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Department Can Bring Expenditure Incurred In Earlier Years To Be Taxed In Subsequent Years On Grounds Of Bogus Expenditure: ITAT
The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has observed that the department can bring expenditures incurred in earlier years to be taxed in subsequent years on grounds of bogus expenditure.The bench of B. R. R. Kumar (Accountant Member) has observed that the department can bring the expenditure incurred in the earlier years to be taxed in the subsequent years if it is proved...
Section 9 Petition Is Not Maintainable If Affidavit Under Section 9(3)(B) Is Not Filed: NCLT Mumbai
The National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, comprising Shri Kishore Vemulapalli (Judicial Member) and Shri Prabhat Kumar (Technical Member), while adjudicating an application under Section 9 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC, 2016”) in M/s Welcome Steel vs Kavish International Trading Private Limited has held that Affidavit under Section 9(3)(b) of IBC, 2016...
NCLT Kochi Orders Liquidation Of Samson And Sons Builders And Developers Under Section 33 Of IBC
The NCLT Kochi bench comprising of Shri P. Mohan Raj (Judicial Member) and Shri Satya Ranjan Prasad (Technical Member) has ordered for Liquidation of Samson and Sons builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd. (“Corporate Debtor”) under section 33(1) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC, 2016”). The Corporate Debtor filed an Application before NCLT Kochi through its...
GST Exemption On Architectural Consultancy Service Provided To Surat Municipal Corporation: AAR
The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has held that the "Architectural Consultancy Service" provided to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) for the construction of SMIMER Hospital and College Campus is exempt from GST.The bench of Amit Kumar Mishra and Milind Kavatkar has observed that the pure services (excluding works contract services or other composite supplies involving the supply...
AO Without Rejection Of Books Of Accounts Estimated The Income Based On Profit Margin Method: ITAT Deletes Addition
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), while upholding the addition, has held that A.O. without rejection of books of accounts under Section 145 but estimated the income based on the Profit Margin Method.The Bench of T.R. Senthil Kumar (Judicial Member) and Waseem Ahmed (Accountant Member), while dismissing the grounds of the department, has observed that the...
NCLT Allahabad Approves Dwiti Construction Pvt. Ltd’s Resolution Plan For M/S Vaishali Real Estate Private Limited
The NCLT Allahabad bench comprising of Shri Praveen Gupta (Judicial Member) and Shri Subrata Ashish Verma (Technical Member) has approved a 3.91 crore resolution plan of Dwiti Construction Pvt. Ltd for M/S Vaishali Real Estate Private Limited (“Corporate Debtor”) under section 30 (6) and 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC, 2016”). The Company was admitted...
Godrej Zymegold Contains Can Be Characterised As Fertilizer, Classified Under CTH 3101: CESTAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Godrej Zymegold, which contains nitrogen and chlorine, suffices to characterize the product as fertilizer, classified under CTH 3101.The bench of Ajay Sharma (Judicial Member) and Anil G. Shakkarwar (Technical Member) has observed that the department has taken recourse to the definition...
Service Tax Paid On Insurance Of Plant, Machinery For Manufacture Is Admissible As Cenvat Credit: CESTAT
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the service tax paid on the insurance of plant, machinery, and equipment required for manufacture is admissible as CENVAT Credit.The Bench of Anil G. Shakkarwar (Technical Member) has observed that the co-generation plant, though not installed during the relevant period, received consultancy...
NCLT Indore Permits Forensic Audit Of Corporate Debtor On An Application Made By Financial Creditor
The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Indore Bench, comprising of Shri Ashok Kumar Bhardwaj (Judicial Member) and Shri Kaushalendra Kumar Singh (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Motel Rahans Pvt Ltd. v JSM Devcons Pvt Ltd., has allowed an application filed by a secured Financial Creditor of the Corporate Debtor wherein transaction audit of the...
CESTAT Allows Income Tax Deduction On Account Of Octroi And Additional Sales Tax
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed the income tax deduction on account of octroi and additional sales tax.The Bench of S. S. Garg (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member) has observed that the gist of the SCNs was to deny the deduction on account of Octroi and Additional Sales Tax for the reason that the same...
'Even Profit Making Entities Indifferent To Consumers': Cochin Airport Directed To Compensate Passenger Who Got Drenched While Boarding, Caught Fever
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Ernakulam recently directed the Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) to pay a compensation of Rs. 16,000/- to a passenger for its failure to provide adequate facilities to him to board the flight without getting drenched in the rain. The bench comprising President D.B. Binu and members V. Ramachandran and Sreevidhia T. N., while...
CBIC Rolls Out Automated Return Scrutiny Module For GST Returns In ACES-GGST Backend Application For Central Tax Officers
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has rolled out the Automated Return Scrutiny Module for GST returns in the ACES-GST backend application for Central Tax Officers.During the recent review of the performance of the CBIC, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman gave directions to roll out an automated return scrutiny module for GST returns...