Daily Archives: January 5, 2013


Rallis India Ltd v Additional CIT [IT APPEAL NO. 2464 (MUM.) OF 2010] (Mumbai ITAT) Background: The assessee-company declared short term capital gains on sale of flats u/s. 50 of the Act. Out of the flats sold, a flat was sold for a consideration of Rs. 1,65,00,000. The AO addressed a letter, u/s. 50C of the Income Tax Act, to Joint Sub-Registrar, Department of Stamp and Registration, Worli to furnish the value adopted by the Stamp Valuation Authority. The Joint Sub-Registrar informed that the stamp value of the said property was Rs. 1,86,01,380/-. Since section 50C of the Act speaks of the value adopted for stamp duty purposes, the addition of Rs. 21,01,380/- was made by the AO and the same was confirmed by learned CIT(A).

Stamp duty valuation u/s 50C applicable even in cases of depreciable assets – Mum ITAT


No deduction in certain cases – Specified payment under section 197A(1f) NOTIFICATION NO. 56/2012 [F. NO. 275/53/2012-IT(B)], DATED 31-12-2012 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1F) of section 197A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies that no deduction of tax under Chapter XVII of the said Act shall be made on the payments of the nature specified below, in case such payment is made by a person to a bank listed in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934), excluding a foreign bank, namely:- (i)  bank guarantee commission; (ii)  cash management service charges; (iii)  depository charges on maintenance of DEMAT accounts; (iv)  charges for warehousing services for commodities; (v)  underwriting service charges; (vi)  clearing charges (MICR charges); (vii)  credit card or debit card commission for transaction between the merchant establishment and acquirer bank. 2. This notification shall come into force from the Ist day of January, 2013.

No deduction in certain cases – Specified payment under section 197A(1f)