Answers On Category: Income-Tax
  Reconstitution of firm , outgoing partner receives cash in excess of capital in the books of the firm ?
In case of reconstitution of partnership firm, outgoing partner receives payment in cash in excess of the amount of capital in his name in the books of accounts of the firm, the same would be taxable under section 45(4) of Income Tax Act, 1961 as capital gains. This capital gains would be long-term or short-term where the firm has no capital assets? As Rule 8AA provides only with relation to capital asset. Whereas the excess amount received because of huge stock in trade in books of accounts.?


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  Renewal of exemption certificate , turnover less than 5 Crores ?
In case a school, having turnover less than 5CR decided not to obtain renewal of 12AA/10(23C) then would he be liable for tax as per section 115TD as exit tax.?


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  Turnover , less than 5 crores , filing of report , school exemption .?
In case of a school whose aggregate turnover during the financial year is less than 5CR. Do the school have to submit a report in form 10B/10BB. Will the answer differ if school is not registered u/s 12AA/10(23C)?


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  Special Economic Zone , Utilization Reserve?
A company’s one of the unit is set up in a “Special Economic Zone”. The company has claiming tax holiday for last 5 years out of 15 years with respect to SEZ profits and has created the “SEZ Reinvestment Reserve” as per section 10AA(ii) of the Act. Now the management of the company would like to utilize, without losing the tax holiday, the said SEZ Reinvestment Reserve for the following a) Acquiring assets for their other businesses unit. b) Acquire motor cars for SEZ units.


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  Applicability of POEM of two foreign subsidiaries. (POEM)
ABC P. Ltd is engaged in business of rendering IT related services. ABC Ltd has formed wholly owned subsidiaries in USA (PQR Inc) and Dubai (STU FEZ Ltd) to bill transactions to its foreign customers. Promoter and majority of directors in foreign subsidiaries resides in India. However KMP’s of the said companies are based out of India and are on the Board of those companies. Management of ABC Ltd seek your opinion in regards to applicability of POEM of two foreign subsidiaries.


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  Book profit (MAT), mistake in earlier years ?
A Limited has adopted IND AS for the first time in assessment year 2021/22. During the assessment year, company found that there were certain mistakes in the earlier years. Therefore, it rectified the error by recording prior period expenses and as well as income. The said prior period adjustments have been routed through “Other equity and not through Other comprehensive income” as per IND AS – requirements. Whether, can AO make the adjustments while making the assessment under MAT?


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  Transfer of intangible asset .
What should be the situs of an intangible asset in case of transfer of an intangible asset?


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  Profit on Sale of Property used for Residence ,S. 54
An individual assessee sold residential property, held for more than two years, during F.Y. 21-22. He invested the capital gain in residential property during the F.Y. 22-23 i.e. on June 30, 2022 and availed , the benefit of S. 54. Now, the assessee intends to gift the newly acquired residential property to his son i.e. before three years from the date of acquisition. Will there be any implication on claim of deduction under section 54 ?


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  Joint Development agreement entered with builder , when the transfer of land takes place and lability of tax ?
In Joint Development Agreement entered into by the owner of the land with the builder, when the transfer of land takes place and when the owner is liable to tax?


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  Charitable Trust , all members retire , Incoming members paying to outgoing members by way of gift , tax implication of such transaction? . Whether Society will loose the exemption?
In case of a charitable society running educational institution, if all the members of the society, retire and new members are introduced the executive body is also replaced by the new members. However, this being a commercial deal, the incoming members desire to pay the outgoing members say by way of gift through account payee cheques. In such a situation can incoming members pay to the outgoing members directly. The outgoing members are in the tax bracket of 30% plus surcharge, then what will be the implication of such transaction, and whether society will lose its character of being a…


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