Katrina kaif held not liable to pay service tax as its paid by her agent

0 comments Sunday, December 30, 2012


Mumbai CESTAT in Katrina Kaif's (famous actress) case has held that once the service tax is paid by agent the assessee herself need not to pay service tax again. Since definition of assessee includes agent, where service tax liability of assessee-actress had been discharged by her agent, service tax could not be demanded from assessee-actress.

This judgement implies that service tax liability can also be discharged by agent of assessee and in which case assessee need not to pay service tax.

Similarly service tax liability can also be shifted by agreement on to the service provider in cases where reverse charge is applicable. Main thing is that revenue should get its due taxes irrespective of the fact who is paying it or on whom it has been shifted by agreement between the service provider and service receiver
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Deduction u/s 54EC for investment made from earnest money before sale of asset whether allowable

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Bombay High Court in the Mrs. Parveen P. Bharucha v. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, Circle 2, Pune has held that allowing deduction of investment made u/s 54EC from the earnest money/advance of the sale consideration of the Capital asset sold, was a possible view in view of CBDT's circular 359 dated 10-05-1983, which was taken by AO during assessment proceedings u/s 143(3), hence reopening on the ground that investment should have been made after the sale of the capital asset is a mere change of opinion which is not allowed.
Although this judgement is on the point of reassessment, it also brings attention towards circular No. 359 dated 10-05-1983 of CBDT wherein it was directed that deduction for investment u/s 54E(existing at the relevent time) was available even if such investment was made before the date when capital asset was sold and such investment was made out of the earnest money/advance received as being part of net sale consideration.
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Sale of used cars not to be included in gross turnover, if not incidental or ancillary to business

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Delhi High Court in Panacea Biotech Ltd. vs Commissioner of Trade and Taxes has held that in pharmaceutical business sale of used car cannot be treated as incidental or ancillary to the business and hence the sale of same cannot be included in the gross turnover.
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Entry tax deferment quarterly statement amended-certain technical flaws exist

0 comments Thursday, December 27, 2012


General circular No. N-1-2011 / spl. 31 - 60  dated : 17.5.2011on Entry Tax deferment issued by Excise & Taxation department, Punjab in pursuance of orders of Punjab & Haryana High Court  has been amended.

The circular has changed the format of quarterly statement of deferment claimed from entry tax to be filed by the persons claiming deferment from the entry tax.
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Due date for efiling of VAT-20 extended

0 comments Wednesday, December 26, 2012
GOVT OF PUNJAB

EXCISE & TAXATION DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC NOTICE

ATTENTION: DEALERS/ ADVOCATES/ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS/COST ACCOUNTANTS
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Investment limit of 50 Lakh u/s 54EC applicable to finanical year and not to transaction

0 comments Saturday, December 22, 2012

 ITAT Bangalore has held in Shri Vivek Jairazbhoy Vs.Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax that limit of investment of Rs. 50 Lakh u/s 54EC of Income Tax Act, 1961 is applicable to a financial year and not to transaction that means if period of 6 months of investment u;/s 54EC spreads to two financial years then investment of more than Rs. 50 Lakh can be made in two such financial years in respect of same transaction.
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Circular on taxability of set top boxes under Delhi VAT

0 comments Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Commissioner, VAT, Department of Trade and Taxes, Delhi has issued a circular clarifying the taxability of set top boxes under Delhi VAT Act, 2004. It has been mentioned that set top boxes are being supplied by cable operators on lease basis against refundable securities.

The circular suggest that such leasing is a deemed sale of goods as transfer of right to use goods.


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Concealing a receipt in return attracts penalty even if due taxes are deposited

0 comments Saturday, December 15, 2012


FACTS:
     The assessee's services were terminated by the foreign company with which he was employed.
     The company Offered him continued employment for a limited tenure, on same terms and remuneration as before.The employer-company paid him an extraordinary compensation of VSD 10 lacs for retention and seaverance of his services.
   
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Penalties under PVAT Act can be adjusted against Excess ITC

0 comments Friday, December 14, 2012


Section 15 of PVAT Act 2005 deals with the Net Tax Payable by a taxable person. Sub section 1 of Section 15 provides that the output tax under PVAT Act shall be adjusted from the Input Tax Credit for determining Net Tax Payable by a taxable Person. If any excess ITC is still left then it is to be adjusted from the CST liability under CST Act 1956 at the option of the taxable person as per section 15(2) of PVAT Act.

Section 15(3) of PVAT Act provides that the Excess ITC if any left after adjustment of output tax or CST liability u/s 15(1) and 15(2) then such ITC shall be adjusted against any outstanding tax, Penalty or Interest under PVAT Act 2005 or CST Act 1956 as the case may be.
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Public notice under PVAT regarding efiling of returns for third quarter of year 2012-13

0 comments Thursday, December 13, 2012

GOVT OF PUNJAB
EXCISE & TAXATION DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE
ATTENTION: DEALERS/ ADVOCATES/ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
E-FILING OF QUARTERLY RETURNS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER (Q3)

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No disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) for short deduction of TDS

0 comments Tuesday, December 11, 2012


Facts: The assessee was engaged in trading of agricultural products. During the course of assessment proceedings, from the tax audit report in Form No. 3CD the Assessing Officer noted that the tax auditor had quantified the amount of Rs. 40,41,233 disallowable under section 40(a)(ia). However, in computation of income the assessee had added back only Rs. 20,16,778. The remaining amount of Rs. 20,24,455 was therefore, disallowed by the Assessing Officer.

Before the Commissioner (Appeals), the assessee submitted that the Assessing Officer ought to have allowed expenditure on which tax had been deducted and should have disallowed the expenditure on which no tax had been deducted. Alternatively, it was argued that proportionate disallowance of Rs. 15,75,239 should have been made.
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Reimbursement of expenses not liable to service tax-Rule 5(1) is ultra vires

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Delhi High Court has in a very important case namely Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt Ltd Vs UOI held that reimbursement of expenses cannot be charged to service tax by treating the same as part of service charges. Rule 5(1) of Service Tax (Determination of value) Rules has been held as ultra vires to the extent it brings the reimbursement of expenses within the ambit of service tax

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No TDS u/s 194C on transportation if the same is incidental to contract of sale

0 comments Sunday, December 2, 2012

Gujrat High Court has held in  CIT vs Krishak Bharti Cooperative Ltd that TDS u/s 194C will not be applicable on transportation of goods if such transportation is incidental to contract of sale.

In this case where assessee entered into a contract with GAIL for supply of gas to its consumption points through pipelines and in addition to price of gas it had agreed to make separate payments for transportation of gas, it was held that contract was a contract for purchase of gas and not a work contract

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Signature mismatch on cheque may lead to criminal proceedings-SC

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  A person may face criminal proceedings if a cheque issued by him gets dishonoured on the ground that his signature does not match the specimen signature available with the bank, the Supreme Court has said. 

A bench of justices T S Thakur and Gyan Sudha Mishra set aside the verdict of Gujarat High Court which had held that criminal proceedings for dishonouring of cheque can be initiated only when the cheque is dishonoured because of lack of sufficient amount in the bank account and not in case where a cheque is returned due to mismatch of signature of account holder. 
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Starting date of Efiling of VAT-20 postponed to 5th december

0 comments Saturday, December 1, 2012



PUBLIC NOTICE

EXCISE AND TAXATION DEPARTMENT, PUNJAB

ATTN: ALL DEALERS, ADVOCATES AND CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

This is to inform all concerned that the e-Filing service for VAT 20 would now be available from 5th December 2012, instead of 1st December 2012 as communicated earlier.
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