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Date : 27th May 2015   Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 10A
FREE TRADE ZONE
Reassessment : Where section 10A exemption was allowed during assessment proceedings after examining return and accompanying document, reassessment to deny said exemption after expiry of 4 years is not justified unless there is allegation that facts were not truely and fully disclosed - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 36 (Delhi)
SECTION 12AA
CHARITABLE OR RELIGIOUS TRUST - REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
Cancellation of registration : If case of assessee falls in first proviso to section 2(15) and, therefore, benefit of registration under section 12A is not available, this is a matter to be considered by Assessing Officer but, registration cannot be cancelled on that ground - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 187 (Karnataka)
SECTION 32
DEPRECIATION - ALLOWANCE/RATE OF
Intangible assets : Assessee was entitled to claim depreciation on consideration paid and accounted for as goodwill - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 17 (Himachal Pradesh)
SECTION 36(1)(iii)
INTEREST ON BORROWED CAPITAL
Acquisition of capital asset : Where assessee, a dealer of vehicles, having taken loan, used certain amount for booking of showroom, in view of fact that assessee had sufficient surplus funds for making said advance and, moreover, it was a commercial decision which could not have been gone into unless Assessing Officer had concrete material to contend that transaction was a sham, assessee's claim for interest on borrowed capital could not be rejected - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 310 (Delhi)
SECTION 80-IB
DEDUCTIONS - PROFIT AND GAINS FROM INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS OTHER THAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UNDERTAKINGS
Small Scale Industrial Undertaking : Where Assessing Officer allowed deduction under section 80-IB(10) assessee being small scale industrial unit but sought to reopen assessment for withdrawing same on ground that total value of plant and machinery exceeded limit of Rs. 1 crore but he had not brought any new material which came to his notice, initiation of reassessment was bad in law - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 278 (Ahmedabad - Trib.)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING - COMPUTATION OF ARMS LENGTH PRICE
Comparables and adjustments/Comparables – Illustrations : Where comparables rejected by TPO were accepted to be good comparables in subsequent years/earlier years, assessee had a prima facie case for partial stay of demand arising mainly out of transfer pricing adjustment - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 181 (Mumbai - Trib.)
Comparables and adjustments/Comparables – Illustrations : Where TPO disallowed payment of royalty made by assessee to its AE on sales, in view of fact that there were no comparable companies offering similar services comparison made by TPO on basis of transactions of assessee's subsidiary company much prior to year under consideration could not be considered as internal CUP and, consequently, impugned disallowance was to be deleted - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 206 (Hyderabad - Trib.)
Comparables and adjustments/Adjustments - Royalty/Trade mark usage fees : Where TPO relying upon CUP method, disallowed payment made by assessee to its group company for use of trademark holding that there was no justification for said payment, in absence of any evidence on record in support of aforesaid conclusion, impugned disallowance deserved to be deleted - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 206 (Hyderabad - Trib.)
SECTION 132
SEARCH AND SEIZURE - GENERAL
Release of seized assets : Seized jewellery could be released on furnishing of bank guarantee by Karta of HUFs even if it was not cleared whether jewellery belonged to HUFs or Karta - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 5 (Bombay)
SECTION 145
METHOD OF ACCOUNTING – CHANGE OF
Uncertainty in ultimate collectability of revenue justifies change of method of accounting by property developer from percentage of completion to recognition of income based on registration of agreements for sale or completion of possession and consequential reversal of revenue on cancellations/legal cases. This is so especially where such uncertainty is evidenced by cancellations of property bookings and National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission upholding cancellation and dismissal by Supreme Court of SLP against NCDRC orders - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 400 (Hyderabad - Trib.)
SECTION 234B
INTEREST - CHARGEABLE AS
Rectification : Where assessee's liability to pay advance-tax within time prescribed under section 211 existed on last date for payment of advance tax or at least on last date of financial year, on failure to pay advance tax on stipulated dates, interest was to be levied - -(2015) 57 taxmann.com 34 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 271(1)(c)
PENALTY - FOR CONCEALMENT OF INCOME
Survey, declaration of income in : Where assessee, consequent to survey, declared additional income which was accepted by Assessing Officer, imposition of penalty under section 271(1)(c) was not justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 25 (Mumbai - Trib.)
COMPANIES ACT
SECTION 394
AMALGAMATION
Where undertaking was given by company that in event of any demand raised by Income-tax Department, transferee company would duly discharge same in accordance with law, objection of income-tax department to sanction of proposed scheme of amalgamation was irrelevant - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 301 (Punjab & Haryana)
CENTRAL EXCISE ACT
SECTION 4
VALUATION UNDER CENTRAL EXCISE - TRANSACTION VALUE
Clearances of 'motor vehicles parts' manufactured by job-worker for use in manufacture of 'motor vehicles' by principals, would be valued as per rule 11 and valuation rules 8 and 9 cannot apply thereto - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 299 (SC)
SECTION 5A
EXEMPTIONS - CENTRAL EXCISE - SSI/THRESHOLD EXEMPTION
Usage of mark/initials of buyer's name (say, HM for Hindustan Motors) amounts to use of buyer's brand/trade name on goods and same is neither eligible for SSI-exemption, nor includible for purposes determining eligibility limit of SSI-turnover of previous year - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 205 (SC)
SECTION 11A
RECOVERY - OF DUTY OR TAX NOT LEVIED/PAID OR SHORT-LEVIED/PAID OR ERRONEOUSLY REFUNDED
Extended period cannot be invoked when assessee had furnished all particulars and classification list and same had been approved by department - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 298 SC)
CENTRAL EXCISE TARIFF ACT
SECTION 2
CLASSIFICATION - PRINTED TRADE ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Tariff Headings 49.01 v. 94.05 : Vinyl sheets printed with a picture and slogan thereon using thermocopied machine and meant for use as advertising material, is classifiable as 'printed matter' (Heading 49.01) and not as 'Illuminated signs, illuminated name plates, etc. not elsewhere specified' (Heading 94.05) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 298 (SC)
CUSTOMS ACT
SECTION 128
APPEALS - CONDONATION OF DELAY – GENERAL
Application seeking exclusion of time spent in remedy before non-jurisdictional forum bona fide, amounts to invocation of section 14 of Limitation Act - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 399 (SC)
Provisions of Limitation Act do not apply to Tribunal other quasi-judicial authorities; but principles therein may be extended to proceedings before Tribunal and other quasi-judicial authorities so as to advance cause of justice - 2015) 57 taxmann.com 399 (SC)
Time spent in pursuing remedy before wrong forum bona fide would stand excluded but period prior to institution of initiation of any abortive proceeding cannot be excluded - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 399 (SC)
Though periods of limitation would ordinarily be applied retrospectively; however, a new law prescribing a shorter period of limitation cannot extinguish existing period of limitation - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 399 (SC)
Since section 128 of Customs Act does not lay down a long period; hence, to infer exclusion of section 14 of Limitation Act or principles contained in section 14 would be unduly harsh and would not advance cause of justice; hence, time taken in pursuing remedy before wrong forum bona fide, would be excluded - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 399 (SC)
CST & VAT
SECTION 2(22) OF THE GUJARAT VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003
SALE
Where assessee, a motor car dealer, purchased spare parts and replaced same in place of defective spare parts during warranty period for which manufacturer issued credit notes, transaction of replacement of spare parts amounted to sale and levy of tax on said sale was justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 244 (Gujarat)
SECTION 25 OF THE HARYANA GENERAL SALES TAX ACT, 1973
INTEREST - ON DELAYED DEPOSIT OF TAX
Where Assessing Authority issued on assessee a notice proposing to levy penalty and interest and after framing assessment he passed a separate order dropping penalty proceeding but levying interest, Assessing Authority should have decided question of penalty and interest along with assessment order, but his failure to do so did not render impugned order null and void - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 204 (Punjab & Haryana)
STATUTES
INDIRECT TAX LAWS (ST/EX. & CUS. /CST & VAT)
Exemption to Specified Goods when brought into 100% EOU/STP Complex – Amendment in Notification No.22/2003-C.E. & Notification No.23/2003-C.E., Both Dated 31-3-2003 - NOTIFICATION NO. 28/2015-C.E., DATED 15-5-2015
Exemption to Specified goods when brought into 100% EOU/STP Complex – Amendment in Notification No.22/2003-C.E ., Dated 31-3-2003 - NOTIFICATION NO.30/2015-C.E., DATED 25-5-2015
Exemption to certain excisable goods from Additional Duty of Excise - AMENDMENT IN NOTIFICATION NO.6/2005-C.E. DATED 1-3-2005 - NOTIFICATION NO.29/2015-C.E., DATED 22-5-2015
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Date : 28th May 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 2(15)
CHARITABLE OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSE
Medical relief : Where assessee-hospital was providing medical relief to people at large, merely because surplus was generated from hospital activities could not be ground to deny exemption under section 11 to assessee - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 333 (Pune - Trib.)
SECTION 11
CHARITABLE OR RELIGIOUS TRUST - EXEMPTION OF INCOME FROM PROPERTY HELD UNDER
Depreciation : Assessee-trust could claim deduction on assets, cost of which had been fully allowed as application of income for purpose of claiming exemption under section 11 - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 185 (Chennai - Trib.)
SECTION 13
CHARITABLE OR RELIGIOUS TRUST - DENIAL OF EXEMPTION
Sub-section (1)(c) : Section 13 is attracted where amount paid to interested person is in excess to what may be reasonably paid for such services and not where any amount is paid by way of salary or allowance to any interested person out of reserves of trust or institution, for services rendered by such person to trust or institution - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 333 (Pune - Trib.)
SECTION 28(i)
BUSINESS INCOME - YEAR IN WHICH CHARGEABLE
Membership fee : Where assessee-company was providing facility cards to members on payment of one-time fee, and services were rendered partially in a year, revenue earning was to be spread over period of membership - (2015) 56 taxmann.com 429 (Gujarat)
SECTION 28(iv)
BUSINESS INCOME - VALUE OF ANY BENEFIT OR PERQUISITE ARISING FROM BUSINESS OR EXERCISE OF PROFESSION
Waiver of loan : Where assessee, a sick industrial unit, took loan from bank to purchase capital assets, subsequent waiver of said loan by bank in one time settlement did not result in revenue receipt which could be brought to tax in hands of assessee under section 28(iv) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 208 (Bombay)
SECTION 32
DEPRECIATION - ADDITIONAL DEPRECIATION
Windmill : Where assessee engaged in business of production and export of textiles, entered into separate business of generation of power and installed one windmill, it would be eligible for additional depreciation on windmill under section 32(1)(iia) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 285 (Madras)
SECTION 32AB
INVESTMENT DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
Computation of deduction : Deduction could be allowed under section 32AB on lease rent received on leasing of manufacturing unit which had been treated as business income - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 281 (Gujarat)
SECTION 41(1)
REMISSION OR CESSATION OF TRADING LIABILITY
Reassessment : Once first reassessment initiated on ground that assessee had availed deduction in respect of ceased liability without offering it to tax, was cancelled, second reassessment could not be initiated if no new information is available - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 280 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 68
CASH CREDIT
Gifts : Where identity and relationship of donor was known, amount received by assessee by way of gifts from said donor could not be treated as income from undisclosed source - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 84 (Delhi)
SECTION 80-IB
DEDUCTIONS - PROFITS AND GAINS FROM INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS OTHER THAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UNDERTAKINGS
Housing projects : Where assessee, after development of infrastructure facility project, transferred same to Government for which it was paid cost plus margin of income by Government, it would be entitled to deduction under section 80-IB - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 325 (Delhi)
SECTION 80-IC
DEDUCTIONS - SPECIAL PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN UNDERTAKINGS OR ENTERPRISES IN CERTAIN SPECIAL CATEGORY STATES
Commencement of business : Certificate of Deputy Director of Industries showing date of commencement of commercial production is a positive proof that assessee was manufacturing/assembling unit, entitled to deduction under section 80-IC - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 227 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING - COMPUTATION OF ARM'S LENGTH PRICE
Comparables and adjustments/Comparables – Illustration : Company engaged in rendering of provision of software services to its AEs is not comparable to a company engaged in development of software products - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 215 (Pune - Trib.)
Comparables and adjustments/Comparables – Illustration : Company providing back office support services to its AEs is not comparable to a giant company having own significant intangibles and eminent brand value - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 215 (Pune - Trib.)
Comparables and adjustments/comparables – illustrations : Where TPO made addition to assessee's ALP in respect of rendering call centre services to its parent company located abroad, since comparables selected by TPO were involved in fraud on account of which their financial results could not be considered as correct and reliable, impugned addition was to be set aside - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 368 (Pune - Trib.)
COMPANIES ACT, 2013
SECTION 74
PUBLIC DEPOSITS - DEPOSITS ACCEPTED BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS ACT
Where Unitech Ltd. failed to repay matured FDs despite making profits yet it wanted to reschedule payment thereof, it was to be directed to repay the deposits as rescheduling of deposits was not allowed under new Companies Act, 2013 and, accordingly, directed the 'Unitech Ltd' to repay deposits within 30 days. - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 423 (CLB - New Delhi)
COMPETITION ACT
SECTION 3
PROHIBITION OF AGREEMENTS - ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS
Where informant was aggrieved by fact that real estate companies were using political connections to seek approvals from Government of Haryana to legitimise their otherwise illegal actions, same could not come within purview of section 3 - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 324 (CCI)
CENTRAL EXCISE ACT
SECTION 2(f)
MANUFACTURE
Extended period cannot be invoked, if, even as per department, there were doubts as to whether process amounted to manufacture - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 319 (SC)
Sterilization does not produce a transformation in 'syringes and needles' and does not lead to any value addition in said product; it merely removes bacteria which settles on syringe's and needle's surface and therefore, process of sterilization of 'syringes and needles' for medical purposes does not amount to manufacture - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 314 (SC)
After amendment to section 2(d), zinc dross and ash are marketable and as such, have to be held as having been manufactured by assessee and consequently liable to duty - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 222 (New Delhi - CESTAT)
SECTION 11A
RECOVERY - OF DUTY OR TAX NOT LEVIED/PAID OR SHORT-LEVIED/PAID OR ERRONEOUSLY REFUNDED - INVOCATION OF EXTENDED PERIOD OF LIMITATION
Cutting larger size plates into small size and shapes using gas cutting machines, as per requirements of customers amounts to manufacture - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 319 (SC)
CUSTOMS ACT
SECTION 110A
CONFISCATION - PROVISIONAL RELEASE OF SEIZED GOODS, DOCUMENTS AND THINGS PENDING ADJUDICATION
Where Single Judge of High Court ordered 'provisional release of seized goods pending adjudication' on payment of 40 per cent of differential duty as pre-deposit and executing a bond of 100 per cent value, Division Bench modified said order increasing pre-deposit to 50 per cent of differential duty while maintaining bond amount - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 156 (Madras)
SECTION 128
APPEALS - CONDONATION OF DELAY - COMMISSIONER (APPEALS)
In case of delay beyond 90 days in filing of appeal before Commissioner (Appeals), no appeal can be entertained by Commissioner (Appeals) and even High Court cannot condone such delay - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 424 (Madras)
CST & VAT
SECTION 4 OF KARNATAKA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003
CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS
Where assessee was engaged in business of execution of works contract, iron and steel, cement, PVC pipes and RCC pipes used in same form in execution of works contract during assessment year 2005-06 were liable to be taxed at rate of 4 per cent - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 335 (Karnataka)
SECTION 15 OF KARNATAKA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003
COMPOSITION OF TAX
In a works contract involving transfer of goods and labour, composition tax is payable under section 15(1)(b) on total consideration of works contract and segregation of composite contract is not permissible under section 15(1)(b) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 317 (Karnataka)
CENVAT CREDIT RULES
RULE 2(l)
CENVAT CREDIT - INPUT SERVICE - PROCUREMENT OF INPUTS/CAPITAL GOODS
Construction and related services availed for getting a railway siding constructed for transport of 'coal' to captive power plant for generation of electricity for use in manufacture, amounts to 'services used in or in relation to procurement of inputs' and eligible for input service credit - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 155 (New Delhi - CESTAT)
STATUTES
CORPORATE LAWS
Master Circular for Stock Exchange and Clearing Corporation - CIRCULAR NO.MRD/DP/9/2015, DATED 26-5-2015
FAQs on SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED 25-5-2015
Launch of registration module for Insurance Marketing Firm - PRESS RELEASE, DATED 26-5-2015
Submission of office filing applications through Business Analytics Project (BAP) - Health Module - CIRCULAR NO.IRDA/HLT/GEN/BAP/OFFICE FILING/68/2015-1, DATED 26-5-2015

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Date : 29th May 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 2(1A)
AGRICULTURAL INCOME
Amnesty Scheme : Where all authorities and Tribunal gave concurrent finding that agricultural income declared under amnesty scheme was required to be assessed in year under consideration as undisclosed income, same was to be upheld - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 358 (Gujarat)
SECTION 2(22)
DEEMED DIVIDEND
Loans and advances to shareholders/shareholder : Where assessee-company was not registered shareholder of lending company merely because both companies were having common shareholders would not be a ground to treat advances received by assessee from lending company as deemed dividend under section 2(22)(e) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 352 (Hyderabad - Trib.)
SECTION 4
INCOME - CHARGEABLE AS
Interest : Where sum granted by State Government to assessee-government company acting as nodal agency for increasing export of horticultural produce, was kept in fixed deposit before utilisation, interest earned could not be treated as income of assessee - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 349 (Karnataka)
SECTION 48
CAPITAL GAINS - COMPUTATION OF
Cost of acquisition : In case of transfer of land on dissolution of partnership firm, book value of land as on date of transfer would be deemed as cost of acquisition of said land in hands of transferee - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 352 (Hyderabad - Trib.)
SECTION 69A
UNEXPLAINED MONEY
Cash : Where certain cash was seized by police from director of assessee-company, merely on basis of information received from DDIT (Inv.), AO could not initiate reassessment proceedings by recording reason that creditworthiness of assessee had to be proved beyond doubt to accept claim of its director that money seized infact belonged to assessee-company - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 355 (Delhi)
SECTION 80P
DEDUCTIONS - INCOME OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Credit Societies : Where assessee, a co-operative society, having accepted deposits from its members, kept idle funds with bank, since there was no nexus between interest earned on said deposits and business of assessee providing credit facilities to its members, it could not claim deduction under section 80P(2)(d) in respect of interest income in question - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 367 (Ahmedabad - Trib.)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING - COMPUTATION OF ARMS LENGTH PRICE
Comparables and adjustments/Comparables – Illustration : Where TPO made addition to assessee's ALP in respect of rendering software development service to its AE, in view of fact that two comparables selected by TPO were improper on account of their huge turnover, brand value whereas another comparable selected by TPO was found inappropriate as it was developing its own software products, impugned addition was to be deleted - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 329 (Delhi - Trib.)
Comparables and adjustments : Where TPO made addition to assessee's ALP in respect of rendering marketing support services to its AE, in view of fact that certain comparables selected by TPO were inappropriate as they were providing services in different fields such as pollution control and infrastructure development projects, impugned addition made by him was not sustainable - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 329 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 158BB
BLOCK ASSESSMENT IN SEARCH CASES - UNDICLOSED INCOME, COMPUTATION OF
Scope of provision : If information discovered in course of search against one assessee has already been reflected in returns or assessment of other assessee, there is no basis to proceed/against other assessee under section 158BB - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 353 (Andhra Pradesh)
SECTION 194C
DEDUCTION OF TAX AT SOURCE - CONTRACTORS/SUB-CONTRACTORS, PAYMENTS TO
Payment to agent of non-resident shipping company : Where assessee made payments to agent of non-resident shipping companies, assessee was not required to deduct TDS under section 194C in respect of said payment - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 350 (Ahmedabad - Trib.)
SECTION 201
DEDUCTION OF TAX AT SOURCE - CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE TO DEDUCT OR PAY
Limitation period : Four years is treated as period within which any penal action can be initiated under section 201 and failure to initiate steps within that period would disable department to proceed against assessee - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 356 (Andhra Pradesh)
SECTION 271(1)(c)
PENALTY - FOR CONCEALMENT
General : Where revenue accepted income tax and wealth tax from assessee for relevant years, penalty could not be levied by after ten years, taking matter under review - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 358 (Gujarat)
COMPANIES ACT, 2013
SECTION 408
NATIONAL COMPANY LAW TRIBUNAL
Where constitutional validity of Chapter XXVII comprising sections 407 to 434 of 2013 Act was assailed by petitioner, substantial questions of law involving interpretation of provisions of constitution fell for determination, hence, matter was to be referred to larger bench for authoritative pronouncement - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 304 (SC)
COMPETITION ACT
SECTION 4
PROHIBITION OF ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION
Where opposite party was not dominant in relevant market for provision of e-services through CSC network in India, proceeding against it for contravention of section 4 were to be closed - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 276 (CCI)
SERVICE TAX
SECTION 85
APPEALS - CONDONATION OF DELAY - COMMISSIONER (APPEALS)
Appeal filed beyond total 3 months from receipt of adjudication order is beyond condonable period of delay of Commissioner (Appeals) and is liable to be dismissed; and, in that regard, benefit of section 14 of Limitation Act cannot be availed by person who pursued writ remedy after appeal was time-barred - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 339 (Jharkhand)
CENTRAL EXCISE ACT
SECTION 4
VALUATION UNDER CENTRAL EXCISE - TRANSACTION VALUE
Freight and other costs is included in value upto 'place of removal'; hence, where transfer of property takes place at buyer's premises, place of removal will be 'buyer's premises' and freight and other costs would form part of value upto that stage - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 363 (SC)
Stock statements given by assessee to banks for purposes of getting credit facilities do not prove undervaluation in absence of any evidence of flowback of additional consideration from buyer to manufacturer - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 338 (SC)
CST & VAT
SECTION 8 OF CENTRAL SALES TAX ACT, 1956
CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS
Rice bran fatty acid and Rice bran acid oil, which emerged during process of manufacture of Rice bran oil, were distinct and different commodities from Rice bran oil - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 312 (Andhra Pradesh)
CENVAT CREDIT RULES
RULE 3
CENVAT CREDIT - WRITING-OFF OF INPUTS/CAPITAL GOODS
Rule 3(5B) providing for reversal on inputs/capital goods written off 'fully' was introduced only from 11-5-2007 and provision regarding 'partial' write-off was introduced only in year 2011; therefore, same could not be applied for period prior thereto to seek reversal on partially written of inputs/WIP - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 197 (Mumbai - CESTAT)
STATUTES
CORPORATE LAWS
Pension Fund and Development Authority (Central Record keeping Agency) Regulations, 2015 - NOTIFICATION NO. PFRDA/12/RGL/139/7, DATED 27-4-2015
Filing of health insurance products through BAP F&U Health Insurance Module - CIRCULAR NO. IRDA/HEALTH/BAPHEALTH/2/2015-16, DATED 26-5-2015
Implementation of section 51A of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967 - 12th update of Al-Qaida Sanctions List - CIRCULAR DBR.AML.NO.18088/14.06.001/2014-15, DATED 27-5-2015
INDIRECT TAX LAWS (ST/EX.& CUS./CST & VAT)
Exemption to Gold Potassium Cyanide used within factory of production for manufacture of gold jewellery– Amendment in Notification No. 44/2001-C.E., Dated 25-9-2001 - NOTIFICATION NO.16/2015-C.E. (N.T.), DATED 26-5-2015

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Date : 30th May 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 2(15)
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
Training program : Where assessee-society was engaged in providing consultancy, workshop training program, conducting research for and on behalf of NGOs related to WHO, UNO, etc. as these had no experience, said activity would fall within scope of section 2(15) entitled for exemption - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 111 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 2(47)
CAPITAL GAINS – TRANSFER
Immovable property : Where there was nothing to show that possession was ever delivered by assessee to purchaser in part performance of agreement for sale, there was no transfer within meaning of section 2(47)(v) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 27 (Bangalore - Trib.)
Immovable property/Power of attorney : Where owner of property executed power of attorney in favour of assessee without any consideration and thereafter property was registered in name of assessee's wife for certain sum, since property rights had not been handed over to assessee, he could not be treated as owner of property for computing capital gain in his hands - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 20 (Madras)
SECTION 5
INCOME - ACCRUAL OF
Interest : Where Assessing Officer made addition on notional basis on ground that under agreement with flat purchasers, assessee was entitled to charge interest on delayed payments whereas assessee had not received any interest, addition was to be deleted - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 21 (Allahabad)
SECTION 28(i)
BUSINESS LOSS/DEDUCTION - ALLOWABLE AS
Write off value of corroded items : Where assessee'snon moving stores and spares were corroded over a period of time due to wear and tear, assessee would be entitled to write off same in profit and loss account - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 393 (Bombay)
SECTION 36(1)(iii)
INTEREST ON BORROWED CAPITAL
Interest free loan : Where assessee advanced interest-free loans to his sister concern from his cash credit account and was able to substaintiate its claim that advance was given out of its own funds, no disallowance under section 36(1)(iii) could be made - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 391 (Cuttack - Trib.)
SECTION 40A(3)
BUSINESS DISALLOWANCE - CASH PAYMENT EXCEEDING PRESCRIBED LIMITS
Rule 6DD : Where assessee had no bank account at place of purchase and cash payments were made on demand of seller, disallowance under section 40A(3) was not justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 391 (Cuttack - Trib.)
SECTION 48
CAPITAL GAINS - COMPUTAION OF
Date of acquisition of asset : Where capital asset was property of HUF prior to 1-4-1981 and assessee acquired absolute ownership on 19-5-1998 by way of partition, assessee was entitled to calculate capital gains tax by taking Cost Inflation Index for financial year 1981-82 - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 19 (Punjab & Haryana)
SECTION 68
CASH CREDITS
General : Section 68 permits an addition to be made only where any sum was found to be credited in books of account of assessee for that year - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 21 (Allahabad)
SECTION 80
LOSSES - LOSS RETURN
Carry forward and set off : Where assessee filed return declaring income after expiry of time extended by Assessing Officer for filing return but assessment was made at loss, assessee would not be allowed benefit of carry forward of losses under section 80 - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 395 (Calcutta)
SECTION 92B
TRANSFER PRICING - INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTION
Issue of shares : Issue of shares at a premium by assessee to its AE at Mauritius did not give rise to any income from an international transaction - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 249 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING - COMPUTATION OF ARM'S LENGTH PRICE
Comparable and adjustment : Where following binding judicial precedent assessee argued that TP adjustment could be made only on proportionate turnover in respect of transactions with AE, but argument of assessee were not considered by lower authorities, matter was to be remanded - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 166 (Delhi - Trib.)
Comparables and adjustments/Comparable – Illustrations : Where TPO made addition to assessee's ALP in respect of rendering ITES services to its AE, in view of fact that one comparable selected by TPO was improper as it was rendering high end services involving specialized knowledge and domain expertise whereas promoters of another comparable were involved in fraud for earlier years and, hence, financial results of said company could not be relied upon, impugned addition was to be set aside - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 385 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 254
APPELLLATE TRIBUNAL – POWER OF
ITAT imposes costs on assessee's counsels(CAs) and forwards matter to HC for punishment for contempt and to ICAI for disciplinary action for relying on a seemingly improbable proposition that an anonymous letter was received by him from benami employee of the Income Tax Department mentioning that some conspiracy was hatched by some income tax officers against the assessee which fact was not born out by record and not filing comprehensive affidavit as per Rule 10 despite being given an opportunity to do so and asking for adjournment casually on final chance , for sending letters to Hon'ble President ITAT and Hon'ble Law Secretary Govt. of India and Asst. Registrar Jaipur making wild accusations of all sorts against the Bench like corruption, collusion, insulting, bias, prejudice and what not and for filing intimidating RTI applications when appeal of their client heard on merits and was pending for orders when proper course would have been to await the orders and file appeal in HC - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 447 (Jaipur - Trib.)
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881
SECTION 138
DISHONOUR OF CHEQUE FOR INSUFFICIENCY OF FUND ETC.
Where dishonoured cheque as well as signature had been accepted by accused respondent, presumption under section 139 would operate and burden was on accused to disprove cheque or existence of any legally recoverable debt or liability - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 387 (SC)
CENTRAL EXCISE ACT
SECTION 5A
EXEMPTIONS - CENTRAL EXCISE – GENERAL
If assessee : (a) avails conditional exemption subject to non-taking of credit, (b) violates condition of exemption by taking credit and (c) does not reverse credit at any time before or after removal of goods, then, assessee would not be entitled to said exemption and it would be a case of 'clandestine removal' - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 375 (Bombay)
SECTION 35C
APPEALS - RECTIFICATION OF MISTAKES/REVIEW - APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
No rectification of mistake application can be filed raising issue, which was not argued at time of hearing of main case - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 342 (SC)
CUSTOMS ACT
SECTION 125
CONFISCATION - REDEMPTION FINE
It is requirement of law that redemption fine should not exceed 'market price of confiscated goods less duty' and such market price can be obtained only on market survey, which must be done prior to determining redemption fine - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 344 (Madras)
CST & VAT
SECTION 15 OF MADHYA PRADESH COMMERCIAL TAX ACT, 1994
EXEMPTION FROM TAX
Where assessee had sold tractor trailers to agriculturists through dealers/distributors, it was entitled to exemption from payment of tax on sale of trailers - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 217 (Madhya Pradesh)
SECTION 48 OF UTTAR PRADESH VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2008
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Where Competent Authority intercepted a truck carrying PVC dana from Delhi to Patna (Bihar) and found that neither consignee was a registered dealer in Bihar nor Suvidha number had been generated by him, an attempt to evade payment of tax was made by assessee and, therefore, seizure of dana and demand of security for release of same was justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 316 (Allahabad)
CENTRAL EXCISE RULES
RULE 7
ASSESSMENT - CENTRAL EXCISE - PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT
In case of provisional assessment, if differential duty is paid even prior to finalization of provisional assessment, no interest can be demanded under Rule 7(4) of Central Excise Rules, 2002, because amount determined as payable on finalization is 'NIL' - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 343 (Bombay)
STATUTES
CORPORATE LAWS
FEM (Permissible Capital Account Transactions) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2015 – Amendment in Regulation 4 - NOTIFICATION (NO. FEMA.341/2015-RB)/GSR 425(E), DATED 26-5-2015
FEM (Current Account Transactions) Amendment Regulations, 2015 – Substitution of Rule 5 & Schedule III - NOTIFICATION NO. GSR 426(E) (F.NO. 1/6/EM/2015), DATED 26-5-2015
Hedging of Commodity Price Risk – Creating awareness among borrowers - CIRCULAR DBR.NO.BP.BC.96/21.04.157/2014-15, DATED 28-5-2015

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Date : 1st June 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 2(47)
CAPITAL GAINS – TRANSFER
Development agreement : Where assessee entered into a development agreement and had given only licence to developer to enter into property but no possession thereof was given, transfer of property did not take place on date of execution of development agreement - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 142 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 6
RESIDENTIAL STATUS
Assessee will not lose non-resident status due to forced stay in India due to invalid impounding of passport - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 448 (Delhi)
SECTION 9
INCOME - DEEMED TO ACCRUE OR ARISE IN INDIA
Remuneration paid to overseas liaison agent is not 'consultancy fees' and is not FTS u/s 9(1)(vii) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 450 (Delhi)
SECTION 36(1)(viii)
FINANCIAL CORPORATION, RESERVE CREATED BY
Creation of reserve in books of account : Where, assessee, a co-operative bank, failed to create a special reserve in its books of account out of eligible profits of relevant year, it was not eligible to claim benefit of deduction under section 36(1)(viii) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 366 (Pune - Trib.)
SECTION 37(1)
BUSINESS EXPENDITURE - ALLOWABILITY OF
Labourcharges : Where assessee made available details of labour charges which was duly accepted by Assessing Officer during regular proceedings, re-opening of same for current year on basis of material obtained during subsequent year, was unjustified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 392 (Bombay)
SECTION 41(1)
REMISSION OR CESSATION OF TRADING LIABILITY
Excise duty refund : Where excise duty refund received by assessee under section 41(1), same would be taxable - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 61 (Gujarat)
SECTION 80-IC
DEDUCTIONS - SPECIAL PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN UNDERTAKINGS OR ENTERPRISES IN CERTAIN SPECIAL CATEGORY STATES
Limestone : Where assessee was engaged in business of manufacture of limestone powder and poultry grit claim of assessee under section 80-IC was to be allowed - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 184 (Chandigarh - Trib.)
SECTION 92A
TRANSFER PRICING - ASSOCIATED ENTERPRISE
Where assessee, an Indian company, made purchases of textiles, yarn etc. on commission basis for 'K', a Singapore based company, in view of fact that one 'G' was holding 99.9 per cent shares in assessee-company and he was also a common director in both companies who participated in management of both companies, condition of one enterprise participating directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries in its management or control or capital as prescribed under clause (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) of section 92A is satisfied and, consequently, assessee and 'K' fell under meaning of AEs as per provisions of section 92A - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 449 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING - COMPUTATION OF ARM'S LENGTH PRICE
Comparables and adjustments/Adjustments - AMP expenses : Sales Commission, discount, etc. are in nature of expenses directly connected with sales and, hence, would not be included within overall AMP expenses for processing under transfer pricing provisions; matter was to be decided following L.G. Electronics India (P.) Ltd. v. Asstt. CIT (2013) 140 ITD 41/29 taxmann.com 300 (Delhi – Trib.) (SB) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 390 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 194C
DEDUCTION OF TAX AT SOURCE - CONTACTORS/SUB-CONTRACTORS, PAYMENTS TO
Works contract : Where assessee entered into an agreement with PHL under which PHL had agreed to manufacture and sell to assessee certain pharmaceutical products as per specifications but assessee had not supplied any material to PHL, transaction could not be treated as contract for carrying out work liable to TDS under section 194C - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 371 (Karnataka)
SECTION 271(1)(c)
PENALTY - FOR CONCEALMENT OF INCOME
Disallowance of claim, effect : Where against basic principle of accountancy, assessee claimed capital loss on sale of fixed assets in profit and loss account and had not revised return voluntarily, penalty for concealment of income was justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 389 (Delhi)
SEBI ACT
REGULATION 5 OF SEBI (PROHIBITION OF FRAUDULENT AND UNFAIR PRACTICE RELATING TO SECURITIES MARKET) REGULATIONS, 2003
POWER OF THE BOARD TO ORDER INVESTIGATION
The petitioner-company filed writ petition before the High Court for directing SEBI to investigate into and to stay the proposed delisting of equity shares of the respondent-company. The High Court held that power of SEBI to order investigation under Regulation 5 of SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Practice Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 2003 was discretionary. - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 451 (Delhi)
BANKING REGULATION ACT, 1949
SECTION 22
LICENSING OF BANKING COMPANIES
A Cooperative Society registered under the Rajasthan Cooperative Societies Act, 2001 or a Multi-State Cooperative Society registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 is not entitled to carry on banking business without obtaining licence from RBI. - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 452 (Rajasthan)
COMPETITION ACT
SECTION 4
PROHIBITION OF ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION
Where Commission did not independently consider issue of abuse of dominance by BCCI and disposed of information by simply relying upon its previous order, impugned order of Commission was to be set aside and matter was to be remitted to Commission for consideration afresh - 2015) 57 taxmann.com 388 (CAT)
SERVICE TAX
SECTION 65(23)
TAXABLE SERVICES - CARGO HANDLING AGENCY SERVICES
Loading of 'Mined coal' at pit-heads for transport to stockyards or crushing sites from mine area was 'cargo' and liable to service tax under Cargo Handling Agency's Services - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 378 (Mumbai - CESTAT)
CENTRAL EXCISE ACT
SECTION 11B
REFUND - PERIOD OF LIMITATION
Where rate of excise duty reduced retrospectively vide Notification dated 31-10-2000, time-limit of 1 year to file refund claim would start from 31-10-2000 - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 340 (SC)
CUSTOMS ACT
SECTION 25
EXEMPTIONS – CUSTOMS
In case of violation of exemption notification, notice demanding duty may be issued under that notification; hence, where neither notice demanded duty nor option to pay redemption fine in lieu of confiscation was exercised by assessee under section 125, no duty could be demanded - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 322 (SC)
CST & VAT
SECTION 18 OF THE BOMBAY SALES TAX ACT, 1959
FIRMS, LIABILITY
Where appellant, a partner in a firm, had addressed a letter to State Minister for Finance seeking settlement of sales tax dues payable by him as a partner of firm and said Minister accepted offer of settlement, in absence of any provision in Act and Rules, there could be no settlement with appellant so as to discharge him from his obligation to pay sales tax dues payable by firm - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 380 (SC)
SECTION 18 OF RAJASTHAN VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003
INPUT TAX CREDIT - ALLOWANCE OF
Once a whole seller has issued VAT invoice to purchaser of goods, then input tax credit is allowable as per said invoice alone even if goods are sold at a price lower than their purchase cost - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 381 (Rajasthan)
STATUTES
CORPORATE LAWS
Revised Guidelines on Insurance Repositories and Electronic Issuance of Insurance Policies - CIRCULAR NO.IRDA/INT/GDL/INSRE/111/05/2015, DATED 29-5-2015
Handling of unclaimed amounts pertaining to Policyholders - CIRCULAR NO.IRDA/F&A/CIR/CLD/114/05/2015, DATED 28-5-2015
INDIRECT TAX LAWS (ST/EX. & CUS./CST/ & VAT)
Madhya Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, 2006 – Substitution of Rule 5A - NOTIFICATION NO.F-A-03-10/2015/1/FIVE(21), DATED 9-4-2015
Madhya Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, 2006 – Amendment in Rules 11 and 75 - NOTIFICATION NO.F-A-3-24/2015/1/V(23), DATED 15-5-2015
Jharkhand Value Added Tax Rules, 2006 – Amendment In Rule 19, Form JVAT 200, JVAT 204, JVAT 206 &JVAT 207 - NOTIFICATION SO NO.76, DATED 25-3-2015

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Date : 2nd June 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 2(14)
CAPITAL GAINS - CAPITAL ASSET
Agricultural land : Where agricultural land sold by assessee was situated beyond 8 kms from municipal limits when measured through road distance, profit from sale of said land was not taxable - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 394 (Bombay)
SECTION 5
INCOME - ACCRUAL OF
Interest : Pending litigation for recovery of loans given to co-operative housing societies, interest income could not be brought to tax in hands of housing finance corporation - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 365 (Gujarat)
Conditions precedent : Provision of section 5 does not permit taxation of amounts remitted to India from sources outside India which are not incomes under provisions of Act - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 262 (Hyderabad - Trib.)
SECTION 10(23C)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Where assessee-educational institution seeking approval for exemption under section 10(23C)(vi) failed to produce audited accounts and balance-sheet for relevant assessment year despite opportunities granted, approval was denied - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 326 (Patna)
SECTION 28(i)
BUSINESS INCOME - YEAR IN WHICH ASSESSABLE
Deferred revenue : Initiation of reassessment for examining tax implications of deferred revenue on warranty claims is justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 332 (Karnataka)
BUSINESS INCOME - CHARGEABLE AS
Interest : Where assessee entered into a 'Common Loan Agreement' in terms of which lender bank agreed to finance a part of maintenance of a road project, in view of fact that as per terms of said agreement, assessee was required to keep certain amount as fixed deposit with bank, interest income earned on same was to be taxed as business income - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 384 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 32
DEPRECIATION - ALLOWANCE/RATE OF
Right to collect toll : An assessee is entitled to claim depreciation on right to collect toll in respect of a particular road being an intangible asset falling within purview of section 32(1)(ii) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 384 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 35D
PRELIMINARY EXPENSES
Increase in share capital : In view of provisions of residuary clause (d) of section 35D(2), expenditure incurred by assessee in form of stamp duty and registration charges for raising share capital for purpose of expansion of business was eligible for amortization - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 384 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 43(1)
ACTUAL COST
Slump sale, in case of : Where in slump-sale both parties relied on surveyor's report in determining consideration paid in lumpsum, depreciation would be allowed on cost of fixed assets as per surveyor's report - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 32 (Delhi)
SECTION 43B
BUSINESS DISALLOWANCE - CERTAIN DEDUCTIONS TO BE ALLOWED ONLY ON ACTUAL PAYMENT
Provident fund contribution : Even employees' contribution towards provident fund made by assessee/employer on or before due date of filing return under section 139 would be eligible for deduction under section 43B(b) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 94 (Karnataka)
SECTION 54F
CAPITAL GAINS - EXEMPTION OF, IN CASE OF INVESTMENT IN RESIDENTIAL HOUSE
Owner : Where assessee had substantial rights over property which were almost identical to ownership of property, exemption under section 54F was to be allowed - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 23 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 68
CASH CREDIT
Firm, in case of : Partnership firm is not required to explain source of income for partners regarding amount contributed by them towards capital of firm - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 373 (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)
Deposits : Where assessee-firm was engaged in arrack business and source of security deposits made by retail dealers was properly explained, addition as undisclosed credit was not justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 373 (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)
SECTION 69
UNEXPLAINED INVESTMENTS
Unsecured loan : Where in reassessment, Assessing Officer made additions on account of unsecured loans merely on basis of information from DIT Investigation without recording his own satisfaction for issuing reassessment, reassessment was not valid - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 141 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 147
INCOME ESCAPING ASSESSMENT – GENERAL
Court's jurisdiction : Availability of alternate remedy under Act would not be a bar for Court to examine notice issued under section 148 if challenged on ground of no jurisdiction, violation of principles of natural justice, no authority of law and validity or vires of statutory provision being under challenge - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 332 (Karnataka)
SECTION 151
INCOME ESCAPING ASSESSMENT - SANCTION FOR ISSUE OF NOTICE
Effect of assessment : Where original assessment was made under section 143(3), issuance of notice under section 148 after four years from end of relevant assessment year without sanction of Commissioner was invalid - (2015) 54 taxmann.com 318 (Allahabad)
COMPANIES ACT
SECTION 109A
TRANSFER OF SHARES - NOMINATION OF SHARES
Nomination under sections 109A and 109B of the Companies Act,1956 (corresponding to section 72 of the Companies Act,2013) or under Be-law 9.11 of the Depositories Act,1996 only provides the company or depository a legally valid quittance so that it does not remain answerable to a raft of succession litigations and an endless slew of claimants under succession law. The company or depository gets a legally valid discharge but the nominee continues to hold in a fiduciary capacity and is answerable to all claimants under succession law. Nominations under Sections 109A and 109B of the Companies Act and Bye-Law 9.11 of the Depositories Act, 1996 cannot and do not displace the law of succession, nor do they open a third line of succession. (The ruling in Harsha Nitin Kokatev. Saraswat Co-op. Bank Ltd. (2010) 101 SCL 145 (Bom) held to be per incuriam.) - (2015) 58 taxmann.com 1 (Bombay)
SECTION 399
OPPRESSION AND MISMANAGEMENT
When dispute in petition filed under section 397/398 was with regard to legal or illegal transfer of shares, petition could not be rejected at threshold without giving reasonable opportunity to parties to establish their case - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 364 (Karnataka)
CUSTOMS ACT
SECTION 113
CONFISCATION - SMUGGLING/ILLEGAL EXPORT
Provisions of section 113(d) would get attracted and goods may be liable for confiscation when value of export goods in invoices is exaggerated - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 295 (SC)
SECTION 114
PENALTY - SMUGGLING/ILLEGAL EXPORT
Where Superintendent ICD had a direct role in obtaining valuation report enabling exporter to claim higher DEPB credit, he was liable to personal penalty - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 295 (SC)
CST & VAT
SECTION 2(1)(zt) OF HARYANA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003
WORKS CONTRACT
Where assessee, a builder/developer, entered into agreements with prospective buyers to construct flats, etc. and thereafter sell same with some portion of land against valuable consideration, activity of assessee would be covered under term 'works contract'; Haryana VAT must incorporate provisions to exclude value of land from works contract - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 315 (Punjab & Haryana)
SECTION 18 OF TAMIL NADU VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2006
ZERO-RATING
Circular No. 9 of 2003, dated 24-7-2013 sets out statutory provision and benefit of zero rating which accrues to dealer under section 18 and it is neither contrary nor ultra vires of provisions of VAT Act, not is it violative of article 14 of Constitution or irrational - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 362 (Madras)
STATUTES
CORPORATE LAWS
Section 1 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015 – Act – Enforcement of – Notified date on which provisions if Sections 1 To 12 and 15 To 23 of said Act shall come into force - NOTIFICATION (F.NO.1/6/2015-CL.V), DATED 29-5-2015

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Date : 3rd June 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 10(23G)
INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERTAKING
Eligible income : Where Assessing authorities treated certain items of income as 'income from other sources' and without any elaborate discussion about nature of those items of income, denied benefit of exemption under section 10(23G), matter was to be remanded to decide true nature of income - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 223 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 10A
FREE TRADE ZONE
In view of amendment made to section 10A by Finance Act, 2000 with effect from 1-4-2001, assessee was entitled to get credit of tax deducted at Japan in respect of income exempt in India by virtue of para (2a) of article 23 of India-Japan DTAA - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 386 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 28(i)
BUSINESS INCOME - CHARGEABLE AS
Share dealings, income from : Where assessee was dealing in large volume of shares for which one has to devote considerable time and resources and has to carry out activities in a systematic manner, he would be considered as trader of shares and income from share transactions would be assessed as business income - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 327 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 32
DEPRECIATION – ALLOWANCE
Leasehold buildings : Where conveyance deeds in respect of building taken on lease were yet to be executed in favour of assessee-company but assessee exercised dominion over property and it had right to occupy and use same, assessee would be treated as owner of said property to claim depreciation - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 223 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 35AB
TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW EXPENDITURE
Section 35AB v. section 37(1) : Expenditure incurred for acquisition of technical know-how for running business for a short period was revenue in nature allowable under section 37(1); applicability of section 35AB would not arise - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 173 (Gujarat)
SECTION 142A
VALUATION OFFICER, ESTIMATE BY, IN CERTAIN CASES
Scope of : Where books of account in respect of cost of construction are maintained, reference to DVO cannot be made without rejecting said books of account on some legal or justified basis - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 383 (Punjab & Haryana)
SECTION 153C
ASSESSMENT - IN CASE OF SEARCH OR REQUISITION - OTHER PERSON
Recording of satisfaction : Recording of satisfaction of Assessing Officer(s) is a pre-condition for invoking jurisdiction under section 153C - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 282 (Andhra Pradesh)
SECTION 268A
FILING OF APPEALS OR APPLICATION FOR REFERENCE BY INCOME-TAX AUTHORITY
2015 Instruction : In view of CBDT Instruction No. 5 of 2015, dated 10-7-2014, where tax effect of appeal filed by revenue before Tribunal was less than Rs. 4 lakhs, appeal was to be dismissed - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 359 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 271(1)(c)
PENALTY - FOR CONCEALMENT OF INCOME
Explanation 5 : Where assessee made statement regarding seized unaccounted gold and explained manner in which same was derived and treating its value as income paid tax, penalty was not to be levied under section 271(1)(c) - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 382 (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)
MRTP ACT
SECTION 36A
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE - DEFINITION OF
Where complainant had paid 25 per cent of cost of plot allotted to it by respondent but condition of payment of balance price together with interest was a condition precedent for delivery of possession of plot, complainant had no right to seek possession of plot without paying balance price with interest - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 277 (CAT - New Delhi)
CENTRAL EXCISE ACT
SECTION 3
CHARGE/LEVY - EXCISE DUTY
Zinc Dross (having 96 per cent zinc content) arising in course of manufacture of galvanized tubes is a 'manufactured by-product' and liable to duty - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 379 (Jharkhand)
SECTION 4
VALUATION UNDER CENTRAL EXCISE - TRANSACTION VALUE - ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION
Where assessee was manufacturing and selling duplicate CDs to distributor using Master CD supplied by such distributor, royalty paid by distributor to producer of music for such Master CD, cannot be included as 'additional consideration' in value of such duplicate CDs - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 376 (SC)
SECTION 5A
EXEMPTIONS - CENTRAL EXCISE - SSI/THRESHOLD EXEMPTION
Even if goods are different, so long as brand name or trade name of some other company is used, benefit of SSI-Notification would not be available - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 267 (SC)
SECTION 11A
RECOVERY - OF DUTY OR TAX NOT LEVIED/PAID OR SHORT-LEVIED/PAID OR ERRONEOUSLY REFUNDED - ADJUDICATION OF DEMAND
Department may adjudicate and decide matters despite directions of CBEC to put similar matters in 'call-book', if facts are altogether different - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 379 (Jharkhand)
CST & VAT
SECTION 35 OF KARNATAKA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003
RETURN - REVISED RETURN
Where Assessing Authority passed assessment order ignoring assessee's revised returns on ground that they were not filed within prescribed period, in view of Commissioner's circular dated 7-7-2008, matter required to be remanded back to Assessing Authority for considering revised returns - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 347 (Karnataka)
CENTRAL EXCISE RULES
RULE 57G
CENVAT CREDIT - DOCUMENTS ON WHICH CREDIT MAY BE TAKEN
Where department has not even alleged that CVD paid by importer has been claimed as refund by him, buyer of said goods cannot be denied credit of such CVD merely because importer's invoice does not contain declaration that 'refund of CVD has not been claimed' - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 345 (Jharkhand)
STATUTES
CORPORATE LAWS
Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) for Resident Individuals – Increase in limit from USD 125,000 to USD 250,000 and rationalisationof Current Account Transactions – Remittance facilities for Persons other than individuals - A.P. (DIR SERIES 2014-15) CIRCULAR NO.106/A.P. (FL SERIES 2013-14) CIRCULAR NO., DATED 1-6-2015
IRDA (Micro Insurance) Regulations, 2015 - Corrigendum to Notification No.IRDA/Reg/2/92/2015, dated 17-3-2015 - NOTIFICATION F.NO.IRDA/REG/6/96/2015, DATED 19-5-2015
Issue of long term Bonds by Banks for financing of infrastructure and affordable housing – Cross holding - CIRCULAR DBR.BP.BC.NO.98/08.12.014/2014-15, DATED 1-6-2015
Guidelines on compensation of Non-Executive Directors of Private Sector Banks - CIRCULAR DBR.NO.BC.97/29.67.001/2014-15, DATED 1-6-2015

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Date : 4th June 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 4
INCOME - CHARGEABLE AS
Gift : Where assessee received certain amount from 'R' Ltd. on account of dividend receivable by four concerns against their shareholding in 'R' Ltd., since there was no dispute about genuineness of transaction because receipt of amount was duly authorised by respective Memorandum and Articles of Association of assessee and donor companies, it was to be regarded as gift; it is neither taxable as income from other sources under section 56 nor as capital gain nor as income under section 2(22)(e) nor under section 115JB - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 284 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 10B
EXPORT ORIENTED UNDERTAKING
Computation of deduction : Where loss suffered by assessee in a unit entitled for exemption under section 10B, cannot be set off against income from any other unit not eligible for such exemption - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 412 (Delhi)
SECTION 11
CHARITABLE OR RELIGIOUS TRUST - EXEMPTION OF INCOME FROM PROPERTY HELD UNDER
Revision : Where applicability of provisions of sections 11 and 13 was examined by both lower authorities, relief granted by Assessing Officer in assessment/refund Form ITNS 150 could not be prejudicial to interest of revenue - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 90 (Allahabad - Trib.)
SECTION 80HH
DEDUCTIONS - PROFITS AND GAINS FROM HOTELS OR INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS, ETC. IN BACKWARD AREAS
Reassessment : Where during assessment industrial undertaking established in backward area disclosed that it earned interest, dividend and rent from investments made out of surplus funds accumulated from profits of business and Assessing Officer allowed section 80HH deduction, reopening of assessment was to be set aside - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 302 (Gujarat)
SECTION 80HHC
DEDUCTIONS – EXPORTERS
Exports : Counter sales of goods effected against convertible foreign exchange to foreigners which does not involve clearance at customs is to be treated as export out of India and, hence, eligible for benefit of section 80HHC - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 259 (Allahabad)
SECTION 80-IB
DEDUCTIONS - PROFITS AND GAINS FROM INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS OTHER THAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT UNDERTAKINGS
Manufacture : Assembling of various components of gensets amounts to 'manufacturing' for purpose of allowing deduction under section 80-IB - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 328 (Pune - Trib.)
Computation of deduction : In absence of any concrete evidence that assessee had shifted profit of one unit to other unit in order to claim higher deduction under section 80-IB, disallowance of claim of deduction under section 80-IB by applying same net profit ratio in respect of both units was unjustified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 328 (Pune - Trib.)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING - COMPUTATION OF ARM'S LENGTH PRICE
Comparables and adjustments/Adjustments - Excise duty : Where assessee failed to establish as to how earlier year's data had an influence on prices of current financial year, TPO rightly rejected use of multiple years data while computing operating margin of comparable companies - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 413 (Bangalore - Trib.)
SECTION 144
BEST JUDGMENT ASSESSMENT
Additional Evidence : Where assessee had income from various sources but did not file income-tax return despite several opportunity and Assessing Officer passed assessment order which was upheld by Commissioner (Appeals) while Tribunal remitted matter back to Assessing Officer without deciding any issue, order of Tribunal could not be interfered with - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 279 (Rajasthan)
SECTION 147
INCOME ESCAPING ASSESSMENT - NON-DISCLOSURE OF PRIMARY FACTS
Section 147 v. section 143 : There can be no reassessment when original assessment order was cancelled by Commissioner in revision; no fresh order shall be passed pursuant to reassessment - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 302 (Gujarat)
SECTION 234A
INTEREST, CHARGEABLE AS
Conditions precedent : In order to levy interest under section 234A, section 234B or section 234C, Assessing Officer is required to mention specific section of charging interest, failing which, no interest could be levied - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 259 (Allahabad)
SECTION 253
APPELLATE TRIBUNAL - APPEALS TO
Condonation of delay : Where assessee filed its appeal with a delay of 373 days taking a plea that it was under a bona fide belief that appeal had been filed by concerned head of its taxation department within prescribed time, it being a case of gross negligence on part of assessee, appeal was to be dismissed being barred by limitation - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 420 (Mumbai - Trib.)
SECTION 263
REVISION - OF ORDERS PREJUDICAL TO INTEREST OF REVENUE
Assessment order, connection of : Assessment/refund Form ITNS 150 is a part of assessment order; it would be subjected to revision under section 263 - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 90 (Allahabad - Trib.)
COMPETITION ACT
SECTION 4
PROHIBITION OF ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION
Where dispute between informant and opposite parties appeared to business dispute and trade rivalry, there was no competition issue involved in matter - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 419 (CCI)
SERVICE TAX
SECTION 65(25)
TAXABLE SERVICES - CLEARING AND FORWARDING AGENT'S SERVICES
Merely supervising and liaisoning with coal company and railways to see that material required by cement companies is loaded as per schedule, cannot amount to clearing and forwarding agent's services, as there is no 'clearing activity' and 'forwarding activity' performed - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 402 (SC)
CENTRAL EXCISE ACT
SECTION 11B
REFUND - DOCTRINE OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT
Excess credit : (a) reversed by assessee under protest and in course of investigation and (b) for which no show-cause notice has been issued, cannot be retained by department without any demand having been raised; refund thereof is not hit by bar of unjust enrichment under section 11B - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 153 (Mumbai - CESTAT)
SECTION 129B
APPEALS - POWERS OF - APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Time-limit for filing appeal does not operate as stay of order impugned; therefore, even if said time-limit has not expired, Tribunal order must be executed by Department and failure therein may be challenged in writ jurisdiction - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 245 (Andhra Pradesh)
CENTRAL EXCISE RULES
RULE 57A
CENVAT CREDIT – INPUT
Residual Fuel Oil (RFO) is different from Low Sulphur Heavy Stock (LSHS) even though classifiable under same tariff heading; hence, credit restrictions applicable to LSHS do not apply to RFO - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 154 (Allahabad)
STATUTES
DIRECT TAX LAWS
Section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Double Taxation Agreement - Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Foreign Countries – Denmark – Amendment in Notification No. GSR 853(E), dated 25-9-1989 - NOTIFICATION NO.45/2015 (F.NO.503/02/1998-FTD-I)/SO 1371(E), DATED 22-5-2015
Redesignation of Specified Commissioner (SAG) level officers posted in Attached Directorate of CBDT - OFFICE ORDER (F.NO.HRD/CM/158/1/2014-05/1244, DATED 1-6-2015
CORPORATE LAWS
Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2015 effective from 12-5-2015 – Review of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy on investments by Non-Resident Indians (NRIS), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOS) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIS) – Amendment in paragraph 2.1.27 and insertion of Paragraph 3.6.2 (vii) - PRESS NOTE NO. 7 (2015 SERIES), DATED 3-6-2015
Major Initiatives on improving 'Ease of doing Business' in India - PRESS RELEASE, DATED 31-5-2015
Change in Bank Rate – Penal Interest Rates which are Linked to Bank Rate - CIRCULAR DBR.NO.RET.BC.99/12.01.001/2014-15, DATED 2-6-2015
Non-Systemically important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015 - Amendment in Paragraph 21 - NOTIFICATION NO.DNBR.026/CGM (CDS) - 2015, DATED 21-5-2015
Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) second Amendment Rules, 2015 - Amendment in Rule 5 - NOTIFICATION(F.NO.1/4/2013 CL-V), DATED 29-5-2015
Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Second Amendment Rules, 2015 - Amendment in Rule 15 - NOTIFICATION (F.NO.1/16/2013-CL-V), DATED 29-5-2015
Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Second Amendment Rules, 2015 - Amendment in Rule 3 - NOTIFICATION (F.NO.1/31/2013-CL-V-PART), DATED 29-5-2015
Companies (Incorporation) second Amendment Rules, 2015 - Amendment in Rule 12; Omission of Rule 24 &Form INC-21 and Substitution of Form INC-13 &Form INC-16 - NOTIFICATION (F.NO.1/13/2013-CL-V), DATED 29-5-2015
Companies (Registration of Charges) Amendment Rules, 2015 - Amendment in Rule 3 - NOTIFICATION (F.NO.1/10/2013-CL-V), DATED 29-5-2015
Systemically important Non-Banking Financial (Non-Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2015 - Amendment in Paragraph 20 - NOTIFICATION NO.DNBR.025/CGM (CDS) - 2015, DATED 21-5-2015
Non-Banking Financial (Deposit Accepting or Holding) Companies Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2007 - Amendment in Paragraph 17C - NOTIFICATION NO.DNBR.024/CGM (CDS) - 2015, DATED 21-5-2015
Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2015 Effective from 12-5-2015 – Review of the Investment limit for cases requiring prior approval of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)/Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) – Amendment in Paragraph 5.2 - PRESS NOTE NO.6 (2015 SERIES), DATED 3-6-2015
INDIRECT TAX LAWS (ST/EX. & CUS./CST & VAT)
Submission of Representations on Service matters, including Deputation to various State Government/Ministries/Organisations, by IRS (C&CE) direct to higher Authorities/State Governments/Ministries/Organisations - LETTER (F.NO.A.35017/32/2015-AD.II), DATED 28-5-2015

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Date : 5th June 2015
  Daily Tax & Corporate Laws Digest
 
 
INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 2(22)
DEEMED DIVIDEND
Loans and advances to shareholder - Shareholder, Connotation of : Where Assessing Officer made addition to assessee's income under section 2(22)(e) finding that assessee had taken loan from company in which he was holding 38.8 per cent shares, in view of fact that assessee had already gifted 30 per cent shareholding to his wife and son, impugned addition deserved to be deleted - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 308 (Punjab & Haryana)
SECTION 10B
EXPORT ORIENTED UNDERTAKING
Grant of approval : Though considerations which apply for granting approval under sections 10A and 10B may to an extent, overlap, yet deliberate segregation of these two benefits by statute reflects parliamentary intention that to qualify for benefit under either, specific procedure enacted for that purpose has to be followed - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 351 (Pune - Trib.)
SECTION 55
CAPITAL GAINS - COST OF ACQUISITION
Protective Addition : In year of allotment of shares in lieu of Membership Card of stock exchange, protective addition on account of claim of depreciation so long claimed by member on said membership card, was not justified; same might be done in future in year in which transfer of shares would take place - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 190 (Bombay)
SECTION 68
CASH CREDIT
Loan : Where during scrutiny, Assessing Officer did not apply his mind to scrutinize identity and capacity of lenders who furnished loans, matter was to be readjudicated - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 372 (Allahabad)
Gifts : Where assessees received certain amount as gift from NRI through cheque and they produced bank certificate and gift deed regarding same, addition of said gift as unexplained income was not justified - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 176 (Gujarat)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING - COMPUTATION OF ARM'S LENGTH PRICE
Comparables and adjustments/Comparables – Illustrations : A company providing high end services, i.e., special knowledge and domain expertise, cannot be compared to a low end service provider, namely, call centre services - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 416 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 127
INCOME-TAX AUTHORITIES - POWER TO TRANSFER CASES
Conditions precedent : Where in case of assessee, Assessing Officer at ward 4 Agra himself transferred jurisdiction of case to Assessing Officer at ward 5(3), New Delhi and there being no transfer order passed by Chief Commissioner or Commissioner, it was a case of violation of provisions of section 127 and, therefore, impugned assessment order passed by Assessing Officer, ward 5(3), New Delhi was to be regarded as void ab initio - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 164 (Delhi - Trib.)
SECTION 220
COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF TAX - WHEN TAX PAYABLE AND WHEN ASSESSEE DEEMED IN DEFAULT
Stay of demand : Commissioner (Appeals) has inherent power to stay demand, when appeal is pending for disposal before him - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 418 (Delhi - Trib.)
COMPETITION ACT
SECTION 4
PROHIBITION OF ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION
Where reserves, surplus, turnover and assets of OP's competitors such as GAIL, IOCL and GSPC were much larger than OP and consumers were not entirely dependent on OP for supply of natural gas, OP was not dominant in relevant market - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 421 (CCI)
SERVICE TAX
SECTION 86
APPEALS - CONDONATION OF DELAY - APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Where assessee sought condonation of delay on ground that his earlier consultant withheld back papers for a long time, Tribunal rejected said claim as unacceptable and denied condonation on ground of gross negligence and inaction on part of assessee - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 407 (Chennai - CESTAT)
CUSTOMS ACT
SECTION 146
CUSTOMS BROKERS/CUSTOMS HOUSE AGENTS - PROHIBITION OR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE
Where CHA's license was suspended pending enquiry and enquiry was not completed within time-limit (fixed by Commissioner as well as fixed by Circular), suspension was set aside with liberty to department to proceed with enquiry - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 167 (Mumbai - CESTAT)
CST & VAT
SECTION 22D OF WEST BENGAL SALES TAX ACT, 1994
PAYMENT OF TAX
Where State Government of West Bengal by West Bengal Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2008 caused amendments in sections 2(40)(d) and 22D of West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994 subjecting members of West Bengal Foreign Liquor 'Off' and 'On' Shop Owners Association to pay tax on that part of sale price of quantity of foreign liquor sold by them by which such sale price exceeds maximum retail price of equal quantity of such foreign liquor, impugned amendments were not ultra vires article 14 of Constitution - (2015) 58 taxmann.com 53 (WBTT)
CENTRAL EXCISE RULES
RULE 57Q
CENVAT CREDIT - CONDITIONS FOR ALLOWING OF - CAPITAL GOODS
For taking credit of duty paid on capital goods, it would not be necessary that capital goods shall either be owned by assessee or those shall be acquired by finance from financing agency - (2015) 57 taxmann.com 404 (Bombay)
CENVAT CREDIT RULES
RULE 3
CENVAT CREDIT – GENERAL
An assessee can take credit of inputs used within its factory; no credit can be taken on inputs used by other units/companies having separate entity and separate registration - (2015) 56taxmann.com403 (Bangalore - CESTAT)
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