ITAT Rejects The Claim Of NDTV To Treat Expenditure As Pre- Operative In Nature For The Assessment Year 2009- 2010
2 years, 3 months ago

ITAT Rejects The Claim Of NDTV To Treat Expenditure As Pre- Operative In Nature For The Assessment Year 2009- 2010

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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the business of the NDTV Studios had not been set up during the assessment year 2009- 2010 and all the expenses claimed by the assessee were pre-operative in nature, which should have been capitalised. The two-member bench of Yogesh Kumar U.S. and N.K.Billaiya has observed that the expenses claimed by the assessee are not deductible as business expenditure and have been disallowed. The assessee submitted that the CIT had erred in holding that the business of the assessee was not set up during the previous year relevant to Assessment Year 2009-10 and it was not in operation to procure business and deliver its service. The business had not been set up during the previous year relevant to Assessment Year 2009-10.

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S.144C IT Act | AO Not Having Info About Pending Objections Before Dispute Resolution Panel No Grounds To Sustain Final Assessment Order: Delhi HC
5 days, 11 hours ago

S.144C IT Act | AO Not Having Info About Pending Objections Before Dispute Resolution Panel No Grounds To Sustain Final Assessment Order: Delhi HC

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The Delhi High Court has made it clear that a Final Assessment order passed by the Income Tax Authorities under Section 143 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not sustainable, if it is passed in ignorance of pending objections before the Dispute Resolution Panel. It said, “.notwithstanding the lack of information with the AO, if an objection has been …

AO Can't Disregard ITAT's Direction To Re-examine Issue By Referring To CBDT Circular: Delhi High Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AO Can't Disregard ITAT's Direction To Re-examine Issue By Referring To CBDT Circular: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has held that the assessing officer cannot disregard the direction of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to re-examine the issue by referring to the circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that since the additional grounds had come to be accepted by the …

AO Must Pass Draft Assessment If He Proposes Variation In Returned Income: Chennai ITAT Explains Scope Of Sec 144C
5 months ago

AO Must Pass Draft Assessment If He Proposes Variation In Returned Income: Chennai ITAT Explains Scope Of Sec 144C

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The Chennai ITAT held that the AO must pass a draft assessment order to the eligible assessee in case he proposes to make any variation in the income or loss returned which is prejudicial to the interest of such assessee. Section 144C of the Income Tax Act provides that in case of certain eligible assessees, viz., foreign companies and any …

Interest Not Leviable From Assessee For Short Payment Of Tax Due To Payer's Default In Deducting TDS Before FY 2012-2013: ITAT
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Interest Not Leviable From Assessee For Short Payment Of Tax Due To Payer's Default In Deducting TDS Before FY 2012-2013: ITAT

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The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that since the assessee was a non-resident, the entire tax was to be deducted at source on payment made by the payer to it, and there was no question of advance tax payment by the assessee; accordingly, no interest under Section 234B could be levied upon the assessee.The bench of …

Assessee Is Eligible For Credit Of TCS Paid U/S 194Q If There Is No Shortfall In Payment Of TDS: Vishakhapatnam ITAT
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Assessee Is Eligible For Credit Of TCS Paid U/S 194Q If There Is No Shortfall In Payment Of TDS: Vishakhapatnam ITAT

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On finding that there is no short fall of TDS and the assessee is eligible to get credit of the entire amount, the Visakhapatnam ITAT directed the AO to grant credit of the entire amount deducted as tax at source u/s. The Bench noted that Kaccha Arahtias turnover includes only the gross commission and not the sales effected on behalf …

Penalty Order On Ground Of Misreporting Of Income Not Justified When SCN And Assessment Order Alleged Under-Reporting: ITAT
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Penalty Order On Ground Of Misreporting Of Income Not Justified When SCN And Assessment Order Alleged Under-Reporting: ITAT

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The Hyderabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the penalty order on the ground of misreporting of income was not justified when show cause notice and the assessment order alleged under-reporting.The bench of Laliet Kumar has observed that once the assessee himself admitted the fact that there was under-reporting of income, which was also accepted. The Hyderabad …

Failure Of Dept. To Comply With ITAT's Order: Delhi High Court Directs Dept. To Remove Demands, Penalty From ITBA portal
8 months ago

Failure Of Dept. To Comply With ITAT's Order: Delhi High Court Directs Dept. To Remove Demands, Penalty From ITBA portal

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The Delhi High Court has held that the Department has failed to comply with Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's Order in passing a fresh assessment order within the stipulated time.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that the underlying rationale of the Legislature behind the enactment of Section 153 of the Income Tax Act and …

ITAT Cases Weekly Round-Up: 31 March To 6 April 2024
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ITAT Cases Weekly Round-Up: 31 March To 6 April 2024

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Case Title: Zila Parisad verses Addl. Case Title: Kishorkumar Bhalara verses The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax On finding that the PCIT has held the assessment order passed by AO as erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the Revenue simply based on incorrect assumption of facts, the Rajkot ITAT directed to set aside the order passed u/s 263 of …

Accepting Submissions Of Assessee Cannot Be Said As Faulty If Assessment Was Made By National E-Assessment Centre: Indore ITAT Quashes Sec 263 Order
9 months ago

Accepting Submissions Of Assessee Cannot Be Said As Faulty If Assessment Was Made By National E-Assessment Centre: Indore ITAT Quashes Sec 263 Order

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While holding the revision-order passed by PCIT as invalid, the Indore ITAT recently clarified that I-T authorities cannot punish the assessee by merely saying that the payee has not filed income-tax return. The Bench of Vijay Pal Rao and B.M Biyani observed that “the action of AO in accepting the replies/ submissions of assessee cannot not lack bona fides and …

PCIT Cannot Enlarge Scope Of Limited Scrutiny By Invoking Sec 263: Chennai ITAT
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PCIT Cannot Enlarge Scope Of Limited Scrutiny By Invoking Sec 263: Chennai ITAT

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Finding that the case of assessee was selected for limited scrutiny by the AO, the Chennai ITAT ruled that the PCIT cannot enlarge the scope of limited scrutiny u/s 263 of the Income tax Act. The Bench of V. Durga Rao and Manjunatha, G. observed that “it is not a fit case to invoke the provisions of section 263 of …

Payee Who Has Considered Amounts Received By Payer In Its Return & Paid Taxes On Same, Can't Be Treated As In Default U/s 201(1): New Delhi ITAT
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Payee Who Has Considered Amounts Received By Payer In Its Return & Paid Taxes On Same, Can't Be Treated As In Default U/s 201(1): New Delhi ITAT

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On finding that CIT has failed to consider all submission of assessee and evidences placed on record, the New Delhi ITAT restored the matter back to file of AO for fresh adjudication regarding the TDS deduction u/s 194J or u/s 194C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on the payments made towards maintenance of X-Ray machine and CVC machine. However, …

Dept.’s Personal Opinion Not Tangible Material For Reopening Assessment: Calcutta High Court Quashes Reassessment
1 year ago

Dept.’s Personal Opinion Not Tangible Material For Reopening Assessment: Calcutta High Court Quashes Reassessment

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The Calcutta High Court has quashed the reassessment order on the grounds that the department’s personal opinion is not tangible material for reopening the assessment.The bench of Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has observed that unless glaring omissions are demonstrated or conditions precedent for exercise of the power to reopen assessment are not. The Calcutta High …

Income Tax Act; Mere Uploading Of Notice On Assessee’s E-Portal Is Not Proper Service: ITAT
1 year, 3 months ago

Income Tax Act; Mere Uploading Of Notice On Assessee’s E-Portal Is Not Proper Service: ITAT

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The Chandigarh Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that mere uploading of notice on the assessee’s e-Portal of the Income Tax Department is not proper service as per the Income Tax Act.The bench of Sanjay Garg and Vikram Singh Yadav has observed that service of notice on the portal alone without compliance with Section 282 of. The …

ITAT Quashes Income Tax Addition In Respect Of Immovable Property Warranting Revision By The PCIT
1 year, 4 months ago

ITAT Quashes Income Tax Addition In Respect Of Immovable Property Warranting Revision By The PCIT

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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has quashed the income tax addition in respect of immovable property, warranting revision by the PCIT.The bench of Anubhav Sharma and M. Balaganesh has observed that AO, after making adequate inquiries, proceeded to make an addition for alleged money receipts on a protective basis in the hands of. The Delhi Bench …

Without Corroborating Evidence, Addition Can’t Be Made On The Basis Of A Declaration Made U/s 132(4) Of The Income Tax Act: ITAT
1 year, 7 months ago

Without Corroborating Evidence, Addition Can’t Be Made On The Basis Of A Declaration Made U/s 132(4) Of The Income Tax Act: ITAT

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The Guwahati Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that without corroborating evidence, an addition ought not to be made on the basis of a declaration made under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Rajpal Yadav and Manish Borad has observed that apart from the disclosure statement, no other document is being referred to. The …

Assessment Order Issued Without DIN, Invalid; S. 292B Of ITA Not Applicable: Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Assessment Order Issued Without DIN, Invalid; S. 292B Of ITA Not Applicable: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has upheld the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal where it had set aside the assessment order issued by the Income Tax Department without quoting the Document Identification Number. The court ruled that Paragraph 4 of the 2019 Circular clearly provides that any communication, including the communication of assessment order, which is not in conformity …

Appearance Of AR Not Enough For Presuming Service On Assessee Under S. 292BB Of ITA: Orissa High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Appearance Of AR Not Enough For Presuming Service On Assessee Under S. 292BB Of ITA: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has deprecated the Income Tax Authority who, despite being informed that the assessee was in judicial custody, failed to serve a notice upon him through the Superintendent of the concerned jail, in the proceedings initiated against the assessee under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court further ruled that appearance of the authorized …

Company’s Income Cannot Be Assessed Under ‘Salary’: ITAT
1 year, 11 months ago

Company’s Income Cannot Be Assessed Under ‘Salary’: ITAT

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The Hyderabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that since the assessee is a company, its income cannot be assessed under the heading "salary. "The bench of K. Narasimha Chary has restored the issue to the file of the Assessing Officer to verify the availability of brought-forward losses for the purpose of setting off the current year's …

When AO Has Taken One Of The Possible Views The PCIT Is Prohibited From Adopting Different View: ITAT
1 year, 11 months ago

When AO Has Taken One Of The Possible Views The PCIT Is Prohibited From Adopting Different View: ITAT

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The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, while quashing the revision order, held that when the Assessing Officer has taken one of several possible views, the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax is prohibited from adopting a different view.The two-member bench of Aby V. Varkey and B.R. The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, while quashing the …

Filing Of Form 10–IC Is Mandatory Condition To Claim The Benefit Of Reduced Corporate Tax Rate For The Domestic Companies: ITAT
2 years ago

Filing Of Form 10–IC Is Mandatory Condition To Claim The Benefit Of Reduced Corporate Tax Rate For The Domestic Companies: ITAT

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The Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that in order to claim the benefit of a reduced corporate tax rate, domestic companies have to mandatorily file Form 10–IC.The two-member bench of Sandeep Singh Karhail and Om Prakash Kant has observed that the assessee did not file Form 10–IC before the due date of filing the return. …

Income Tax Assessment made by a non-jurisdictional officer is void: Kolkata ITAT
2 years, 1 month ago

Income Tax Assessment made by a non-jurisdictional officer is void: Kolkata ITAT

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The Kolkata Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the income tax assessment made by a non-jurisdictional officer is null and void.The two-member bench of Sonjoy Sarma and Rajesh Kumar has observed that in the case of a non-corporate assessee in non-metro cities, the ITR filed up to Rs. The Kolkata Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the income …

Appeal By Assessee Prior To Declaration Under VSVS Act, Shall Revive On Failure To Pay the Tax Determined: ITAT
2 years, 1 month ago

Appeal By Assessee Prior To Declaration Under VSVS Act, Shall Revive On Failure To Pay the Tax Determined: ITAT

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The Chennai bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has ruled that if the assessee violates the conditions prescribed under the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 by not paying the tax determined by the designated authority, the appeal filed by it prior to filing a declaration under the DTVSVS Act, disputing the tax liability raised against it, shall …

Charitable Organisation Should spend grant As Per Terms And Conditions, not on whims and fancies: ITAT
2 years, 2 months ago

Charitable Organisation Should spend grant As Per Terms And Conditions, not on whims and fancies: ITAT

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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the assessee is not free to use the funds voluntarily as per its own whims and fancies and that the same has to be spent as per the terms and conditions of the grant.The two-member bench of Yogesh Kumar U.S. and Shamim Yahya has observed that the grants …

Other Income Tax Additions In Reassessment Proceedings Cannot Be Sustained If Addition on Primary Grounds Is Not Made: ITAT
2 years, 6 months ago

Other Income Tax Additions In Reassessment Proceedings Cannot Be Sustained If Addition on Primary Grounds Is Not Made: ITAT

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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal consisting of C.N. The assessee/appellant has challenged the validity of the assessment made by the Assessing Officer as the assessment was reopened for escapement of income on account of cash deposits made into the bank account by the assessee. The reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer have reason to believe that …

Setting Aside Of Assessment Orders By ITAT On Technical Grounds Will Not Lead To Automatic Quashing Of Criminal Complaint: Madras High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Setting Aside Of Assessment Orders By ITAT On Technical Grounds Will Not Lead To Automatic Quashing Of Criminal Complaint: Madras High Court

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The Madras High Court recently held that when an assessment order is quashed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal on technical grounds, the same cannot be made a ground to evade criminal prosecution before the concerned court under the Income Tax Act. ii)The assessment order passed by the Assessing Officer, confirmed by the CIT have been set aside by the …

AO's claim That The Assessee Is Only Into Job Work And Not Manufacturing Rejected, Deduction Allowed By ITAT Delhi
2 years, 9 months ago

AO's claim That The Assessee Is Only Into Job Work And Not Manufacturing Rejected, Deduction Allowed By ITAT Delhi

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The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal while allowing the deduction under Income Tax Act has rejected the claim of AO that the assessee is only into job work and not manufacturing. The assessee electronically filed its return of income, declaring nil income after claiming a deduction under section 80IC of the Income Tax Act. During the course …

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