Appeal details
Counselvise Citation
[2020] 110 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6160 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
Assessee PAN
Bench
Appeal Number
Duration Of Justice
1 year(s) 8 month(s) 11 day(s)
Appellant
Respondent
Appeal Type
Income Tax Appeal
Pronouncement Date
23-09-2020
Appeal Filed By
Department
Order Result
Dismissed
Bench Allotted
C
Assessment Year
2011-2012
Appeal Filed On
11-01-2019
Judgement Text
ITA NO.150/MUM/2019 A.Y. 2011 - 12 ACIT, CIRCLE - 15(1)(2) VS. M/S CGG SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD . 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH C MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI SHAMIM YAHYA (ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) AND SHRI RAVISH SOOD (JUDICIAL MEMBER) ITA NO. 150/MUM/2019 (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2011 - 12) ACIT, CIRCLE - 15(1)(2), ROOM NO. 483A, 4 TH FLOOR, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI 400 020 VS. M/S. CGG SERVICES INDIA PVT.LTD. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CGG VERITAS SERVICES INDIA PVT. L TD.) C - WING, 4 TH FLOOR, UNI 404, RELIABLE TECH PARK, GUT - 31, KALWA INDUSTRIAL AREA, AIROLI, NAVI MUMBAI - 400 078 PAN NO. AAACC0256H APPELLANT RESPONDENT REVENUE BY : SHRI MANOJ KUMAR , D.R ASSESSEE BY : SHRI PARAS SAVLA , A.R DATE OF HEARING : 23/09 /2020 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 23 /09 /2020 ORDER PER RAVISH SOOD, JM THE PRESENT APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER PASSED BY THE COMMIS SIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 55 , [FOR S HORT CIT(A)], MUMBAI, DATED 05.10 .2018 , WHICH IN TURNS ARISES FROM THE ASSESSMENT ORDER PASSED BY THE A.O UNDER SECTION 143(3) R.W.S. 144C (4) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT 1961, (FOR SHORT ACT), DATED 25.05.2015 . 2. CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES (CBDT) VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 HAS AMENDED CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11.07.2018 FOR FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE ITAT, HIGH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT AS MEASURES FOR REDUCING LITIGATION. 3. CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11.07.2018 HAS SPECIFIED THAT APPEALS SHALL NOT BE FILED BEFORE THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (ITAT) IN CASES WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MONETARY LIMIT OF RS.20,00,000/ - . FOR THIS PURPOSE, TAX EFFECT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TAX ON THE TOTAL INCOME ASSESSED AND THE TAX THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGEABLE HAD SUCH TOTAL INCOME BEEN REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF INCOME IN RESPECT OF ISSUES AGAINST WHICH APPEAL IS INTENDED TO BE FILED. ITA NO.150/MUM/2019 A.Y. 2011 - 12 ACIT, CIRCLE - 15(1)(2) VS. M/S CGG SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD . 2 FURTHER, TAX EFFECT SHALL B E TAXES INCLUDING APPLICABLE SURCHARGE AND CESS. HOWEVER, THE TAX WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY INTEREST THEREON, EXCEPT WHERE CHARGEABILITY OF INTEREST ITSELF IS IN DISPUTE. IN CASE THE CHARGEABILITY OF INTEREST IS THE ISSUE UNDER DISPUTE, THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST S HALL BE THE TAX EFFECT. IN CASES WHERE RETURNED LOSS IS REDUCED OR ASSESSED AS INCOME, THE TAX EFFECT WOULD INCLUDE NOTIONAL TAX ON DISPUTED ADDITIONS. IN CASE OF PENALTY ORDER, THE TAX EFFECT WILL MEAN QUANTUM OF PENALTY DELETED OR REDUCED IN THE OR DER TO BE APPEALED AGAINST. AT PARA 13 OF THE ABOVE CIRCULAR, IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED THAT: 13. THIS CIRCULAR WILL APPLY TO SLPS/APPEALS/CROSS OBJECTION/REFERENCES TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN SC/HCS/TRIBUNAL AND IT SHALL ALSO APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING SLPS/APPEALS/CROSS OBJECTIONS/REFERENCES. PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMITS IN PARA 3 ABOVE MAY BE WITHDRAWN/NOT PRESSED. 4. AS A STEP TOWARDS FURTHER MANAGEMENT OF LITIGATION, CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 HAS FIXED THE MONETARY LIM IT FOR FILING OF APPEALS BEFORE ITAT AT RS.50,00,000/ - . 5. IN THE INSTANT APPEAL FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IT WAS AVERRED BY THE LD. A.R THAT THE TAX EFFECT THEREIN INVOLVED WAS BELOW THE MONETARY LIMIT OF RS.50,00,000/ - . IN ORDER TO DRIVE HOME HIS AFORE SAID CLAIM THE LD. A.R HAD PLACED ON RECORD A WORKING OF THE TAX EFFECT WHICH READS AS UNDER: PARTICULARS AMOUNT (INR) REFERENCE RELIEF GIVEN BY CIT(A): TRANSFER PRICING ADJUSTMENT 23,50,497 COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPENSES 1,09,98,944 AMOUNT IN DISPUTE 1,33,49,441 PLEASE REFER ORDER GIVING EFFECT TO CIT(A)S ORDER (ANNEXURE 1) TAX @ 30% 40,04,832 ADD: SURCHARGE @ 7.5 (B - A*7.5%) 3,00,362 TAX + SURCHARGE (A+B) 43,05,195 ADD: EDUCATION CESS @ 3% [C = (A+B) * 3%] 1,29,156 TAX EFFECT INCLUDING SURCHARGE & EDUCATION CESS (D= A+B+C) 44,34,351 PLEASE REFER SR. NO. 10. OF FORM NO. 36 FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT (ANNEXURE 2) THE AFORESAID WORKING OF THE TAX EFFECT WAS BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (FOR SHORT D.R) WHO DID NOT CONTROVERT THE SAME . 6. BEFORE US, THE LD. D.R SUBMITS THAT LIBERT Y MAY KINDLY BE GIVEN TO RAISE AFTER NECESSARY FURTHER VERIFICATION AND TO SEEK RECALL OF THE DISMISSAL OF APPEAL AND ITS RESTORATION, IN CASE IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT THE APPEAL IS COVERED BY THE EXCEPTIONS. ITA NO.150/MUM/2019 A.Y. 2011 - 12 ACIT, CIRCLE - 15(1)(2) VS. M/S CGG SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD . 3 7. WE AGREE WITH THE ABOVE CONTENTIONS OF THE LD. DR AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE APPELLANT SHALL BE AT LIBERTY TO POINT OUT THE EXCEPTIONS AND WE WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL MEASURES IN THIS REGARD. 8. WITH THE ABOVE OBSERVATIONS THE APPEAL INVOLVING A TAX EFFECT OF LESS THAN RS.50,00,000/ - IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOU NCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 23 /0 9 /2020. SD/ - SD/ - ( SHAMIM YAHYA ) (RAVISH SOOD) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER MUMBAI ; DATED: 23 /09 /2020 ROHIT, P.S. COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A) - 4. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. GUARD FILE . BY ORDER, //TRUE COPY// (SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY) ITAT, MUMBAI
