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Taxation: Tax tribunal exceeded authority says Law ministry

Taxation: Tax tribunal exceeded authority says Law ministry

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Even as the BJP continues to seek reopening  of the criminal investigation against late Win Chadha and Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi  for  having allegedly  received kickbacks from Swedish gun maker  in the  Bofors gun deal, the law ministry is set  to recommend   to the  finance  ministry  to  challenge  the stricture  passed  by the two- member Income Tax Appellable Tribunal [ITAT] against it and the department  of taxation.

            The December 31-order of the ITAT, which says that kickbacks were paid to the Chadha and Quattrocchi and that they were liable  to pay  tax in India on such income.

Source:
1. www.tpcc.in.
2. The Tax Referencer .Volume117. Issue No.3 17 January2011 Page No.12

Our comment:
The payments made were against the agreement entered in bofors deal, it at is ultimate authority to find the facts. There is no legal issue. Hence the it at order is final for fact finding.
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