Reopening of assessment cannot rest solely on an audit party's opinion; reassessment under Section 147/148 is impermissible and power of revision shou...
Tested party selection: functional analysis identified the least complex unit as the appropriate tested party, altering the transfer pricing adjustmen...
Computation of insurance business profits must follow the statutory method under the Income-tax law and First Schedule, with Rule 5 addressing expenditures inadmissible under statutory heads; management expenses reallocated to shareholders under IRDA regulations remain incurred wholly and exclusively for business and are deductible despite exceeding regulatory ceilings. Explanation to the general deductibility rule does not apply where the excess is an accounting reallocation mandated by insurance regulations rather than an unlawful or non-business purpose. Consequently, tax disallowance of such excess management expenses was deleted and any penalty based solely on that addition was cancelled.
Computation of insurance business profits must follow the statutory method under the Income-tax law and First Schedule, with Rule 5 addressing expenditures inadmissible under statutory heads; management expenses reallocated to shareholders under IRDA regulations remain incurred wholly and exclusively for business and are deductible despite exceeding regulatory ceilings. Explanation to the general deductibility rule does not apply where the excess is an accounting reallocation mandated by insurance regulations rather than an unlawful or non-business purpose. Consequently, tax disallowance of such excess management expenses was deleted and any penalty based solely on that addition was cancelled.
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