Answers On Category: Income-Tax
  SEC.68
In the assessment completed U/SEc. 144 where the AO has rejected the books of accounts and disallowed the entire loss claimed by the assessee co on the ground that assessee has not produced the books and other evidences . Further AO has also made an addition U/SEc. 68 for not giving any details about the loans and also not allowed the carried forward business loss as well as depreciation loss. Whether Ao can make addition U/SEc. 68, when he himself disallowed the entire loss on the ground of non production of books of accounts and non furnishing of any information…


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  MA filed after decision of SC in the context of 153C
Assessee has challenged  validity of the impugned section 153C proceedings for want of a proper satisfaction.   Assessing Officer appears to have initiated the impugned section 153C proceedings  in light of his satisfaction note prepared on 13.01.2016 that the corresponding seized material in fact “pertains to” the assessee  during the course of search with xyz and thus had a “bearing” on its undisclosed income. ITAT has passed the order in favour of the assessee by relying upon the   decision in Income Tax Appeal No.83/2014 CIT vs. M/s. Arpit Land Pvt. Ltd., dated 07.02.2017 has decided the very issue of validity of…


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  Objections to the draft order u/s.144C filed with DRP
For and on behalf of an NRI, Objections to the Draft Order u/s.144C were filed in Form 35A which was signed by Advocate. Letter of Authority in favour of the Advocate was also submitted simultaneously. The matter is pending with DRP. Recently ITAT Mumbai in the case of Bridge India Fund v/s ACIT ( ITA Nos. 457 & 458/Mum/ 2023 And SA 49 and 50/M/2023) pronounced on  01.08.2023 held that Form 35A has to be signed by the assessee only and Advocate can not sign the Form. Please advise whether we should file Form 35A again signed by the assessee…


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  NEW SURCHARGE SCHEME (contd.)
https://itatonline.org/digest/qa/the-new-surcharge-scheme-vs-x-auto-calculation-by-cbc/ Apropos /In continuation of earlier posted comments : Pending any FEEDback, no guess why so, invite attention to the supplement  @ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-surcharge-scheme-swaminathan-venkataraman/?trackingId=qR9y6OmmTKG1rFalXlUUFg%3D%3D To reiterate / repeat : The subject matter, as urged , deserves a joint representation to the FM/CBDT as  a matter of prudence , based on common sense. Proactive steps need to be taken and pursued , relentlessly ,- both jointly and severally,  to the end of  a favourble outcome aspired for; in preference to postponing such action until after the CPC has started issuing 'INTIMATIONS' in the normal course /as a routine. For, among others, one…


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  Slump sale vs slump exchange
That in the AY 2016-17, the assessee 'A' transferred its one undertaking to 'B' in lieu of shares of company 'B' and claimed that the trasfer is covered by slump exchange and not slump sale. However, in the various next year i.e. AY 2017-18, the assessee 'A' sold the entire share acquired on account of slump exchange to 'B' for sale consideration of a price in terms of money. From the above, it seems as if the assessee 'A' had gone for slump exchange to avoid tax on LTCG. At the end, the assessee received money in next AY as…


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  TDS on internet lease line from telecom service provider
The company takes various services from telecom service providers like the Intenet lease line and Session Initiation Protocol. Please let me know if TDS will be applicable to any of the above-mentioned services. If yes, under which section/rate?


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  Property Purchased in the name of wife but all payment are made by Husband
Property Purchased in the name of wife but all payment are made by Husband and housing Loan is also in the name of Husband, Now case is open u/s 148. What should be the course of action  for  proof of source of payment for wife ?


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  Assessment U/Sec. 153C
Assessee is an individual and purchase flat with Builder in FY 2017-18 On the basis of  search conducted at Builder on  2018-19 and loose papers found with him as well as his acceptance in settlement Commission about receipt of ON money,  assessee has received Notice U/sec 153C . Noting on Loose papers seized is Surname of Assessee and some calculation of amount and interest . It does not have any date or signature or the place. Can assessee raise the objection on issuance of Notice U/sec 153 C on following grounds: 1. It is dumb paper 2. There could be…


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  condonation of delay in filing form 10IE and return after due date
any remedy for condonation of delay in filing form 10IE and return after due date ?


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  capital gain
Assessee is an individual . he has purchase the plot in the year  2002    for Rs.  6 lakhs  in the name of the wife and sold the same on 5.04.2017 for Rs. 66 lakh .  The sale proceeds were  kept   in the capital gain account scheme in the name of wife . Assessee due to bad heath is expired on 17.10.2022  when he was of 71 years of age . The widow and three married daughters the  of the assessee had no knowledge of this bank account and they came to know this in the month of July 2023.…


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