HC accepted assessee’s plea that book-keeping staff posted wrong entry due to voluminous transactions; deleted penalty

INCOME TAX : Where penalty under section 271(1)(c) imposed on assessee for furnishing inaccurate particulars of dividend income was deleted by Tribunal on ground that assessee had voluminous transactions and…

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Govt. declares “zero coupon zero principal instruments” as securities for the purposes of SCRA, 1956

The Central Government has declared “zero coupon zero principal instruments” as securities for the purposes of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. “Zero coupon zero principal instrument” means an instrument issued…

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SEBI files FIR for Cyber Security Incident; takes additional measures to tighten security procedures

The SEBI has noticed a cyber security incident on the E-mail system which was undergoing a system upgrade and accordingly an FIR as per the relevant provisions of law has…

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Co. not entitled to reduce book profit by loss which was subject matter of qualification by its auditors: ITAT

INCOME TAX : Assessee was not entitled to reduce book profit by capital loss debited to Pamp;L account which was subject matter of qualification by auditors as such capital loss…

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RVE couldn’t continue as valuer when it failed to take action against its director for misconduct

COMPANY LAW : Where registration of one of directors of Registered Valuer Entity (RV-E) as a registered valuer was suspended for his alleged role in misconduct committed by bank and…

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No notional rental income if property remained vacant due to sealing drive conducted by Govt.: ITAT

INCOME TAX : Where commercial property of assessee remained vacant during whole of previous year due to facts that property was unauthorized property and Government was having a cealing drive…

Continue ReadingNo notional rental income if property remained vacant due to sealing drive conducted by Govt.: ITAT

Year in which remission took place when IWAI sanctioned interest subsidy to bank is question of fact: HC

INCOME TAX : Where IWAI had conveyed sanction of payment of interest subsidy to IDBI in respect of loan granted to assessee and amount was credited to account of assessee…

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Sum paid for use of technical know-how amp; process can’t be treated as capital exp. if only license was granted: ITAT

INCOME TAX : Where assessee-company paid certain amount to its parent company located in Sweden towards royalty for use of technical know-how and technical process of licensor and Assessing Officer…

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HC quashes reassessment order passed on an altogether new stand as mentioned under ‘reason to believe’

INCOME TAX : Where Assessing Officer issued a reopening notice on assessee-company under section 148 on ground that assessee had received certain capital gain on sale of an immovable property…

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