Commissioner of Income Tax v. Sakarlal Balabhai

69 ITR 186High Court1968#5080 most cited

What is Commissioner of Income Tax v. Sakarlal Balabhai authority for?

The issue of whether a device is a 'colourable device' to artificially create loss for tax evasion is a matter for the Assessing Officer's determination, potentially involving the analysis of employee benefit schemes.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Sakarlal Balabhai · colourable device · artificial loss · tax evasion · ESOP scheme · bonus shares · group companies · capital loss · profit on sale · Assessing Officer

Issues it is cited on

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