Directors not vicariously liable for crime of company – Supreme Court

SC allows clubbing of two establishments as one for the purposes of the PF as there was unity of ownership, management, control, finance, labour and functional integrity

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:24 PM PDT

L.N. Gadodia & Sons & ANR. Vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (SC)- When two establishments are run by the same family under a common management with common work force and with financial integrity, they are expected to be treated as...

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Directors not vicariously liable for crime of company – Supreme Court

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:14 PM PDT

M/s. Thermax Ltd. & Ors. Vs. K.M. Johny & Ors. (Supreme Court)- Though civil law recognizes the principle of 'vicarious liability' of directors of companies, the concept is not acknowledged in criminal law, the Supreme Court stated while...

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Govt. cannot change purpose of acquired land – SC

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:43 PM PDT

Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd. and another Vs. G. Jayarama Reddy and others (SC) Land acquired by Government or its instrumentalities for a specific public purpose cannot be changed and transferred to private individuals or corporate bodies, the Supreme...

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Innocent purchaser cannot be disallowed Input Tax Credit (ITC) for non payment of tax by seller-Landmark Judgement by P&H HC

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:19 PM PDT

The Common issue involved in these writ petitions was with regard to denial of Input Tax Credit by the Assessing Authority on the ground that the dealers from whom the petitioners have purchased goods, have not deposited full tax in the State...

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AAR – Liability to pay excise duty in respect of operations performed on battery cells for their clearance as battery bank

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:31 AM PDT

In Re Delta Power Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (AAR) – In the present case there is no transformation that brings about a fundamental change in the character and use of the goods. The name remains the same (i.e. accumulator, although an assembly...

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Assessee can avail 80-IA deduction in respect of notional profit on account of power generation from its own captive power plant and utilised by itself – Madras HC

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:22 AM PDT

Tamilnadu Petro Products Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT (Madras High Court) - Section 80-IA and in particular sub-cl. (iv) of the said section which provides for the benefit even in respect of electricity generation plant established by the assessee and the...

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Whether the different periods of the contracts are to be aggregated to reckon the threshold of 183 days under clause 5.3 of the DTAA with Singapore to determine PE?

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:11 AM PDT

In Re Tiong Woon Project & Contracting Pte. Limited Vs. ADIT (International Taxation), Chennai (AAR) - Whether the different periods of the contracts are to be aggregated to reckon the threshold of 183 days under Article 5.3 of the DTAA in a...

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Observations in auditor's report may not constitute a valid ground for rejection of books of accounts u/s. 145(3) of the Act unless the observations of the auditor have a bearing on correctness of books of accounts

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Italian Thai Development. vs. ADIT (ITAT Delhi)- The taxpayer has been computing its estimated revenue as per AS-7 issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since AY 2003-04 onwards and the AO has not objected to this method in the prior...

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Whether the benefit of deduction under Section 10A can be extended to inter-state sales made to another industrial unit in a SEZ, payment in respect of which is received in Indian rupees?

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:44 AM PDT

CIT v. Electronic Controls & Discharge Systems (P) Ltd (Kerala High Court) - Benefit of deduction under Section 10A is not available in respect of sales made to a unit in Special Economic Zone even though such sales are considered as 'deemed...

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Register and Track your PAN Card Related Complain online and Track Status

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:51 AM PDT

Register and Track your PAN Card Related Complain online and Track Status - Income Tax Department has started a website namely Sparsh India to help Assessee to Register their complain related to PAN Card applied through NSDL or UTIISL and they can...

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How to surrender extra / Additional PAN Online / Manually?

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 07:23 AM PDT

An assessee may have been allotted multiple PAN Card. The multiple PAN card may have been allotted to the Assessee for many reasons i.e. He may have applied multiple times for allotment of PAN and every time he has been allotted a PAN card or may...

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All you want to know about mutual Funds

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:48 AM PDT

What are Tax Saving Schemes? These schemes offer tax rebates to the investors under specific provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as the Government offers tax incentives for investment in specified avenues. e.g. Equity Linked Savings Schemes...

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Tax Benefits / Consequences to Mutual Fund Unit holders

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:41 AM PDT

Income received, otherwise than on transfer (subject to the exemption of long-term capital gains provided for in section 10(38) of the Act, discussed elsewhere in this Statement), in respect of units of a mutual fund would be exempt from tax under...

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Reduction of equity share capital not subject to capital gains – ITAT Mumbai

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:18 AM PDT

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai Special Bench) - Whether the CIT(A) was justified in declaring long term capital loss of Rs.22,21,85,693/- on account of reduction in paid up equity share capital - the loss arising on account of...

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AAR Dissents From Its Own View On Taxing Software and ruled Software is copyright; Even if "copyrighted article", License fee taxable as "royalty"

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:07 AM PDT

In Re Millennium IT Software Ltd (AAR) - In the present case, not merely the use is licensed but the licensee is given the right to copy it and use it wherever it is needed by it for its business. The right given for a consideration to copy the...

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ICAI releases Case laws relevant for November, 2011 CA Examinations

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Direct Tax Case laws relevant for November, 2011 CA Examinations, Indirect Tax Case laws relevant for November, 2011 CA Examinations, Additional Case laws relevant for November, 2011 CA Examinations

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Download Supplimentary study Material for May 2012 and November 2012 exams of CA IPCC, PCC, Final (New Course)

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:47 PM PDT

Integrated Professional Competence Course [IPCC] and Professional Competence Course [PCC] Supplementary Study Paper – 2011 [Relevant for May 2012 and November 2012 examinations] Supplementary Study Paper – 2010 [Relevant for May 2011 and...

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Section 275(1)(a) of the Act does not nullify the availability to the AO of the period of limitation of six months from the end of the month when the order of the ITAT is received by the Assessing Officer

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:35 PM PDT

CIT vs. Mohair Investment & Trading Co (Delhi High Court)- From a plain reading of the relevant Sections it is clear that the period of six months provided for imposition of penalty under Section 275(1)(a) starts running after the successive...

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SARFAESI proceedings – rights of the Borrowers – related complications?

Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Many argue that the provisions of SARFAESI Act, 2002 are draconian in nature. Borrowers do often refer to their good relations with the Bank for a considerable time and they express angst at the Bank's action under the provisions of the SARFAESI...

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