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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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DATE: September 2, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 16, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09
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Rule 37BA (credit for TDS) inserted w.e.f. 01.04.2009 to mitigate hardship to taxpayers has to be treated as being retrospective in nature

Rule 37BA of the Rules clearly mentions that credit for tax deducted at source and paid to the Central Government shall be given to the person provided that the deductee files a declaration with the deductor and the deductor reports …

Parmanand Tiwari vs. ITO (ITAT Kolkata) Read More »

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DATE: October 10, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 16, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 1993-94
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S. 271(1)(c): Wrong claim for depreciation by showing a finance or loan transaction as a lease transaction attracts penalty

(i) The detailed findings of the AO, the assessee not agitating the findings of the AO in quantum proceedings, no plea of factual discrepancies during quantum proceedings and appeals, even no such plea before AO during penalty proceedings and no …

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DATE: April 4, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 16, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09 & 2009-10
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No disallowance u/s 14A & Rule 8D can be made towards exempt income earned on strategic investments

The assessee had made significant investments in the shares of subsidiary companies which are definitely not for the purpose of earning exempt income. Strategic investment has to be excluded for the purpose of arriving at disallowance under Rule 8D(iii). The …

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DATE: August 28, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 15, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2008-09
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S. 14A: In applying Rule 8D(2)(ii) interest expenses directly attributable to tax exempt income as also directly attributable to taxable income, are required to be excluded from computation of common interest expenses to be allocated.

(1) S. 14 A (2) requires the AO to determine the amount of expenditure incurred in relation to such income which does not form part of the total income under this Act in accordance with such method as may be …

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DATE: October 14, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 15, 2014 (Date of publication)
AY: 2005-06 & 2006-07
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Expenditure by way of royalty for use of technology cannot be disallowed on the ground of being capital in nature or for non-business purpose

The arrangement between the assessee and the Australian company has been duly signed by both the parties. The rate per piece has also been specified therein. The royalty has been paid in actual. MACNAUGHT is not a related concern of …

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DATE: July 30, 2014 (Date of pronouncement)
DATE: October 8, 2014 (Date of publication)
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Interest on NPAs, even if credited to the Profit & loss account, is not chargeable to tax

While constructing its Profit & Loss Account to arrive at its net Profit or Loss, a Co-operative Society is required to show interest accrued/accruing on amounts of Overdue Loans separately. This is precisely what has been done by the assessee …

The Solapur District Central Co-op. Bank Ltd vs. ACIT (ITAT Pune) Read More »