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2022 (5) TMI 1512
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....d by a common order. 3. In ITA No. 5597/Del/2018, following grounds have been raised by the assessee: "1. That the Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)~44, New Delhi ("Ld. CIT(A)") has grossly erred on fact and in law in upholding (in part) the transfer pricing adjustments made by the Ld. AO under Section 92CA(3) of the Act in the year under consideration in respect of payment of management fees paid to an associated enterprise. In doing so, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in 1.1 failing to appreciate that said, payment of Management fee was also disallowed under section 40(a)(ia) of the Act by the Ld. AO in rectifying order under section 154 of the Act for the year under consideration, and consequently incorrectly holding that the secti....
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....ed in the calculation of the management fee, and that the Appellant did not provide details of how the costs were allocated to it by the associated enterprise. 3. That the Ld. CIT(A) grossly erred on fact and in law in confirming disallowances of excess depreciation of INR 109,985 on electrical fitting on the alleged ground that the electrical fittings would be classified under 'Furniture and Fittings' and depreciated at 10% as against 'Plant and Machinery' which is depreciable at 15%." 4. McCain India is a private limited company incorporated under the laws of India since 1996. McCain India is a wholly owned subsidiary of McCain Canada. McCain India is engaged in the business of manufacture of frozen French fries and potato specialtie....
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....ed under original assessment order dated 21.03.2014 to Rs.2,17,74,875/-. The said disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) of Act was accepted by the assessee and the same has attained finality. * On the above development, the additional ground was taken before the ld. CIT(A) as stated above and before ld. CIT(A) it was submitted that the AO ought to be directed to delete the TP adjustment of the same amount and that the adjudication of the transfer pricing addition of management fee would become academic in nature as the said international transaction has no bearing on the total income of the assessee for the year under consideration. * The Ld. CIT(A) after allowing the additional ground to be admitted and sought remand report and response....
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.... total income of the assessee again in the instant case. 11. Hence, the observation of the ld. CIT(A) that section 40(a)(ia) and 92CA of the Act operate simultaneously in the instant case and are not contradictory to each other is incorrect is devoid of merit. 12. Reliance is being placed on the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Laxmipat Singhania Vs. Commissioner of Income Tax, U.P. 72 ITR 291 wherein the Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed that "It is a fundamental rule of law of taxation that, unless otherwise expressly provided, income cannot be taxed twice. Simi lar view was taken by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Jain Brothers and Others Vs. Union of India and Other 77 ITR 107 and Mahaveer Kumar Jain Vs. Commissioner of income Tax,....