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26.08.2014 - Voice of CA presents - Updates
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
 

 

  I. Today's Headlines:    


  1. Revision in tax pacts to push advance pricing agreements  (Click for detail)
  2. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hints at making changes in land acquisition law  (Click for detail)
  3. 40 Years Ago... and now: From 70% to 30% peak Income Tax Rate  (Click for detail)
  4. EPFO meet today may defer decision on FY15 interest rate  (Click for detail)
  5. Rajan cautions against debt waiver schemes  (Click for detail)

II.  Direct Tax Case Laws:

1.  CIT Vs. M/s Vikas Chemicals, I.T.A No. 11/2002, Date of Order: 07/08/2014, Delhi High Court

Whether fine paid under Customs Act, 1962 is an allowable expenditure under Income Tax Act, 1961?

Held Yes

Assessee a partnership firm is engaged in manufacturing of organic chemical paid fine of Rs. 45,00,000/- under Customs Act, 1962 as directed by Supreme Court. He claimed same amount as an expenditure U/s 37 of IT Act. Revenue contained that the fine paid by assessee was in nature of penalty and same is deemed not to be incurred for purpose of business.

Hon`ble High Court held that fine paid was not in nature of penalty. The assessee was not to be blamed and has not indulged in any offence or incurred any expenditure for the purpose, which is prohibited by law. The assessee had to pay redemption fine in order to save and protect themselves and in terms of the order passed by the Supreme Court. Hence appeal is allow in favor of assessee.

(Please click here for judgment)


2.   M/s SMAA Trade Invest P. Ltd. Vs. The Commissioner of Income Tax, I.T.A. No. 7531/Mum/2012,
Date of Order: 30/07/2014, ITAT - Mum

Whether assessee can maintain two separate portfolios, one relating to investment in shares and another relating to business of dealing in shares.

That  It was open to the assessee to maintain two separate portfolios, one relating to investment in shares and another relating to business of dealing in shares. CIT v/s Gopal Purohit [2011] 336 ITR 287 (Bom), followed. There should be uniformity in treatment given to transactions in shares and the rule of consistency should be followed when facts and circumstances for different years are identical. And therefore following CIT v/s Gopal Purohit  AO is directed to accept the claim of the assessee for Short Term Capital Gain on sale of shares.

Whether penalty u/s 271(1)(c) could be imposed with reference to addition that would have been made while making assessment under normal procedure. Where an  assessment was made on income computed u/s115JB and tax had been paid on income so computed ?

As pointed by the ld. Counsel for the assessee from the relevant assessment order passed by the AO, even after making the corresponding addition in respect of which the impugned penalty is imposed, the total income of the assessee as computed as per the normal provisions of the Act was less than the book profit computed u/s 115JB and the assessee thus was finally assessed for the year under consideration on the basis of book profit as per the section 115JB of the Act. In the case of CIT vs. Nalwa Sons Investment Ltd. [2010] 194 Taxman 387, Hon’ble Delhi High Court had held that when assessment was made on income computed u/s115JB and tax had been paid on income so computed, penalty u/s 271(1)(c) would not be imposed with reference to addition that would have been made while making assessment under normal procedure.

(Please click here for judgment)
   
          

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CA. Sanjay Agarwal

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