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CHECKMATED.THE BANDWAGON EFFECT

By ANADI VARMA: (An essay into the rectification petitions to give effect to PF ruling retrospectively.) The present essay is on the issue of rectifying alleged ‘’mistakes apparent from record’’ u/s 254(2) and u/s 154 in wake of Checkmate ruling on s 36(1)(va) primarily in Tribunals across the country.The process and the result are misapplication of law and… Read More ...

Representation in connection with extension of filing/uploading of Form No.10B/10BB for the assessment year 2023-24 – Regarding

Representation in connection with extension of filing/uploading of Form No.10B/10BB for the assessment year 2023-24 – Regarding
By Income Tax Bar, Jalandhar (CA.Jatinder Bhatia, President), (Advocate.Sameer Bhatia, Member (Academic Committee), Advocate.Gulshan, Secretary.: Representation in connection with extension of filing/uploading of Form No.10B/10BB for the assessment year 2023-24 - Regarding Income Tax Bar, Jalandhar. Read More ...

Order under section 148A(d) and notice under section 148 are to be mandatorily passed and issued respectively by NFAC rather than Jurisdictional Assessing Officer – Telangana High Court

By Priyanshi Desai: In Kankanala Ravindra Reddy vs. The Income Tax Officer the Telengana High Court held that re-assessment should be done in a faceless manner rather than being assessed by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer as has been provided under section 144B and in accordance with the scheme enacted by Central Government under section 151A. Subsequent to the… Read More ...

CAN A TRUST BE TAXED AT MAXIMUM MARGINAL RATE AND WITHOUT ALLOWING EXPENSES?

By CA Anilkumar Shah: The present ITR7 validating rules do not permit the trust to be taxed at normal rates and compels to reflect tax @30%. Without this the ITR7 is not validated. Similarly CPC is taxing the unregistered trusts at MMR without allowing the deduction for expenses incurred. The author has analysed the issue in depth with guiding… Read More ...

Bombay High Court on TOLA, CBDT Instruction and Change of opinion for reassessment scheme under Income-Tax Act, 1961

By Priyanshi Desai: Bombay High Court in a recent judgment in the case of Siemens Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. vs. DCIT and Ors. [W.P. No. 4888 of 2022] had deliberated on following issues under reassessment scheme of Income-tax Act, 1961: 1.Applicability of provisions of TOLA 2.Applicability of CBDT Instruction dated 11.05.2022 3.Change of opinion 4.Sanction of specified authority… Read More ...

Absence of ‘Substantial Question of law’ High Court cannot admit the Appeal

By ABHISHEK ANAND: Hon'ble Supreme Court Vide its order dated 29th August 2023 has passed out a verdict that the procedure adopted by the High Court in the instant case is not in consonance with what is contemplated under Section 260A of the Act and hence, on that short ground alone the impugned judgment is set aside. Read More ...

Re-opening of the Assessment Order

By Jasvir, Regional PF Commissioner-II: It is statutory duty casted on the assessing officer that he must justify the re-opening of the assessment order to the satisfaction of the affected party. It is statutory duty on him that his order at the time of conclusion of the re-assessment proceeding to be speaking one but it is equally important that his… Read More ...

Reported case laws of Hon’ble Bombay High Court-Direct Tax Bench headed by Hon’ble Justice Mr. Dhiraj Singh Thakur

Reported case laws of Hon’ble Bombay High Court-Direct Tax Bench headed by Hon’ble Justice Mr. Dhiraj Singh Thakur
By by KSA Legal research team: The Hon’ble Bombay High Court delivered many judgements on Direct taxes from June 2022 to May 2023. For the benefit of the Tax professionals, the reported case laws are summarized section-wise for easy reference by KSA Legal research team. Read More ...

Affecting the Unaffectable

By S. N. Inamdar, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court : The learned Author has analyzed the recent amendments pertaining to Charitable Organisations and how the compliance requirements posed by these amendments seem to be farfetched and impossible to perform. Read More ...

Procurement of Information from Income Tax Department U/s 138

Procurement of Information from Income Tax Department U/s 138
By Jasvir Regional PF Commissioner: In case, we go through section 138, then we can say that Central Government i.e. executive is given full authority for disclosure of the information through Gazette Notification about any individual assesse or class of assesses. Executive can’t claim sole right or responsibility in the matter of public interest. Judicial authorities always considered supreme and… Read More ...