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Issues in Corporate Taxation. - jb nagar cpe study circle of wirc of icai

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Pierc<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Corporate</strong> Veil<br />

• One <strong>of</strong> the fundamentals <strong>of</strong> corporate taxation is the concept <strong>of</strong> pierc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

the corporate veil<br />

• Company is merely a front <strong>in</strong> a scheme <strong>of</strong> tax avoidance<br />

• The Supreme Court has expla<strong>in</strong>ed this concept <strong>in</strong> CIT vs. Sri Meenakshi<br />

Mills Ltd. 63 ITR 609 at Page 616. “It is true that from juristic po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>of</strong><br />

view the company is a legal personality entirely dist<strong>in</strong>ct from its<br />

members and the company is capable <strong>of</strong> enjoy<strong>in</strong>g rights and be<strong>in</strong>g<br />

subjected to duties which are not same as those enjoyed or borne by its<br />

members. But <strong>in</strong> certa<strong>in</strong> exceptional cases the Court is entitled to lift the<br />

veil <strong>of</strong> corporate entity and to pay regard to economic realities beh<strong>in</strong>d the<br />

legal façade.<br />

August, 2011<br />

CA Sanjeev Lalan, S<strong>in</strong>grodia Goyal & Co.<br />

Presentation at JB Nagar CPE Study Circle<br />

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