1999 (12) TMI 27

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....the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunal") for making reference under the provisions contained under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). The questions of law referred are as under : "1. Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was right in holding that the income computable under the head 'Salaries' ha....

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....ly allowance, rent-free accommodation during his stay in India. The assessee claimed that his entire income was exempt from tax. The Income-tax Officer assessed the total income as Rs. 92,660. The Appellate Assistant Commissioner allowed the appeal partly following the decision of the Gujarat High Court in the case of CIT v. S. G. Pgnatale [1980] 124 ITR 391. The Income-tax Officer preferred an ap....

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....reed to pay living allowance to the foreign specialists. The allowance was likely to be reduced or increased depending upon various factors like the place where the services were to be rendered, whether free accommodation or free road transport was allowed, etc. The court held that the living allowance was given to the assessee as a reimbursement rather than as a personal advantage and hence was n....