S. 4 : Scope of total undisclosed foreign income and assets-Notice-Sought 45 days to provide bank statements from a closed DBS Bank account-Request is held to be reasonable-High Court directed the CIT(A) to consider request of assessee. [S. 250, Art. 226]
Wealth -tax Act , 1957
S.35B: Failure to furnish returns of net wealth-Mechanical approval – High Court quashed the proceedings – Death of assessee – Criminal appeal abated Non-filing of return is not a continuing offence – Court held that since sole assessee had died and she had been discharged, criminal appeal stood abated and disposed of . [ Art. 136 ]
S. 264 : Commissioner-Revision of other orders-concessional rate of tax on dividend distributed to its foreign holding company-Not justified in rejecting revision application on ground that assessee could have filed a revised return or an appeal under section 248-DTAA-India-Mauritius-Matter remanded to decide on merit. [S. 9(1)(i), 90, 139(5), 195, 248, art. 10(2),Art.226]
S. 80G : Donation-No specific time frame mandated for carrying out charitable activities under section 800G(vi) of the Act-Order of Tribunal directing the Commissioner to grant approval is affirmed by High Court-SLP of Revenue is dismissed.[S. 80G(vi), Art.136]
S. 148A: Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice-Order based on New reasons-Adequate opportunity should be provided-Order is set aside.[S.144B, 148, 148A(b), Art.226]
Black Money ( Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets ) and Imposition of Tax Act , 2015 .
S. 10: Assessment – Non -Resident Indian living in Dubai – Serach – Undiclosed foreign asseets – Look Out Circular (LOC) – Mere fact that information sought through Foreign Tax and Tax Research from other jurisdictions such as UAE was still awaited could not be reason to keep LOC against assessee pending to curtail his fundamental rights and thus, LOC is quashed . [ ITAct , 132 , Art. 226 ]
Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 , Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 .
S. 2(9) : Benami Transactions- Provisional attachment order – Alternative remedy – Writ petition is dismissed .[ S.24(1), 24(3) , Art. 226 ]
Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act , 2020.
S. 4 : Filing of declaration -Delay in filing of appeal – Rejection of application by Designated Authority is affirmed .[ IT Act , 271AAB , Art. 226 ]
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S. 3: Declaration- Rejection of declaration — Erroneous determination of tax — Part payment made is not considered – Disabled to file revised Form 3 due to technical glitches on Website – Marginal delay in filing Form 4 attributable to respondents — Department is directed to accept declaration subject to making of payments of tax. [ S. 3, 5(1),5(2) , Art. 226 ]
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S. 4: Filing of declaration – -Refund — Set-Off of refund —Capital gains for assessment year 2016 -17 – Set off of demand for the Assessment year 2014 -15 -Direction is issued to Department to make suitable adjustments to transfer amount paid under Scheme for Assessment year 2016-17 .[ S. 3, 5 , ITAct , S.244A , Art . 226 ]