CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE FEBRUARY 26, 2016
CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL UPDATE FEBRUARY 26, 2016
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INCOME TAX ACT
SECTION 12A
CHARITABLE OR RELIGIOUS TRUST – REGISTRATION OF
Cancellation of : Where assessee-educational trust undertook only one activity of running of school out of 21 objects for charitable purposes and it was charging reasonable fees from students and it also gave a concession to poor and deserving students, registration of trust under section 12AA was to be granted – [2016]
SECTION 40(a)(i)
BUSINESS DISALLOWANCE – INTEREST, ETC., PAYABLE OUTSIDE INDIA
Commission payments to the nonresident agents are not taxable in India, as the agents are remaining outside, services are rendered abroad and payments are also made abroad. The services rendered by the non-resident agent could at best be called as a service for completion of the export commitment and would not fall within the definition of “fees for technical services” and, therefore, section 9 was not applicable and, consequently, section 195 did not come into play. Therefore, the disallowance made by the Assessing Officer u/s 40(a)(i) towards export commission paid by the assessee to the non-resident was rightly deleted by the Tribunal. In GE India Technology’s case, it was held by SC that the tax deducted at source obligations under Section 195 (1) of the Act arises, only if the payment is chargeable to tax in the hands of the non-resident recipient. When the transaction does not attract the provisions of Section 9 of the Act, then there is no question of applying Explanation 4 to Section 9 of the Act. Consequently, the ratio of SC decision in G.E. India Technology’s case would apply notwithstanding insertion of Explanation 4 to Section 9 (1) (i) of the Act with corresponding introduction of Explanation 2 to Section 195 (1) of the Act, both by the Finance Act, 2012, with retrospective effect from 01.04.1962 – [2016] 66 taxmann 321 (Madras)
SECTION 74
LOSSES UNDER HEAD CAPITAL GAINS
Setting off deemed short term capital gain : Where deemed short term capital gain arose on account of sale of depreciable assets that was held for a period to which long term capital gain would apply, assessee would be entitled to claim setting off said gain against brought forward long term capital losses and unabsorbed depreciation – [2016] 66 taxmann 330 (Bombay)
SECTION 92C
TRANSFER PRICING – COMPUTATION OF ARM’S LENGTH PRICE
Comparables and adjustments/TNMM v. CUP : Where on assessee becoming agent of parent shipping company, erstwhile agent was appointed as sub-agent of assessee, price agreement between assessee and its sub-agent could not be used as internal CUP for determining ALP – [2016](Mumbai – Trib.)
Comparables and adjustments/Comparables – Illustrations : In case of assessee, providing investment advisory and support services to its AE, companies engaged in handling of IPOs and carrying on activity of managing directly or indirectly investments mutual funds, venture capital fund, could not be accepted as valid comparables while determining ALP – [2016] (Delhi – Trib.)
SECTION 132A
SEARCH & SEIZURE – REQUISITION OF BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, ETC.
Reassessment : Accounts which were duly verified during regular assessment of assessee could not be reappreciated merely because further a search was conducted in premises of assessee as same would amount to reopening of concluded assessment – [2016] 66 taxmann 264 (Karnataka)
SECTION 194C
DEDUCTION OF TAX AT SOURCE – CONTRACTORS/SUB-CONTRACTORS, PAYMENTS TO
Transportation charges : Where assessee-company, engaged in business of cargo handling, made payments for transportation of goods to transporter which also supplied containers, since use of containers was only incidental to transporting of cargo, assessee was justified in deducting tax at source under sec. 194C from payments in question – [2016] (Rajkot – Trib.)
COMPANIES ACT
SECTION 445
WINDING UP – COPY OF WINDING UP ORDER TO BE FILED WITH REGISTRAR
Contract of Company (in liquidation) with its employees comes to an end on passing of winding up order –[2016] (Bombay) (more…)