Answers On Category: Income-Tax
  Undisclosed income and Penalty U/sec. 271D
Assessee is firm engaged in the business of construction. On the basis of noting on the seized paper found during the course of search with Mr. X, and his admission before ITSC . Notice U/sec 153 C was issued and AO with approval of Addl CIT made the addition of the amount mentioned in the seized papers as undisclosed investment of loan in the hands of assessee u/sec 68 of the Act. Before completion of assessment proceedings Addl CIT has initiated Penalty proceedings u/sec 271D and also levied the penalty U/ 271D on reliance on the same papers . Whether…


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  Gold Jewellery disclosed In IDS 2016 and given to Jewellers as Loan
Assessee is an individual and disclosed the jewellery of 10 kg in IDS 2016 and given the said Jewellery as Loan to Jewellers and also taken the interest in form of Gold on which TDS is also made by the jewellery firm. Whether it amounts to sale of the jewellery under Income Tax Act 1961. pl guide


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  CREDIT FOR PAYMENT OF ADVANCE TAX
A Y 2010-11 :  ASSESSEE PAID ADVANCE TAX OF RS.2 LAKHS, WHICH IS REFLECTED IN FORM 26AS.  THE AO IN ASSESSMENT UNDER SECTION 143(3) DENIED CREDIT FOR THE SAID PAYMENT ON THE GROUND THAT THE SAME WAS NOT CLAIMED IN THE RETURN FILED.  ON APPEAL, THE CIT(A) UPHELD THE AO'S ACTION IN NOT GIVING CREDIT FOR THE ADVANCE TAX PAYMENT.  PLEASE ADVISE THE COURSE TO ADOPT FOR GETTING CREDIT.  IS THERE ANY CIRCULAR OR JUDICIAL PRONOUNCEMENT IN THE MATTER?


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  the property is in the name of my uncle, now he want me to become the co borrower , so whether i can take tax deduction under section 24 b with respect to interest.
The requirement of Section 24(b) where the property has been acquired, constructed, repaired, renewed, or reconstructed with borrowed capital, the amount of any interest payable on such capital is allowable.  The deduction can be claimed while computing the income from house property . On the facts  the income from house property is not offered in the hands of co -borrower . Facts also not clear whether the co -borrower is co -owner .  on the facts the assessee may not  be eligible to claim deduction. under section 24(b) of the Act. In  ITO v. Mamta Rajivkumar Agarwal (Smt.) (2022) 100 ITR…


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  Section 153 post search assessment
Search was condected in June ,2018.Assessment framed u/s 153 for the A.Y. 2013-14 to 2018-19 and 143(3) for the A.Y.2019-20. In first appeal CIT(A) has given some relief. Assessee filed appeal before the ITAT for the A.Y. 2019-20,2018-19 and 2017-18. The Hon'ble Tribunal declared the search as illegal and unjusified. What will be position for A.Y. 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2017-18. In these Assessment Years assessee has not filed appeal to the ITAT. Whether these assessments u/s 153A will be treated as quashed. Kindly clear the legal position.


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  Alternate Minimum Tax
Sir, the assessee is a non resident. Her ESOP shares were sold in the financial year 20-21. The tax is paid under the head capital gains (Short term). The quantum of taxable income is Rs.106 Lakhs. She has no other income in India in any of the subsequent years or earlier years. The short term tax rate is 15%. There is a view that AMT is applicable. For that year the AMT rate was 18.5%. Please clarify on the applicability of AMT.


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  Applicability of Sec 68 of I.T. Act, 1961
Appellant has given loan of Rs. 30,00,000/- in F.Y. 2008-09 to ABC through banking channels. Just before the debit of Rs. 30,00,000/- there is a credit in the bank A/c on account of repayment of loan received by the Appellant from his debtor which was given two years back through banking channels. Interest on the said amount and TDS thereon is reflected in Form 26AS and shown in ITR. On the basis of search in the case of ABC it was concluded by the Investigation wing that the loan of Rs. 30,00,000/- is accomodation entry. Notice u/s 148 was issued…


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  HUF status after all coparceners expire and only Karta remains alive
In case of an HUF of 3 persons with one as Karta and the other two as co-parceners, what happens to the HUF when the two co-parceners expire? Can the HUF continue? What is the tax treatment in such a case?


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  Sale of shares at face value
A private limited company sells 26% of its shares to a person who purchases the solar power generated by the company. Can the shares be sold at face value, as the shares will be bought by the sellers on termination of the contract


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  Adjustment u/a 143(1)(a)(ii)
Assessee is a Trust running school, whose gross receipt falls under Rs. 5cr. For a.y. 23-24 the assessee trust filed it's ITR u/s 139(4C) belatedly on 30.10.23 and claimed exemption u/s 10(23c)(iiiad). In Schedule IE-4, following details were filled : Annual gross receipt - 50L Amount applied for objective - 48L Balance accumulated - 2L In Part B2 of Part B - TI : exemption amount claimed u/s 10(23C)(iiiad) - 2L Now, the assessee has received adjustment notice u/s 143(1)(a)(ii), which says : "Income due to disallowance of exemption under clauses of Section 10 entered at Sl No. 3 of…


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