ITAT Holds Revisionary Order Passed Without Mentioning DIN As Invalid

The Kolkata Bench of the ITAT has quashed the revisionary order passed by the Income Tax Authority without quoting the Document Identification No. (DIN) in the said order, as required by the CBDT Circular No.19/2019, dated 14.08.2019. The Bench, consisting of Mr. Sanjay Garg (Judicial Member) and Mr. Girish Agrawal (Accountant Member), held that since the order passed by the Income Tax Authority failed to mention the DIN in its body, therefore, the said order was "invalid and deemed to...

Inland Haulage Charges Received By Shipping Companies Not Taxable As Business Profit: ITAT Mumbai

The Mumbai Bench of ITAT has reiterated that the activity of Inland Haulage is directly connected with the transportation of goods in international traffic and thus, Inland Haulage Charges are not taxable as business profit in India in view of Article 8 of the India-UAE DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement). The Bench, consisting of Vikas Awasthy (Judicial Member) and Gagan Goyal (Accountant Member), held that since the activity of Inland Haulage was directly connected with the...

Inland Haulage Charges Received By Shipping Companies Not Taxable As Business Profit: ITAT Mumbai

The Mumbai Bench of ITAT has reiterated that the activity of Inland Haulage is directly connected with the transportation of goods in international traffic and thus, Inland Haulage Charges are not taxable as business profit in India in view of Article 8 of the India-UAE DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement). The Bench, consisting of Vikas Awasthy (Judicial Member) and Gagan Goyal (Accountant Member), held that since the activity of Inland Haulage was directly connected with the...

Cash Deposit Of Firm Can't Be Added To Personal Income Of Partner Without Investigation: ITAT

The Amritsar Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), consisting of Anikesh Banerjee (Judicial Member) and Dr. M. L. Meena (Accountant Member), has held that the cash deposit of a firm can not be added to the personal income of the partner without investigation. The notice under section 148 of Income Tax Act was issued against the assessee on 15.03.2013. The assessee filed his return of income declaring the NIL income as there was no income and the assessee only purchased...

No Capital Gain Exemption On The Agriculture Land Purchased In The Name Of Assessee's Wife: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT)consisting of Saktijit Dey (Judicial Member) and B.R.R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has held that the agricultural land purchased by the assessee in the name of his wife is not eligible for deduction under section 54B of the Income Tax Act. The assessee filed a return declaring an income. The case was assessed by computing the capital gains. The assessee claimed a deduction under section 54B of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The...

Completed Assessments Can Be Interfered With Only On The Basis Of Incriminating Material Unearthed During Course Of Search: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that completed assessments could be interfered with by the AO while making an assessment under section 153A only on the basis of some incriminating material unearthed during the course of search. If in relation to any assessment year, no incriminating material was found, no addition or disallowance could be made in relation to that assessment year in the exercise of powers under section 153A of the Income Tax Act. ...

SBI Cannot Escape Tax Implication On Grounds Of Change Of Branch Manager: ITAT Refuses To Condone The Delay In Filing Appeal

The Bangalore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT)has refused to condone the delay in filing the appeal on the grounds that even during the period of COVID-19, the ITAT was functioning and banking facilities were provided by the State Bank of India (SBI).The two-member bench of George George K. (Judicial Member) and Laxmi Prasad Sahu (Accountant Member) has observed that the assessee must be well aware of the tax implications. It is the duty of the responsible officer to comply...

Usage Of Telephone/Internet Is Done For Official Purposes : ITAT Deletes Disallowance

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the disallowance on the grounds that the usage of telephone/internet is done for official purposes only. The two-member bench of Astha Chandra (Judicial Member) and Anil Chaturvedi (Accountant Member) held that all telephones are either installed at office premises or used by officers and employees of the assessee company and usage of telephones and internet is done by employees for official purposes only. The...

Benefit Of Carried Forward Business Losses And Unabsorbed Depreciation Losses Can't Be Availed For Ingenuine Amalgamation/Demerger: ITAT

The Pune Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) consisting of S.S. Vishwanethra Ravi (Judicial Member) and Inturi Rama Rao (Accountant Member) has held that the benefit of section 72A of the Companies Act, 1956 cannot be availed if the sole idea of the amalgamation was only to avail the benefit of carried forward business losses and unabsorbed depreciation losses as it is not for genuine purpose. The respondent/assessee is a company incorporated under the provisions of...

ITAT Directs Revenue To Give Effect To High Court Order Holding Software License Charges Received By EY Not Taxable As 'Royalty'

The Delhi Bench of ITAT has directed the revenue authorities to give effect to the order passed by the Delhi High Court in favour of EY Global Services Limited (UK) (EYGSL (UK), holding that payments received by EYGSL (UK) from its member firms in India, towards Software License and Maintenance Charges, Global Technology Charges and GWAN Connectivity Charges, are not taxable in India. The Bench, consisting of Astha Chandra (Judicial Member) and Shamim Yahya (Accountant Member), noted...

SFIS Credit Does Not Constitute Taxable Income: ITAT Delhi

The Delhi Bench of ITAT has ruled that the credit received by the assessee under the "Served From India Scheme" (SFIS) is not in the nature of income and that it does not constitute taxable income under Section 2(24) (xviii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Bench, consisting of Yogesh Kumar US (Judicial Member) and Dr. B.R.R. Kumar (Accountant Member), observed that the SFIS credit had only reduced the value of a capital asset in the books of accounts of the assessee by the amount of...

Expenditure Incurred On Trademark Registration Is A Revenue Expenditure: ITAT Allows Deduction

The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT)has allowed the deduction and held that the expenditure incurred on trademark registration is a revenue expenditure. The two-member bench of Suchitra Kamble (Judicial Member) and B.M. Biyani (Accountant Member) has ruled that the amendment in section 32 of the Income Tax Act from A.Y. 1999-2000 which allows deprecation on various intangible assets (including trademarks) is applicable only when the cost incurred in...