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2007-TIOL-NEWS-162
Monday, July 9, 2007
 
News Flash

Sahar Airport Customs seizes FC worth Rs 8.26 lakh in a rectum case;

Paucity of skills to hurt nation's growth: FICCI;

FM urges Jewellery sector to tap global market in a big way;

     
 

Dear Member,

Sending you the following files:

 
     
Direct Tax Basket

2007-TIOL-367-HC-MUM-IT.doc + bombay hc story.doc

Pre emptive purchase of property by Income tax department – Appropriate Authority's order quashed; bad SCN, improper order

Just as comparison of incomparable properties is fallacious, non-comparison of comparable properties is equally fallacious : HC;

2007-TIOL-366-HC-MAD-IT.doc

Sec 80HHC benefits - Assessee excavates, sizes, cuts and polishes granite into a finished product and claims it to be a manufacturing process - Tribunal allows the benefits - Going by the Sec 80HHC(2)(b), cut and polished granite not qualified to claim benefits for period prior to the amendment in 1991 that allowed the same - Revenue's appeal upheld : HC;

2007-TIOL-365-HC-P&H-IT.doc

Income Tax - Assessee claims deduction of unabsorbed depreciation for working out book profits and declares a loss - Revenue disallows deduction on the ground that u/s 115J, the word 'loss' does not take into account unabsorbed depreciation - Provision of Sec.205 has been incorporated into Sec.115J and as the word 'loss' in clause(b) of proviso of Sec.205(1) takes into account unabsorbed depreciation, similarly book profits have to be arrived at after considering unabsorbed depreciation - Assessee's appeal allowed : HC;

2007-TIOL-364-HC-MAD-IT.doc

Income Tax - Reassessment u/s 147 - Additions made for unexplained investment - CIT(A) & Tribunal reduce the quantum of additions after considering the relevant materials - Revenue in appeal against the findings - As per a decision of Apex court, whenever there is a concurrent factual finding by the authorities below, no interference is called for by the High court - Revenue's appeal dismissed : HC;

 
Indirect Tax Basket

CENTRAL EXCISE SECTION

2007-TIOL-920-CESTAT-DEL.doc + lesser credit story.doc

An assessee cannot be faulted for taking a lesser amount of credit than is due to him under the law :Cestat;

2007-TIOL-919-CESTAT-MAD.doc + Pricol Ltd Story.doc

Central Excise – Refund – Demand for recovery of erroneous refund has to be made under Section 11A of CEA with in the prescribed time limit – No unjust enrichment in refund of pre deposit – Board circulars are binding on the department :Cestat;

2007-TIOL-914-CESTAT-DEL.doc + excise story.doc

Goods cleared on CT3 – if duty is payable, concessional rate applicable:Cestat;

2007-TIOL-913-CESTAT-MAD.doc

Central Excise – Offence – One cannot say that there can be two or more manufacturers or assessees for the same goods – liability under Section 3 of Central Excise Act fixed on a person by the statute cannot be affected by any contract :Cestat;

 

SERVICE TAX SECTION

2007-TIOL-916-CESTAT-MUM.doc

Service Tax - Tour Operator Service - Applicants have made out a strong prima facie case on merits in the light of Tribunal's order in the case of Gandhi Travels 2007-TIOL-430-CESTAT-AHM - Pre-deposit of duty, penalty waived - Stay granted Cestat;

2007-TIOL-915-CESTAT-DEL.doc

Service Tax – BAS – service provided before 9.7.2004, payment received in 2005 – no Service Tax payable :Cestat;

2007-TIOL-911-CESTAT-BANG.doc

Ignorance of law is no excuse – delay of 197 days not condoned :Cestat;

 

CUSTOMS SECTION

NOTIFICATION

cuscir07_24.doc

CBEC makes Customs more accountable for speedy disbursal of refunds;

ctariff07_084.doc

CBEC amends many Tariff Notifications related to export promotion schemes;

CASELAWS

2007-TIOL-918-CESTAT-MAD.doc

Customs – Cess – Imported natural rubber – No cess is recoverable on the natural rubber imported in view of the settled decisions :Cestat;

2007-TIOL-917-CESTAT-MAD.doc

Customs – Valuation – No evidentiary material has been offered to support the claim that the discount offered by the overseas supplier was abnormal – Enhancement of value on that basis is incorrect :Cestat;

2007-TIOL-912-CESTAT-BANG.doc

Customs – addendum to the Show cause notice implicating the appellant not received by them – principles of natural justice violated – appeal allowed :Cestat;

 
Common Basket

ddt 9 july.doc

Service Tax - Does anybody know the accounting codes of the services?

tiol spl guest.doc

Wandering in the wonderland of training!

guest.doc

Service tax on renting - Mixed use of property;

ecourt.doc

Rs 854 Cr National e-Courts project to be rolled out tomorrow;

cbuzz181.doc

Ahluwalia Contracts secures 4 new projects worth Rs 130 crores;

cbuzz180.doc

Massey's CMCTEC leads 3 NZ tech firms to export deals in India;

cbuzz179.doc

Dishman Pharma signs MoU with Solvay;

cbuzz178.doc

Venus Remedies registers research product in Ukraine;

     
 

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