If the photographs or video is shot by a professional, the same would be considered to be art work and as a professional work. However, the same does not fall within the definition of “professional services under section 194J of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Act). Therefore, the art work and photography would not come within… (read more)

Under GST transactions of supply are liable to tax. The scope of ‘supply’ as given in section 7 is very wide. Normally, the receipts from any party will amount to receipts towards supply, may be supply of goods or service. The investor is making investment for return on the investment made. It appears that there… (read more)

If it is debatable issue , proposed action is not valid . It may be desirable to file writ before High Court .Refer T.S. Balaram, ITO v. Volkart Bros. ( 1971) 82 ITR 50 ( SC), Dinosaur Steels Ltd. v. JCIT (2012) 349 ITR 360/80 DTR 217/254 CTR 640 (SC). In Cooperative Rabobank U A… (read more)

The Section 24 of Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, makes it mandatory for the Initiating officer to issue a show cause notice upon the alleged 'benamidar' or the 'beneficial owner' to show cause within such time as may be specified in the notice why the property should not be treated as benami property.… (read more)

Ideally, an HUF comes into existence after the marriage of a Hindu couple. A Hindu male (widower) cannot alone constitute an HUF. He can constitute an HUF along with his daughters & sons, irrespective of their marital status. (read more)

Firstly, the concept of “recorded reasons” is no longer a part of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Therefore, asking for a copy of the recorded reasons won’t help. The assessee should rely on the first proviso to section 149(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. However, there is a CBDT Instruction no. 1 of 2022, which has,… (read more)

As we infer, the assessee claimed deduction under section 54F of the Income-tax Act, 1961 on the Capital Gains accrued from sale of interest in the Partnership Firm. The assessee has not fulfilled the conditions for availing deduction under section 54F of the Act and hence the same has been denied. As the assessee never… (read more)

Mere filing an affidavit is not sufficient to prove the creditworthiness of the grand father .Grand father should have appeared before the Assessing Officer in response to summons issued by the Assessing Officer. It may be desirable to get the third party confirmation or affidavit and make an application for filing for additional evidence before… (read more)

The Assessing Officer is not justified in rejecting the valuation of DCF method of valuation . In PCIT v. Cinestaan Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 433 ITR 82/ 199 DTR 345/ 320 CTR 381 (Delhi) (HC) the Court held that addition cannot be made disregarding the DCF method adopted by the assessee. Refer , TSI Yatra… (read more)

The issue of penny stock allegations would have to be evaluated on a case-to-case basis. With details such as i. SEBI inquiry or action ii. Source of information for the Department iii. Justification for rise in share price, if any, et cetera. With respect to the alleged unexplained investment, the Assessee should demonstrate before the… (read more)