Saturday, June 9, 2012

INCOME TAX REPORTS (ITR)

Volume 341 : Part 2 (Issue dated 20-2-2012)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

HIGH COURTS

Business expenditure --Deduction only on actual payment--Assessee taking over sick company--Rehabilitation scheme--Interest payable by sick company to bank--Assessee entitled to benefit under scheme--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 43B--Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985, s. 32-- CIT v. Tube Investments of India Ltd. (Mad) . . . 199

Capital gains --Agricultural land--Whether land agricultural land or otherwise--Date of permission for conversion treated as the cut-off date--Tribunal finding land retained its agricultural character till date of order permitting non-agricultural use--No capital gains tax leviable--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 2(14), 45, 48-- CIT v. Smt. K. Leela-vathy (Karn) . . . 287

Capital or revenue expenditure --Construction works--Amount spent on acquiring unfinished works and inventories of another company--Revenue expenditure--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 37-- Alacrity Housing Ltd . v. CIT (Mad) . . . 264

Cash credit --Production of demand drafts and confirmation letters--Denial of financial transaction by parties before Tribunal--Credits not satisfactorily explained--Addition justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 68-- CIT v. S. L. N. Traders (No. 1 )

(Karn) . . . 232

Depreciation --Higher rate of depreciation--Assessee leasing truck--Assessee not entitled to higher rate of depreciation because not engaged in business of hire--Income-tax Act, 1961--Income-tax Rules, 1962, Appendix I, entry III, clause (2)(ii)-- Deputy CIT v. Pradip N. Desai (HUF) (Guj) . . . 277

----Ownership of asset--Assessee-company giving vehicles on hire--Vehicles registered in the names of directors--Funds for purchase of vehicles provided by company--Income from vehicles assessed in hands of company--Company entitled to depreciation on vehicles--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 32-- CIT v. Aravali Finlease Ltd.

(Guj) . . . 282

----Rate of depreciation--Vehicles given on lease--Assessee not entitled to higher rate of depreciation--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 32--Income-tax Rules, 1962-- CIT v. Aravali Finlease Ltd. (Guj) . . . 282

Dispute Resolution Panel --Assessee referring matter to Panel and submitting objections to draft assessment order--Subsequent application to withdraw reference and file appeal--Panel not right in confirming draft assessment order without considering assessee's objections--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 144C-- AIA Engineering Ltd. v. Dispute Resolution Panel (Guj) . . . 145

----Constitutional validity of provisions--Panel having Commissioner as member--Possibility of bias of Commissioner--Not a ground for declaring section 144C and rule 3(2) invalid--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 144C--Income-tax (Dispute Resolution Panel) Rules, 2009, r. 3--Constitution of India-- Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd . v. Union of India (Uttarakhand) . . . 203

----Draft assessment--Assessee to file objections--Panel to pass speaking order with cogent reasons--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 94C, 144C(6), (7)-- Ericsson AB v. Additional Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 162

Export --Special deduction--Computation of special deduction under section 80HHC--Effect of clause (baa) in Explanation to section 80HHC and Circular No. 772--Special deduction under section 80-IB not to be taken into account--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 80HHC, 80-IB--CBDT Circular No. 772, dated 23-12-1998-- CIT v. Millipore India P. Ltd . (Karn) . . . 219

Penalty --Concealment of income--Addition of credits in assessment--Assessee explaining in penalty proceedings that it had agreed to addition because of its inability to prove genuineness of credits--Explanation accepted by Commissioner (Appeals) and Tribunal--Penalty could not be levied--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 271(1)(c)-- CIT v. S. L. N. Traders (No. 2 ) (Karn) . . . 235

Reassessment --International transactions--Arm's length price--Requirement of notice under section 143(2)--Time limit for service of notice--Draft assessment order--Not a final order--Notice issued beyond time limit under section 143(2)(ii)--Assessment invalid--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 143(2)(ii), 144C, 292BB-- Alpine Electronics Asia Pte. Ltd . v. Director General of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 247

Rectification of mistakes --Condition precedent--Mistake must be obvious--Debatable issue--Rectification proceedings not justified--Subsequent decision of Supreme Court would not obliterate conflict of opinion existing on date of order--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 154-- CIT v. Thambi Modern Spinning Mills Ltd .

(Mad) . . . 229

Revision --Business expenditure--Year in which allowable--Mercantile system of accounting--Interest on belated payment--No evidence that liability accrued during relevant assessment year--Order revising to that extent justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- CIT v. Madras Electrical Conductors Pvt. Ltd. (Mad) . . . 155

----Commissioner--Business loss--Carry forward and set of--Continuance of business--Manufacture and sale of aluminium conductors--Temporary break--Purchase and sale of aluminium foils and other materials thereafter as distributor of group concern--Both activities not separate or independent--Revision on premise that activity not revival of old business--Not justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- CIT v. Madras Electrical Conductors Pvt. Ltd . (Mad) . . . 155

----Commissioner--Reassessment--No addition made on grounds mentioned in reasons recorded--Assessment order not erroneous--Order under section 263 to be set aside-- Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- CIT v. Software Consultants

(Delhi) . . . 240

----Condition precedent--Commissioner not doubting statement of finished goods but directing deeper probe--Insurance claim--No accrual of income without enforceable right--Rejection of claim under section 80HHC--No necessity of further inquiries--Variation in exchange rate--Order not indicating whether there was no such income or income shown was lower--Order not mentioning how order of Assessing Officer was erroneous and prejudicial to interests of Revenue--Revision not valid--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- CIT v. Leisure Wear Exports Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 166

----Powers of Commissioner--Assessment after enquiry --No error in order--Order cannot be revised on ground enquiry should have been more detailed--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- CIT v. Hindustan Marketing and Advertising Co. Ltd.

(Delhi) . . . 180

Search and seizure --Block assessment--Penalty--Tribunal confirming addition over and above income declared by assessee--Imposition of penalty proper--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 158BFA(2)-- Kandoi Bhogilal Mulchand v. Deputy CIT

(Guj) . . . 271

SECTIONWISE INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Income-tax Act, 1961 :

S. 2(14) --Capital gains--Agricultural land--Whether land agricultural land or otherwise--Date of permission for conversion treated as the cut-off date--Tribunal finding land retained its agricultural character till date of order permitting non-agricultural use--No capital gains tax leviable-- CIT v. Smt. K. Leelavathy (Karn) . . . 287

S. 32 --Depreciation--Ownership of asset--Assessee-company giving vehicles on hire--Vehicles registered in the names of directors--Funds for purchase of vehicles provided by company--Income from vehicles assessed in hands of company--Company entitled to depreciation on vehicles-- CIT v. Aravali Finlease Ltd.

(Guj) . . . 282

----Depreciation--Rate of depreciation--Vehicles given on lease--Assessee not entitled to higher rate of depreciation-- CIT v. Aravali Finlease Ltd.

(Guj) . . . 282

S. 37 --Capital or revenue expenditure--Construction works--Amount spent on acquiring unfinished works and inventories of another company--Revenue expenditure-- Alacrity Housing Ltd . v. CIT (Mad) . . . 264

S. 43B --Business expenditure--Deduction only on actual payment--Assessee taking over sick company--Rehabilitation scheme--Interest payable by sick company to bank--Assessee entitled to benefit under scheme-- CIT v. Tube Investments of India Ltd.

(Mad) . . . 199

S. 45 --Capital gains--Agricultural land--Whether land agricultural land or otherwise--Date of permission for conversion treated as the cut-off date--Tribunal finding land retained its agricultural character till date of order permitting non-agricultural use--No capital gains tax leviable-- CIT v. Smt. K. Leelavathy (Karn) . . . 287

S. 48 --Capital gains--Agricultural land--Whether land agricultural land or otherwise--Date of permission for conversion treated as the cut-off date--Tribunal finding land retained its agricultural character till date of order permitting non-agricultural use--No capital gains tax leviable-- CIT v. Smt. K. Leelavathy (Karn) . . . 287

S. 68 --Cash credit--Production of demand drafts and confirmation letters--Denial of financial transaction by parties before Tribunal--Credits not satisfactorily explained--Addition justified-- CIT v. S. L. N. Traders (No. 1 ) (Karn) . . . 232

S. 80HHC --Export--Special deduction--Computation of special deduction under section 80HHC--Effect of clause (baa) in Explanation to section 80HHC and Circular No. 772--Special deduction under section 80-IB not to be taken into account--CBDT Circular No. 772, dated 23-12-1998-- CIT v. Millipore India P. Ltd .

(Karn) . . . 219

S. 80-IB --Export--Special deduction--Computation of special deduction under section 80HHC--Effect of clause (baa) in Explanation to section 80HHC and Circular No. 772--Special deduction under section 80-IB not to be taken into account--CBDT Circular No. 772, dated 23-12-1998-- CIT v. Millipore India P. Ltd . (Karn) . . . 219

S. 94C --Dispute Resolution Panel--Draft assessment--Assessee to file objections--Panel to pass speaking order with cogent reasons-- Ericsson AB v. Additional Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 162

S. 143(2)(ii) --Reassessment--International transactions--Arm's length price--Requirement of notice under section 143(2)--Time limit for service of notice--Draft assessment order--Not a final order--Notice issued beyond time limit under section 143(2)(ii)--Assessment invalid-- Alpine Electronics Asia Pte. Ltd . v. Director General of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 247

S. 144C --Dispute Resolution Panel--Assessee referring matter to Panel and submitting objections to draft assessment order--Subsequent application to withdraw reference and file appeal--Panel not right in confirming draft assessment order without considering assessee's objections-- AIA Engineering Ltd. v. Dispute Resolution Panel

(Guj) . . . 145

----Dispute Resolution Panel--Constitutional validity of provisions--Panel having Commissioner as member--Possibility of bias of Commissioner--Not a ground for declaring section 144C and rule 3(2) invalid-- Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd . v. Union of India (Uttarakhand) . . . 203

----Reassessment--
International transactions--Arm's length price--Requirement of notice under section 143(2)--Time limit for service of notice--Draft assessment order--Not a final order--Notice issued beyond time limit under section 143(2)(ii)--Assessment invalid-- Alpine Electronics Asia Pte. Ltd . v. Director General of Income-tax

(Delhi) . . . 247

S. 144C(6) --Dispute Resolution Panel--Draft assessment--Assessee to file objections--Panel to pass speaking order with cogent reasons-- Ericsson AB v. Additional Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 162

S. 144C(7) --Dispute Resolution Panel--Draft assessment--Assessee to file objections--Panel to pass speaking order with cogent reasons-- Ericsson AB v. Additional Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 162

S. 154 --Rectification of mistakes--Condition precedent--Mistake must be obvious--Debatable issue--Rectification proceedings not justified--Subsequent decision of Supreme Court would not obliterate conflict of opinion existing on date of order-- CIT v. Thambi Modern Spinning Mills Ltd . (Mad) . . . 229

S. 158BFA(2) --Search and seizure--Block assessment--Penalty--Tribunal confirming addition over and above income declared by assessee--Imposition of penalty proper-- Kandoi Bhogilal Mulchand v. Deputy CIT (Guj) . . . 271

S. 263 --Revision--Business expenditure--Year in which allowable--Mercantile system of accounting--Interest on belated payment--No evidence that liability accrued during relevant assessment year--Order revising to that extent justified-- CIT v. Madras Electrical Conductors Pvt. Ltd. (Mad) . . . 155

----Revision--Commissioner--Business loss--Carry forward and set of--Continuance of business--Manufacture and sale of aluminium conductors--Temporary break--Purchase and sale of aluminium foils and other materials thereafter as distributor of group concern--Both activities not separate or independent--Revision on premise that activity not revival of old business--Not justified-- CIT v. Madras Electrical Conductors Pvt. Ltd . (Mad) . . . 155

----Revision--Commissioner--Reassessment--No addition made on grounds mentioned in reasons recorded--Assessment order not erroneous--Order under section 263 to be set aside-- CIT v. Software Consultants (Delhi) . . . 240

----Revision--Condition precedent--Commissioner not doubting statement of finished goods but directing deeper probe--Insurance claim--No accrual of income without enforceable right--Rejection of claim under section 80HHC--No necessity of further inquiries--Variation in exchange rate--Order not indicating whether there was no such income or income shown was lower--Order not mentioning how order of Assessing Officer was erroneous and prejudicial to interests of Revenue--Revision not valid-- CIT v. Leisure Wear Exports Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 166

----Revision--Powers of Commissioner--Assessment after enquiry--No error in order--Order cannot be revised on ground enquiry should have been more detailed-- CIT v. Hindustan Marketing and Advertising Co. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 180

S. 271(1)(c) --Penalty--Concealment of income--Addition of credits in assessment--Assessee explaining in penalty proceedings that it had agreed to addition because of its inability to prove genuineness of credits--Explanation accepted by Commissioner (Appeals) and Tribunal--Penalty could not be levied-- CIT v. S. L. N. Traders (No. 2 )

(Karn) . . . 235

S. 292BB --Reassessment--International transactions--Arm's length price--Requirement of notice under section 143(2)--Time limit for service of notice--Draft assessment order--Not a final order--Notice issued beyond time limit under section 143(2)(ii)--Assessment invalid-- Alpine Electronics Asia Pte. Ltd . v. Director General of Income-tax (Delhi) . . . 247

Income-tax (Dispute Resolution Panel) Rules, 2009 :

R. 3 --Dispute Resolution Panel--Constitutional validity of provisions--Panel having Commissioner as member--Possibility of bias of Commissioner--Not a ground for declaring section 144C and rule 3(2) invalid-- Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd . v. Union of India (Uttarakhand) . . . 203

Income-tax Rules, 1962 :

Appendix I, entry III, clause (2)(ii) --Depreciation--Higher rate of depreciation--Assessee leasing truck--Assessee not entitled to higher rate of depreciation because not engaged in business of hire-- Dy. CIT v. Pradip N. Desai (HUF) (Guj) . . . 277

Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 :

S. 32 --Business expenditure--Deduction only on actual payment--Assessee taking over sick company--Rehabilitation scheme--Interest payable by sick company to bank--Assessee entitled to benefit under scheme-- CIT v. Tube Investments of India Ltd.

(Mad) . . . 199

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

[GlobalIndianCAs] S.14A does not apply to shares held as stock-in-trade

 

S.14A does not apply to shares held as stock-in-trade

Karnataka High Court

CCI Ltd vs. The Joint Commissioner of Income tax

ITA NO. 359 of 2011

Date of Decision 28.02.2012

HC held that When no expenditure is incurred by the assessee in earning dividend income, notional expenditure cannot be disallowed u/s 14A. The assessee had not retained shares with the intention of earning dividend. The dividend income was incidental to the business of sale of shares, which remained unsold by the assessee. It cannot be said that the expenditure incurred in

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

ITAT's Guidelines to AOs for making additions under section 68

 

ITAT's Guidelines to AOs for making additions under section 68


a) No additions in respect of loan repayments can be made under section 68; additions cannot exceed new loans/credits received during year;

b) Opinion of AO that explanation offered by assessee is not satisfactory is required to be based on proper appreciation of material and other attending circumstances available on record; once explanation of assessee is found unbelievable or false, AO is not required to bring positive evidence on record to treat amount in question as income of assessee;

c) Evidence produced by assessee cannot be brushed aside in a causal manner; assessee cannot be asked to prove impossible; explanation about 'source of source' or 'origins of origin' cannot and should not be called for while making inquiry under section 68;

d) Burden of proof under section 68 cannot be discharged to hilt - such matters are decided on particular facts of case as well as on basis of preponderance of probabilities; credibility of explanation, not materiality of evidences, is basis for deciding cases falling under section 68 - ITO VS. ANANT SHELTERS (P.) LTD. [2012] 20 taxmann.com 153 (Mumbai - ITAT)