Section 145 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 provides that the income of a person under the heads ”profit and gains of business or profession” or “income from other sources’ shall be computed in accordance with either cash or mercantile system of accounting that is regularly employed by the person. It further provides that the Central Government may notify in the Official Gazette, from time to time, accounting standards to be followed by any class of taxpayers or in respect of any class of income. Since the introduction of this provision in the Act, the Central Govt has notified two standards in 1996: (a) Accounting Standard I, relating to disclosure of accounting policies; and (b) Accounting Standard II, relating to disclosure of prior period and extraordinary items and changes in accounting policies. Subsequently, CBDT constituted the Committee to harmonize the Accounting Standards issued by ICAI with the provisions of the Act and also to suggest amendments to the Act necessitated by transition to IFRS.
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Apollo Consulting Services Corporation v DIT [ITA No: 2983 (Mum) of 2010 dtd 27 July 2012] Mumbai ITAT Background: M/s. Apollo Consulting Services Corporation (hereinafter referred to as ACSC) is a non-resident company incorporated in USA. ACSC and IBM (based in USA) had entered into a Global Agreement which is also known as ‘Base Agreement’ on 11.01.2002. By virtue of this agreement, ACSC agreed to provide IBM, USA and its global subsidiaries certain services. In the background of the Base Agreement, IBM India made deal with ACSC through IIC Systems Private Limited, India (hereinafter referred to as ISPL) for the services to be performed in the USA. During the previous year, as per the agreement between IBM India and ISPL, ACSC provided technical manpower to IBM in USA according to its requirements. Thus, the link between the three entities was that, purchase orders are issued by IBM to ISPL who in turn passed that to ACSC. The entire arrangement was for providing skilled manpower in USA.
Recruitment service is not “Technical Service” – Mumbai ITAT
Based on the recommendations of Supreme Court in the case of CIT Vs. Glaxo SmithKline Asia (P) Ltd. (195 Taxman 35) (SC), Finance Minister introduced transfer pricing regulations applicable to specified domestic transactions in Finance Act, 2012. Please find attached in the link below an overview of the Domestic Transfer Pricing regulations applicable with effect from Assessment Year 2013-2014 Click here to download the overview
Domestic Transfer Pricing Overview
DDIT v Lucent Technologies International Sales Ltd [IT Appeal No. 4054 (Delhi) of 2011 dtd 24.08.2012] Delhi ITAT Background: During the year under consideration, the assessee supplied telecom equipments to various companies. In its return of income for A.Y. 2006-07, the income from services rendered in India was offered to tax. However, income from offshore supplies made to Indian customers was not offered to tax. A survey u/s 133 A of the Act was carried out on 22.2.2009 at the office premises of Alcatel Lucent India Ltd. located at New Delhi and Gurgaon. Based upon the documents found, statement recorded during and after the survey and subsequent discussions, it was held in the assessment order of Alcatel Lucent France, for assessment year 2006-07 that various Alcatel Lucent Overseas entities including the assessee had a permanent establishment (PE) in India. The AO determined net income chargeable to tax as attributable to PE in India @ 2.5% of the sales made by the assessee in India. Accordingly, assessment was framed at an income of Rs.6,55,033/- and also levied the interests u/s 234A, 234B and 234C. Before the CIT (A), the assessee questioned the levy of interest u/s 234B by the AO at Rs. 3,46,360/-. The CIT(A) being convinced with the contention of the assessee has deleted the interest levied u/s 234B.
Advance tax not required to be paid (for 234B calculation), if the payer defaults in ...
CIT v Pelican Investments (P.) Ltd. [ITA No: 3424 of 2010 dtd 21 August 2012] Bombay High Court Background: The assessee by an agreement dated 7th November, 1984 with Hotel Leelaventure Limited (HLL) was granted a licence to occupy a shopping arcade for a period of 11 years. The assessee was required to pay to HLL, compensation for the said licence commencing from the date of occupation certificate, at the rate of Rs. 150/- per sq. mtr. per month during the period of the licence. Thereafter, the assessee and HLL entered into a fresh agreement dated 24th January, 1999, by which HLL granted the assessee further licence in respect of the same premises for a period of 10 years. The assessee filed its return of income on 29th October, 2006 for , declaring a total loss of Rs. 48,626/-. The AO made an order under section 143(3). The annual value under section 23(1)(a) was computed at Rs. 60,27,027/-. A deduction under section 24 at 30% amounting to Rs. 18,08,108/- was allowed. The AO, accordingly, assessed a sum of Rs. 42,18,919/- to be income from house property.
In the absence of renewal clause in the lease agreement, subsequent agreement cannot be merged ...
Justice Sam Bharucha v Addln CIT [ITA No. 3889/Mum/2011 dtd 25/07/2012] (Mum ITAT) Background: During the year (AY 2006-07), the assessee has earned dividend of Rs 30,43,306 from mutual funds and Rs 6,71,468 from shares besides interest on RBI ta-free bonds of Rs 13,73,750 which are exempt income. The AO disallowed a sum of Rs2,26,581 under section 14A by applying RUle 8D by following decision of Mumbai ITAT in the case of Daga Capital Management Pvt Ltd. On appeal, the CIT(A) confirmed the disallowance made by the AO.