floor of the Exchange. It is this licence which enables the member to access the market. Therefore, the right of membership, which includes right of nomination, is a “licence” or “akin to a licence” which is one of the items which falls in s. 32(1)(ii). The right to participate in the market has an economic and money value. It is an expense incurred by the assessee which satisfies the test of being a “licence” or “any other business or commercial right of similar nature” in terms of s. 32(1)(ii)

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The Karnataka High Court in CIT vs. Samsung Electronics 320 ITR 209 misunderstood the observations in Transmission Corporation of AP 239 ITR 387. The only issue raised in that case was whether TDS was applicable only to pure income payments and not to composite payments which had an element of income embedded in them. The controversy was different and the Court held that if some part of the payment was taxable, an application u/s 195(2) had to be made. The High Court’s interpretation completely loses sight of the plain words of s. 195(1) which in clear terms lays down that tax at source is deductible only from “sums chargeable” under the Act i.e. chargeable u/s 4, 5 and 9

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DATE: September 8, 2010 (Date of publication)
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On facts, the argument that the transaction involved merely a sale of a share of a foreign company by one non-resident to another is not acceptable. It would be simplistic to assume that the entire transaction between the non-residents was fulfilled merely upon the transfer of a single share of the Cayman Islands company. The commercial and business understanding between the parties postulated that what was being transferred from one non-resident to the other was the controlling interest in Hutchison Essar, an Indian company. The object and intent of the parties was to achieve the transfer of control over the Indian company and the transfer of the solitary share of the Cayman Islands company was put into place as a mode of effectuating the goal

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