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A friend, Kalpesh, recounted an interaction with an Income Tax Officer (ITO) from a decade ago. Kalpesh, who ran a startup then, faced scepticism from the ITO, who suspected that high venture capital investments in his company, despite its losses, were part of a money-laundering scheme. The ITO added the share premium as “income from other sources”, resulting in a significant tax demand.
The startup was compelled to pay one-fifth of the substantial tax demand upfront. It appealed the assessment, but the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) rejected it as expected. The company then turned to the Income
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