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DATE: October 7, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 24, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2007-08
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S. 80-!B(10): Law laid down in Radhe Developers 341 ITR 483 (Guj) on "works contract" is not affected by the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Larsen and Toubro Limited (2014) 1 SCC 708 and K. Raheja Development Corporation (2005) 141 STC 298

The department argued that the judgement in Commissioner of Income-tax v. Radhe Developers, (2012) 341 ITR 483 (Guj.) which draws a distinction between a “development contract” and a “works contract” and which holds that the benefit of s. 80-IB(10) is …

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DATE: November 17, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 24, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2009-10
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S. 14A Rule 8D: No presumption can be drawn that investment in tax-free securities has come from own funds. The amount of disallowance has to be added to the book profits u/s 115JB

(i) As regards the claim qua disallowance of interest expenditure, the argument of sufficient capital, so that the same must be presumed as having been applied toward investments yielding tax exempt income, misses the point completely. The matter has to …

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DATE: November 13, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 24, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2002-03
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S. 253(3): Delay of 1163 days in filing the appeal due to languid and inane conduct of the assessee cannot be condoned as it would result in the limitation period becoming otiose

(i) We are of the view that there is an extraordinary delay of 1163 days in filing this appeal for which assessee has to show “sufficient cause” but the cause shown by the assessee may be considered a “sufficient cause” …

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DATE: November 17, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 19, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2006-07
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CUP method can be applied by a comparing a pricing formulae, rather than the pricing quantification in amount. Rule 10AB inserted w.e.f. 01.04.2012 is beneficial in nature and so retrospective w.e.f. 01.04.2002

The assessee followed the 50:50 business model of sharing residual profits in equal ratio with the service provider at the other end of the transaction i.e. at the consignee’s end in the case of export transaction and at consigner’s end …

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DATE: October 31, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 19, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2005-06
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Disallowance u/s 184(5) of interest, salary etc paid by a firm to partners cannot be made if the Best Judgement assessment u/s 144 is due to incompleteness of accounts & not due to failures referred to in s. 144

The Tribunal had to consider whether disallowances for payments in respect of remuneration and interest on capital paid to the partners, in computation of taxable income of the firm, can be made under section 184(5) when even though assessment is …

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DATE: November 14, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2003-04 to 2008-09
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S. 153A/ 153C: Entire law on recording of satisfaction by the AO and limitation period explained

(i) It must not be lost sight of that s. 153C of the Act and 158BD of the Act are draconian in nature when accounts of the person or entity other than the person searched are reopened automatically and revenue …

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DATE: November 14, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2010-11 & 2011-12
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The term "any sum" in s. 194LA TDS does not cover a case where there is no monetary consideration but Development Right’s Certificate (DRC) are issued

The issue that arises for consideration is as to whether provisions of s.194LA of the Act are applicable to a case where (a) there was no compulsory acquisition; (b) there was no payment of any monetary consideration. (i) The process …

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DATE: October 14, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 18, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 1991-92
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S. 80HHA/ 80-IA: Interest earned on fixed deposits placed out of business compulsion is "derived" from the undertaking

Income earned from fixed deposit placed for business purpose cannot be treated as income from other source but must be seen as part of the assessee’s business income. In the present case also the assessee was compelled to park a …

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DATE: October 16, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 17, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 1992-93
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S. 271(1)(c): In the absence of a clear-cut finding by the AO as to whether it is a case of 'concealment' or 'furnishing inaccurate particulars', penalty cannot be levied

it is incumbent upon the AO to come to a positive finding as to whether there was concealment of income by the assessee or whether any inaccurate particulars of such income have been furnished by the assessee. In the absence …

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DATE: June 19, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: November 17, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2007-08
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S. 271(1)(c): No penalty can be levied solely on the basis of admission made during survey if there is no corroborative evidence & no fault is found with the return of income

Though the assessee offered a sum of Rs. 1 crore during the survey on account of discrepencies, errors and omissions in the accounts, at the stage of the assessment, there is no reference to any incriminating material found during the …

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