Low Tax Effect Circular is retrospective & dept Must Show “Cascading Effect”

 

CIT vs. Varsha Dilip Kohle (Bombay High Court)

Low Tax Effect Circular is retrospective & dept Must Show "Cascading Effect"

The department filed an appeal in the year 2010 where the tax effect was Rs. Rs.6,69 lakhs. The issue raised was whether deduction of interest payment on funds introduced in the firm, (in the form of loan), could be allowed against remuneration received from the firm. In response to the point whether Instruction No.3 of 2011 dated 9.2.2011 issued by the CBDT which states that appeals should not be filed where the tax effect was less that Rs. 10 lakhs, the department argued that (i) as the appeal had been filed prior to the issuance of the circular, the circular did not apply and (ii) as the appeal had a "cascading effect" involved a "common principle", the appeal could not be dismissed in view of the Supreme Court's verdict in Surya Herbals. HELD dismissing the appeal:

In CIT vs. Polycott Corp 138 ITR 144 (Bom) & CIT vs. Vijaya V. Kavekar, it was held that Circular No.3 of 2011 has retrospective operation and applies even to pending cases. As regards Surya Herbals, the appeal does not involve any "cascading effect" as the department has not shown whether there are other appeals which raise the same point.

See also: CBDT's lettr dated 2.9.2011 & Virgo Marketing (SC)

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TRIBUNAL TAX REPORTS (ITR (TRIB)) Volume 17 : Part 4 (Issue dated : 30-07-2012)

ITR’S TRIBUNAL TAX REPORTS (ITR (TRIB))

Volume 17 : Part 4 (Issue dated : 30-07-2012)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Appeal --Additional evidence--Commissioner (Appeals) admitting new evidence after considering facts and circumstances of case in entirety and validly--Justified--Income-tax Rules, 1962, r. 46A-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

Business expenditure --Capital or revenue expenditure--Assessee running tutorial institution--Purchase of books for use by students for professional entrance examinations--Is capital expenditure--Depreciation to be allowed at 60 per cent.--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 32, 37-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

----Cost of books and awards--Assessee failing to produce vouchers of purchase of books--Expenditure to be disallowed--Assessee to furnish details regarding expenditure on awards--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

----Demurrage charges paid to railways--Assessee furnishing certificate regarding nature of demurrage--Deduction allowable--Income-tax Act, 1961-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

----Disallowance--Payments in cash exceeding specified limit--Finding that single transactions made to appear as multiple transactions--Payments to be disallowed--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 40A(3)-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

----Interest on borrowed capital--Interest-free advances--Direction to disallow interest at same rate charged by bank from assessee--Justified--Income-tax Act, 1961-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

Business income --Remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition--Unclaimed liabilities--No record of any remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition to be deleted--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 41(1)-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

Capital gains --Computation--Sale of land--Valuation by stamp valuation authority applied--Fair market value lower than value adopted by stamp duty authority--Direction to adopt fair market value--Justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 50C-- ITO v. Gita Roy (Kolkata) . . . 431

Cash credits --Assessee producing details and creditor confirming loan granted to assessee--Addition to be deleted--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 68-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

Company --Dividend--Deemed dividend--Advance to shareholder--Advance to company in which shareholder had substantial interest--Section 2(22)(e) not applicable--Amount not assessable as deemed dividend--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 2(22)(e)-- Asst. CIT v. Color Crafts P. Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 419

Depreciation --Assets given on financial lease--Assessing Officer to determine nature of lease--Different yardstick cannot be adopted for allowing depreciation and taxing lease rent--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 32-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

Double taxation avoidance --Non-resident--Permanent establishment--Exact period of continuation of activities in India to be ascertained--Matter remanded--Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius, art. 5(1), (2)(i)-- GIL Mauritius Holdings Ltd. v. Assistant Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 491

Income --Business income--Remission of liability--Bank--Amount transferred from inter-branch transaction blocked accounts to reserves through profit and loss account--Transfer permitted by Reserve Bank of India subject to conditions that claim in respect of entries should be honoured and amount should not be used for declaration of dividends--Amount not of revenue nature to begin with--Amount not assessable under section 41(1)--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 41(1)-- Punjab National Bank v. Addl. CIT (Delhi) . . . 462

Income from undisclosed sources --Unexplained sales and expenditure--Addition based on statement of director recorded by Central excise authorities--Addition not supported by evidence--Additions not valid--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Asst. CIT v. A. K. Alloys P. Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 424

Interpretation of taxing statutes --Interpretation beneficial to assessee--Principle applicable to non-residents-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

Loss --Set off--Loss on share transactions--Actual delivery received by agent of assessee--Loss not speculation loss--Commissioner (Appeals) allowing set off of loss against other heads of income--Justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 43(5)-- Dy. CIT v. Dr. S. Thilagavathy (Chennai) . . . 506

Non-resident --Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Double taxation avoidance--Assessee providing various hotel related services to hotels across the world--Assessee having no permanent establishment in India--Payments received not royalty or fees for technical services--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 9(1)(vii), Explanation 2 --Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the U. S. A, art. 7-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Sheraton International Inc. (Delhi) . . . 457

----Royalty--Payment from re-sellers on sale of shrink wrap software--Not royalty but business income--Non-resident not having permanent establishment in India--Income not assessable in India--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 9--Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the U. S. A., art. 12(3)-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

Revision --Powers of Commissioner--No tax effect--Order cannot be revised--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- Punjab Wool Syndicate v. ITO (Chandigarh) . . . 439

Unexplained income --Unexplained credit entries in capital account--Assessee furnishing details of remittance--Addition to be deleted--Income-tax Act, 1961-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

SECTIONWISE INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius :

Art. 5(1), (2)(i) --Double taxation avoidance--Non-resident--Permanent establishment--Exact period of continuation of activities in India to be ascertained--Matter remanded-- GIL Mauritius Holdings Ltd. v. Assistant Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 491

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the U. S. A :

Art. 7 --Non-resident--Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Double taxation avoidance--Assessee providing various hotel related services to hotels across the world--Assessee having no permanent establishment in India--Payments received not royalty or fees for technical services-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Sheraton International Inc. (Delhi) . . . 457

Art. 12(3) --Non-resident--Royalty--Payment from re-sellers on sale of shrink wrap software--Not royalty but business income--Non-resident not having permanent establishment in India--Income not assessable in India-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

Income-tax Act, 1961 :

S. 2(22)(e) --Company--Dividend--Deemed dividend--Advance to shareholder--Advance to company in which shareholder had substantial interest--Section 2(22)(e) not applicable--Amount not assessable as deemed dividend-- Asst. CIT v. Color Crafts P. Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 419

S. 9 --Non-resident--Royalty--Payment from re-sellers on sale of shrink wrap software--Not royalty but business income--Non-resident not having permanent establishment in India--Income not assessable in India-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

S. 9(1)(vii), Explanation 2 --Non-resident--Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Double taxation avoidance--Assessee providing various hotel related services to hotels across the world--Assessee having no permanent establishment in India--Payments received not royalty or fees for technical services-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Sheraton International Inc. (Delhi) . . . 457

S. 32 --Depreciation--Assets given on financial lease--Assessing Officer to determine nature of lease--Different yardstick cannot be adopted for allowing depreciation and taxing lease rent--Matter remanded-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

----Business expenditure--Capital or revenue expenditure--Assessee running tutorial institution--Purchase of books for use by students for professional entrance examinations--Is capital expenditure--Depreciation to be allowed at 60 per cent.-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

S. 37 --Business expenditure--Capital or revenue expenditure--Assessee running tutorial institution--Purchase of books for use by students for professional entrance examinations--Is capital expenditure--Depreciation to be allowed at 60 per cent.-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

S. 40A(3) --Business expenditure--Disallowance--Payments in cash exceeding specified limit--Finding that single transactions made to appear as multiple transactions--Payments to be disallowed-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

S. 41(1) --Business income--Remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition--Unclaimed liabilities--No record of any remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition to be deleted-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

----Income--Business income--Remission of liability--Bank--Amount transferred from inter-branch transaction blocked accounts to reserves through profit and loss account--Transfer permitted by Reserve Bank of India subject to conditions that claim in respect of entries should be honoured and amount should not be used for declaration of dividends--Amount not of revenue nature to begin with--Amount not assessable under section 41(1)-- Punjab National Bank v. Addl. CIT (Delhi) . . . 462

S. 43(5) --Loss--Set off--Loss on share transactions--Actual delivery received by agent of assessee--Loss not speculation loss--Commissioner (Appeals) allowing set off of loss against other heads of income--Justified-- Dy. CIT v. Dr. S. Thilagavathy (Chennai) . . . 506

S. 50C --Capital gains--Computation--Sale of land--Valuation by stamp valuation authority applied--Fair market value lower than value adopted by stamp duty authority--Direction to adopt fair market value--Justified-- ITO v. Gita Roy (Kolkata) . . . 431

S. 68 --Cash credits--Assessee producing details and creditor confirming loan granted to assessee--Addition to be deleted-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

S. 263 --Revision--Powers of Commissioner--No tax effect--Order cannot be revised-- Punjab Wool Syndicate v. ITO (Chandigarh) . . . 439

Income-tax Rules, 1962 :

R. 46A --Appeal--Additional evidence--Commissioner (Appeals) admitting new evidence after considering facts and circumstances of case in entirety and validly--Justified-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

In course of block assessment proceedings, additions could not be made in re

 

IT: In course of block assessment proceedings, additions could not be made in respect of amount received by assessee in respect of which tax had been deducted at source

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HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

Commissioner of Income-tax

v.

R. Sridhar

TRIBUNAL TAX REPORTS (ITR (TRIB)) Volume 17 : Part 4 (Issue dated : 30-07-2012)

ITR’S TRIBUNAL TAX REPORTS (ITR (TRIB))

Volume 17 : Part 4 (Issue dated : 30-07-2012)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Appeal --Additional evidence--Commissioner (Appeals) admitting new evidence after considering facts and circumstances of case in entirety and validly--Justified--Income-tax Rules, 1962, r. 46A-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

Business expenditure --Capital or revenue expenditure--Assessee running tutorial institution--Purchase of books for use by students for professional entrance examinations--Is capital expenditure--Depreciation to be allowed at 60 per cent.--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 32, 37-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

----Cost of books and awards--Assessee failing to produce vouchers of purchase of books--Expenditure to be disallowed--Assessee to furnish details regarding expenditure on awards--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

----Demurrage charges paid to railways--Assessee furnishing certificate regarding nature of demurrage--Deduction allowable--Income-tax Act, 1961-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

----Disallowance--Payments in cash exceeding specified limit--Finding that single transactions made to appear as multiple transactions--Payments to be disallowed--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 40A(3)-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

----Interest on borrowed capital--Interest-free advances--Direction to disallow interest at same rate charged by bank from assessee--Justified--Income-tax Act, 1961-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

Business income --Remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition--Unclaimed liabilities--No record of any remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition to be deleted--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 41(1)-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

Capital gains --Computation--Sale of land--Valuation by stamp valuation authority applied--Fair market value lower than value adopted by stamp duty authority--Direction to adopt fair market value--Justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 50C-- ITO v. Gita Roy (Kolkata) . . . 431

Cash credits --Assessee producing details and creditor confirming loan granted to assessee--Addition to be deleted--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 68-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

Company --Dividend--Deemed dividend--Advance to shareholder--Advance to company in which shareholder had substantial interest--Section 2(22)(e) not applicable--Amount not assessable as deemed dividend--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 2(22)(e)-- Asst. CIT v. Color Crafts P. Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 419

Depreciation --Assets given on financial lease--Assessing Officer to determine nature of lease--Different yardstick cannot be adopted for allowing depreciation and taxing lease rent--Matter remanded--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 32-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

Double taxation avoidance --Non-resident--Permanent establishment--Exact period of continuation of activities in India to be ascertained--Matter remanded--Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius, art. 5(1), (2)(i)-- GIL Mauritius Holdings Ltd. v. Assistant Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 491

Income --Business income--Remission of liability--Bank--Amount transferred from inter-branch transaction blocked accounts to reserves through profit and loss account--Transfer permitted by Reserve Bank of India subject to conditions that claim in respect of entries should be honoured and amount should not be used for declaration of dividends--Amount not of revenue nature to begin with--Amount not assessable under section 41(1)--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 41(1)-- Punjab National Bank v. Addl. CIT (Delhi) . . . 462

Income from undisclosed sources --Unexplained sales and expenditure--Addition based on statement of director recorded by Central excise authorities--Addition not supported by evidence--Additions not valid--Income-tax Act, 1961-- Asst. CIT v. A. K. Alloys P. Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 424

Interpretation of taxing statutes --Interpretation beneficial to assessee--Principle applicable to non-residents-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

Loss --Set off--Loss on share transactions--Actual delivery received by agent of assessee--Loss not speculation loss--Commissioner (Appeals) allowing set off of loss against other heads of income--Justified--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 43(5)-- Dy. CIT v. Dr. S. Thilagavathy (Chennai) . . . 506

Non-resident --Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Double taxation avoidance--Assessee providing various hotel related services to hotels across the world--Assessee having no permanent establishment in India--Payments received not royalty or fees for technical services--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 9(1)(vii), Explanation 2 --Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the U. S. A, art. 7-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Sheraton International Inc. (Delhi) . . . 457

----Royalty--Payment from re-sellers on sale of shrink wrap software--Not royalty but business income--Non-resident not having permanent establishment in India--Income not assessable in India--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 9--Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the U. S. A., art. 12(3)-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

Revision --Powers of Commissioner--No tax effect--Order cannot be revised--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 263-- Punjab Wool Syndicate v. ITO (Chandigarh) . . . 439

Unexplained income --Unexplained credit entries in capital account--Assessee furnishing details of remittance--Addition to be deleted--Income-tax Act, 1961-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

SECTIONWISE INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and Mauritius :

Art. 5(1), (2)(i) --Double taxation avoidance--Non-resident--Permanent establishment--Exact period of continuation of activities in India to be ascertained--Matter remanded-- GIL Mauritius Holdings Ltd. v. Assistant Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) (Delhi) . . . 491

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between India and the U. S. A :

Art. 7 --Non-resident--Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Double taxation avoidance--Assessee providing various hotel related services to hotels across the world--Assessee having no permanent establishment in India--Payments received not royalty or fees for technical services-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Sheraton International Inc. (Delhi) . . . 457

Art. 12(3) --Non-resident--Royalty--Payment from re-sellers on sale of shrink wrap software--Not royalty but business income--Non-resident not having permanent establishment in India--Income not assessable in India-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

Income-tax Act, 1961 :

S. 2(22)(e) --Company--Dividend--Deemed dividend--Advance to shareholder--Advance to company in which shareholder had substantial interest--Section 2(22)(e) not applicable--Amount not assessable as deemed dividend-- Asst. CIT v. Color Crafts P. Ltd. (Chandigarh) . . . 419

S. 9 --Non-resident--Royalty--Payment from re-sellers on sale of shrink wrap software--Not royalty but business income--Non-resident not having permanent establishment in India--Income not assessable in India-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Solid Works Corporation (Mumbai) . . . 510

S. 9(1)(vii), Explanation 2 --Non-resident--Income deemed to accrue or arise in India--Double taxation avoidance--Assessee providing various hotel related services to hotels across the world--Assessee having no permanent establishment in India--Payments received not royalty or fees for technical services-- Deputy Director of Income-tax (International Taxation) v. Sheraton International Inc. (Delhi) . . . 457

S. 32 --Depreciation--Assets given on financial lease--Assessing Officer to determine nature of lease--Different yardstick cannot be adopted for allowing depreciation and taxing lease rent--Matter remanded-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

----Business expenditure--Capital or revenue expenditure--Assessee running tutorial institution--Purchase of books for use by students for professional entrance examinations--Is capital expenditure--Depreciation to be allowed at 60 per cent.-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

S. 37 --Business expenditure--Capital or revenue expenditure--Assessee running tutorial institution--Purchase of books for use by students for professional entrance examinations--Is capital expenditure--Depreciation to be allowed at 60 per cent.-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

S. 40A(3) --Business expenditure--Disallowance--Payments in cash exceeding specified limit--Finding that single transactions made to appear as multiple transactions--Payments to be disallowed-- Brilliant Study Centre v. Asst. CIT (Cochin) . . . 394

S. 41(1) --Business income--Remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition--Unclaimed liabilities--No record of any remission or cessation of trading liability--Addition to be deleted-- Dy. CIT v. Bax Global India P. Ltd. (Delhi) . . . 414

----Income--Business income--Remission of liability--Bank--Amount transferred from inter-branch transaction blocked accounts to reserves through profit and loss account--Transfer permitted by Reserve Bank of India subject to conditions that claim in respect of entries should be honoured and amount should not be used for declaration of dividends--Amount not of revenue nature to begin with--Amount not assessable under section 41(1)-- Punjab National Bank v. Addl. CIT (Delhi) . . . 462

S. 43(5) --Loss--Set off--Loss on share transactions--Actual delivery received by agent of assessee--Loss not speculation loss--Commissioner (Appeals) allowing set off of loss against other heads of income--Justified-- Dy. CIT v. Dr. S. Thilagavathy (Chennai) . . . 506

S. 50C --Capital gains--Computation--Sale of land--Valuation by stamp valuation authority applied--Fair market value lower than value adopted by stamp duty authority--Direction to adopt fair market value--Justified-- ITO v. Gita Roy (Kolkata) . . . 431

S. 68 --Cash credits--Assessee producing details and creditor confirming loan granted to assessee--Addition to be deleted-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446

S. 263 --Revision--Powers of Commissioner--No tax effect--Order cannot be revised-- Punjab Wool Syndicate v. ITO (Chandigarh) . . . 439

Income-tax Rules, 1962 :

R. 46A --Appeal--Additional evidence--Commissioner (Appeals) admitting new evidence after considering facts and circumstances of case in entirety and validly--Justified-- ITO v. Bhagwan Dass (Chandigarh) . . . 446