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Violation of Sec269SS

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..... Violation of Sec269SS
Query (Issue) Started By: - Kshitiz Chhawchharia Dated:- 12-9-2009 Last Reply Date:- 13-9-2009 Income Tax
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A Pvt ltd co. has taken more than than Rs 20000/- as share application money in Cash. Will this tantamount to violation of Sec269SS and penalty proceeding u/s271D be initiated? Reply By Mukesh Kumar: The Reply: Share application mon .....

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..... ey as such can not be treated as loan or deposit which is subject to the provisions of section 269SS or 269T. The issue is not of law but of factual positions. If the company is able to provide the genuinness of share application money and prove the source of such receipt, AO can not treat the same as subject to the provisions of 269SS and can not initiate penalty proceedings u/s 271D. For more de .....

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..... tails, you may refer to the decision of Delhi High Court reported in : 2009 - TMI - 32262 - DELHI HIGH COURT on this website. Reply By DEV KUMAR KOTHARI: The Reply: It is advisable to avoid share applications with cash payment when share issue and colection of share applications is not through bankers. However, a share application money received in cash and followed by allotment, return of allot .....

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..... ment, issue of share certificate can provide suffecient safeguard in context of different provisions like s.68, and S 269 SS. In case of cash received and then refund of share application money ( even by a/c payee cheque), the matter can be viewed with suspecion and doubt by the A.O. and the theory of share application can be rejected by the A.O. and he can treat the same as loan or deposit. Besid .....

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..... es there should be easonable cause of accepting cash to provide another safeguard. Advise cleints to be careful and deal through a/c payee cheques as much as possible.
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