{"id":2450,"date":"2010-12-27T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T14:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php"},"modified":"2010-12-27T20:25:12","modified_gmt":"2010-12-27T14:55:12","slug":"digest-of-important-case-law-november-2010","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/digest-of-important-case-law-november-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Digest of important case law &#8211; November 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=AddressingEnvelope>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ksalegal.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/ksalegal.gif?resize=157%2C133\" alt=\"\" title=\"ksalegal\" width=\"157\" height=\"133\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=MainEnvelope>\nNo time to read through voluminous case reports?<\/p>\n<div id=RSVP>\nCan\u2019t separate the wheat from the chaff?\n<\/div>\n<div id=Invite>\nFret Not! The KSA Legal team will bring you up-to-speed with the choicest of case-law so you can focus your attention only on the important ones. This section is updated on a monthly basis so make sure you bookmark this page.\n<\/div>\n<p><DIV class=team>Compiled By: Ajay R. Singh, Paras S. Savla, Rahul K. Hakani and Sujeet S. Karkal, Advocates<\/DIV><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><DIV class=clear-simple><\/DIV>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\n\n\/* 728x90, created 3\/20\/09 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3845745093\";\n\n\n\/\/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"clock\">\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"680\"><strong>Digest of important case law &#8211; November 2010 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"195\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"680\">Download <strong>monthly<\/strong> (November 2010) digest in pdf format <\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/?dl_id=311\" onclick=\"if (event.button==0) \r\n     setTimeout(function () { window.location = 'http:\/\/itatonline.org\/downloads.php?varname=dl_id=311&varname2=digest_case_laws_november_2010.pdf'; }, 100)\" ><strong>Click here to download the judgement (digest_case_laws_november_2010.pdf) <\/strong> <\/a><\/p> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"680\">Download <strong>Consolidated Digest<\/strong> (January 2010 to Sept 2010) in pdf format <\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/digest-of-important-case-law-october-2010\">Looking for the Previous Month&#8217;s digest? Click here.<\/a> <\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/?dl_id=283\" onclick=\"if (event.button==0) \r\n     setTimeout(function () { window.location = 'http:\/\/itatonline.org\/downloads.php?varname=dl_id=283&varname2=Consolidated_Digest_of_Case_Laws_Jan_2010_to_Sept_2010.pdf'; }, 100)\" ><strong>Click here to download the judgement (Consolidated_Digest_of_Case_Laws_Jan_2010_to_Sept_2010.pdf) <\/strong> <\/a><\/p> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p><!--\n\n\/* 728x90, created 3\/20\/09 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3845745093\";\n\n\n\/\/--><\/p>\n<div class=\"journal\">\n<p><strong>Journals Referred <\/strong>: BCAJ, CTR, DTR, ITD, ITR, ITR (Trib),  Income Tax Review, SOT, Taxman, Taxation, TLR, TTJ, BCAJ, ACAJ,  www.itatonline.org\n <\/div>\n<div>\n<div style='float:left; margin-top:5px ; margin-left:5px ; margin-right:10px ; margin-bottom:5px ;'>\n  <!--\n\n\/* rmdhar_250x250 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5749009888\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><u>S. 2(1A) : Agricultural Income &#8211; Income  Derived<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Income derived by the assessee under a scheme where a land  earmarked for assessee was given to another company for growing and maintaining  the trees, was not the income derived from agriculture or agricultural  operation.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Papaya Farms (P) Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 367 (Mad.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 2(14) : Agricultural Land &#8211; Capital Gains  &#8211; No Agricultural Income<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Land which was shown as agricultural land in the revenue records  and never sought to be used for non agricultural purposes by the assessee till  it was sold has to be treated as agricultural land, even though no agricultural  income was shown by the assessee from this land, and therefore, no capital gain  was taxable on the sale of the said land.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Debbile Alemao (Smt.) (2010) 46 DTR 341 (Bom.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed Dividend &#8211; Applicable only to loans given in  the year. Section 2(22)(e) not applicable if lending is not &ldquo;trivial&rdquo; part of  business<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> <\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  S. 2(22)(e) covers only the amount  received during the previous year by way of loans \/ advances and not amounts  received in an earlier year.&nbsp; The second condition, the expression &ldquo;substantial part&rdquo; does not connote an idea of being the &ldquo;major  part&rdquo; or the part that constitutes majority of the whole. Any business which the company does not  regard as small, trivial, or inconsequential as compared to the whole of the  business is substantial business. <br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Parle Plastics Ltd. (2010) 236 CTR 382 (Bom.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 2(24)(iv) : Income &ndash; Benefit &ndash;  Shares &#8211;&nbsp; Though assessee shown as  &ldquo;owner&rdquo; of Demat shares in depository&rsquo;s books, if he shows to be mere &ldquo;pledgee&rdquo;,  there is no &ldquo;benefit&rdquo; under section 2(24)(iv)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  With  respect to dematerialized shares, though section 12 of the DP Act provides for  the manner of creating a pledge, this is not the only method. Dematerialized  shares continue to be &ldquo;goods&rdquo; and the law laid down in the Companies Act and  the Sale of Goods Act for deciding whether a sale of shares has taken place or  not will continue to govern;<br \/>\n  Though a person is shown as the beneficial owner in the  register of a depository participant, this is not conclusive and he can show that he is not the beneficial owner of shares but only holds the shares  as a Pawnee and as security for repayment of debts due by the real beneficial  owner;<br \/>\n  As a Pawnee  \/ pledgee, the assessee does not have absolute rights over the shares. He could  sell the security in a manner contemplated by law. In case the proceeds were  greater than the amount due to him, he had to pay the surplus to the pawnor.  Consequently, there was no &ldquo;benefit&rdquo; assessable under section 2(24)(iv). <br \/>\n  <strong><em>Jt. CIT vs. Mukesh D. Ambani  (ITAT Mumbai) Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 2(42A) : Capital Gains &#8211; Long Term  or Short Term &#8211; Flat allotted under self finance scheme &ndash; DDA &ndash; Reinvestment &#8211;  (S. 2(29A), 45, 54)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Under section 2(29A),  long term capital asset is one which is not a short term capital asset.  According to section 2(42A) short term capital asset at the relevant time means  a capital asset held by an assessee for not more than thirty six months  immediately preceding the date of its transfer. A conjoint reading of these  provisions leads to one conclusion that a capital asset which is held by the  assessee for 36 months would be termed as a long term capital asset and any  gain arising on account of sale thereof would constitute long term capital  gain.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Vinod Kumar Jain vs. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 185 (P&amp;H)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 2(42A) : Capital Gains &#8211; Land &ndash; Building  &#8211; Short term &ndash; Long term<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  If the land is  held by Assessee for a period of more than the period prescribed under section  2(42A), of the Income-tax Act i.e. 36 months then it is not possible to say that  by construction of a building thereon, the land which is to say that by construction  of a building thereon, the land which is a long term capital asset ceased to be  such long term capital asset. In case of lease hold land, the lease hold right  would be a capital asset under section 2(14), of the Income Tax Act, in the  hands of lessee. Therefore, capital gain arising out of sale of land and  building can and would be required to be bifurcated, a gain arising out of the  sale of land and gain arising out of super structure whether the building is  complete or not.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Hindustan Hotels Ltd. (2010) Vol. 112(10) Bom.L.R. 4664<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n  <\/em><br \/>\n  <strong><u>S. 4 : Capital or Revenue Receipt &#8211; Transfer  or Assignment of Marketing Rights &ndash; Non-compete Fee<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Amount  received on account of transfer or assignment of marketing rights&nbsp;&nbsp; in exchange of source of income is a capital  receipt. Amount received as non-compete fee is a capital receipt. Capital gains  not taxable where cost of acquisition not determined.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>BASF India Ltd. vs. Addl. CIT (2010) 6 ITR 156 (Mum.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 4 : Income &#8211; Gift by devotees on  birthday of assessee &ndash;Vocation &ndash; Profession &ndash; [S. 2(36), 28(i)]<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> <\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Where the devotees out of natural love and affection and  veneration used in large numbers on the birthdays of the assessee and voluntarily  made gifts, it cannot be said that the amount received by the assessee by way  of gift would amount to vocation or profession since it is not the case of the  Department that the devotees were compelled to make gifts on the occasion of  the birthday of the assessee and therefore the same were not taxable as income  in the hands of the assessee.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Gopala Naicker Bangaru (2010) 46 DTR 280 (Mad.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 4 : Income &#8211; Capital Receipt &#8211;  Affirmative Voting Rights &ndash; [S. 2(14)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Amount received by assessee for affirmative voting on a resolution  was not a business receipt, but received as bounty or wind fall for voting  affirmatively and supporting a resolution and was a capital receipt. Amount  received by Assessee as casual receipt in the nature of windfall and not  repetitive in character would not amount to income and therefore, not liable to  tax.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. David Lopes Menezes (2010) 195 Taxman 131 \/ (2010) Vol.  112 (10) Bom. L. R. 4655 &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 4 : Income &#8211; Capital Receipt &#8211; Receipt  for damage of Goodwill &ndash; [S. 28(i)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  If good will of the business is damaged on account of action of  supplier of goods and later on some compensation is awarded in lieu of that, it  will fall in the same category of loss to the source of income and consequently  such a receipt will qualify to be characterized as a capital receipt.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Inter Gold (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>India<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>) (P) Ltd. vs. Jt. CIT (2010) 47 DTR  150 (Mum.)(Trib.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 5 : Accrual of Income &ndash; Interest &#8211; Interest  on NPA not assessable on &ldquo;accrual&rdquo; basis<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Under section 45Q of the RBI Act  read with the NBFCs Prudential Norms (Reserve Bank) Directions 1998, it was mandatory on the part of the assessee  not to recognize the interest on the ICD as it had become a NPA. The  assessee was bound to compute income having regard to the recognized accounting  principles set out in Accounting Standard AS-9. AS-9 provides that if there are uncertainties as to recognition of  revenue, the revenue should not be recognized. Accordingly, the argument  of the revenue that the interest on the NPA can be said to have accrued despite  it being a NPA is not acceptable. <br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/cit-vs-vasisth-chay-vyapar-delhi-high-court-interest-on-npa-not-assessable-on-accrual-basis\/%20\" title=\"Permanent Link: CIT vs. Vasisth Chay Vyapar (Delhi High Court)\"><strong><em>CIT vs. Vasisth Chay Vyapar (Delhi High Court)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 5 : Income &ndash; Accrual &#8211; Interest on  enhanced compensation of land &#8211; Cash system of Accounting<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Where the assessee is following cash system of accounting interest  received on enhanced compensation under land Acquisition Act, is taxable on  receipt basis irrespective of pendency of appeal in higher Courts in respect of  such compensation.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Burfi (Smt.) (2010) 46 DTR 354 (P&amp;H)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 6(6) : Residential Status &#8211; Resident  but not ordinarily Resident -Amendment by Finance Act 2003, w.e.f. <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>1st April 2004<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> &#8211; Circular No. 7 of 2003 &ndash; Substantive in nature<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Amendment of section 6(6) by Finance Act 2003, w.e.f. 1st  April 2004, is substantive in nature and cannot be given retrospective effect,  since assessee was not a resident in three out of ten previous years preceding  the Asst. Years 1998-99 and 1999-2000, he has to be treated as &ldquo;resident but  not ordinarily resident&rdquo; in the said years as per the pre-amended section 6(6).  Though Circular No. 7 of 2003 dt. 5th Sept., 2003, states that the amendment of section  6(6) by Finance Act, 2004 is clarificatory in nature, it cannot be held  clarificatory, as residential status of an assessee determines his tax burden,  said amendment has been made effective from 1st   April, 2004 and can be held only as substantive in nature and cannot be given  retrospective effect.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Karan Bihari Thapar (2010) 46 DTR 265 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n  &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\n  <strong><u>S. 10(14) : Exemption &#8211; Special Allowance  or Benefit &ndash; MLA &ndash; MP &#8211; Conveyance Allowance &#8211; Clerical Allowance &#8211; Telephone Allowance  &#8211; Medical Expenditure &#8211; Constituency Allowance &ndash; [S. 10(17)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Only those allowances are exempt which are specified in section  10(14), or section 10(17), or in Rule 2BB. Conveyance allowance or clerical  allowance received by an MLA are exempt under section 10(14) r.w. Rule 2BB,  subject to proof that the same were incurred in the performance of duties of  the office. Telephone allowance and constituency allowance are not exempt under  section 10(14), in the absence of specific clause in Rule 2BB(1). If the  medical allowance is reimbursement of medical expenditure exemption can be  allowed and not otherwise, as it does not find place in Rule 2BB(1).<br \/>\n  <strong><em>M. Venkata Subbaiah vs. ITO (2010) 47 DTR 403 (Visakha)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 10(17A) : Exemption &#8211; Reward by  Government<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Amount received as reward by the informer from the customs  department is exempt under section 10(17A).<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ITO vs. Mariam Beevi &amp; Ors. (2010) 46 DTR 229 (Chennai)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <strong><u>S. 12AA : Charitable Purpose &ndash;  University &#8211; Artificial Juristic Person &ndash; [S. 2 (15), 2(31)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  University, incorporated under Haryana private Universities Act,  2006, is an artificial juristic person within the meaning of term &ldquo;person&rdquo;  under section 2(31)(vii), hence, it is entitled to make an application for registration  under section 12AA. The object of the university were granting&nbsp; fellowship, freeship, scholarship, etc. to  students belonging to weaker sections of society, it could be concluded that  assessee was a charitable institution.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>O. P. Jindal Global University vs. CIT (2010) 127 ITD 164 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 14A : Business Expenditure &ndash; Exempted  Income &ndash; Expenditure -incurred in relation to income not includible in total  income &#8211; A disallowance has to be on the basis of nexus between income &amp;  expenditure &amp; not on adhoc estimate basis<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Rule 8D does not apply to A.Y. 2006-07. The assessee has urged  that no expenditure has been identified to have been incurred to exempt income.  Neither the Assessing Officer nor the CIT(A) has rebutted this submission. The  Assessing Officer made an adhoc estimate which is not sustainable in the light  of <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/cit-vs-hero-cycles-p-h-high-court-even-under-rule-8d-of-s-14a-disallowance-can-be-made-only-on-actual-nexus-between-tax-free-income-and-expenditure\/\">Hero Cycles<\/a>. Accordingly, in view of Vegetable Products 88 ITR 192 where it  was held that if two constructions are possible, one favouring the assessee  should be adopted, the precedent laid down in <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/cit-vs-hero-cycles-p-h-high-court-even-under-rule-8d-of-s-14a-disallowance-can-be-made-only-on-actual-nexus-between-tax-free-income-and-expenditure\/\">Hero Cycles<\/a> should be followed. <br \/>\n  <strong><em>Minda Investments vs. Dy. CIT (ITAT Delhi) Source: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 14A : Business Expenditure &#8211; Exempted  Income &#8211; Expenditure incurred in relation to income not includible in total  income &#8211; A disallowance of interest on borrowed funds on basis that assessee  ought to have used own funds to repay loans &amp; not invest in shares<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  In view of <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/godrej-boyce-vs-dcit-bombay-high-court-rule-8d-r-w-s-14a-2-is-not-arbitrary-or-unreasonable-but-can-be-applied-only-if-assessees-method-not-satisfactory-rule-8d-is-not-retrospective-and-applies\">Godrej Boyce Mfg. Co<\/a>. 328 ITR 81 (Bom.)  Rule 8D is applicable only prospectively i.e. from A.Y. 2008-09 and not for  earlier years. The facts showed that the assessee had made the investment in  shares out of its own funds and the borrowed funds were entirely utilized for  the purpose of its business. The investment in shares in the current year was  made from a separate bank account where the surplus funds generated in that  year were deposited. The argument that the assessee could have utilized its  surplus funds in repaying the borrowings instead of investing in shares and by  not doing so, there was diversion of borrowed funds towards investment in  shares to earn dividend income is not acceptable in view of <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/cit-vs-hero-cycles-p-h-high-court-even-under-rule-8d-of-s-14a-disallowance-can-be-made-only-on-actual-nexus-between-tax-free-income-and-expenditure\/\">CIT vs. Hero Cycles Ltd<\/a> 323 ITR 518 where it was held, distinguishing Abhishek  Industries 286 ITR 1 (P&amp;H), that if investment in shares is made by an  assessee out of own funds and not out of borrowed funds, disallowance under  section 14A is not sustainable. Accordingly, the disallowance of interest on  borrowed funds was deleted. <br \/>\n  <strong><em>Godrej Agrovet Ltd. vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai)<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 15 : Salary &ndash; MLA &ndash; MP &#8211; Income from  Other Sources &#8211; (S. 56)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Remunerations received by the MLAs and MPs cannot be taxed under  the head income from salary but can only be taxed under the head income from  other sources.<br \/>\n  <strong>M. Venkata Subbaiah vs. ITO (2010) 47  DTR 403 (Visakha)(Trib.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 17(3) : Salary &#8211; Profits in lieu of Salary  &ndash; Ex-gratia payment on resignation from service &#8211; (S. 15)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Ex-gratia payment received by assessee&ndash;employee on his resignation,  at the discretion of his employer being a voluntary payment, cannot be termed  as payment by way &ldquo;compensation&rdquo; and therefore, it is not covered by cl. (i) of  section (3) of section 17 and is not exigible to tax as &ldquo;profits&rdquo; in lieu of  salary.<strong><\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Deepak Verma (2010) 47 DTR 87 \/ 236 CTR 213 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 28 : Business Income &#8211; Capital Gains  &#8211; <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Sale<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> of Shares &#8211; Large volume of purchase &amp; sale of shares  does not per se mean activity is business<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  While volume of transactions is an important indicator of the  intention of the assessee whether to deal in shares as trading asset or to hold  the shares as investor, it is certainly not the sole criterion. The Assessing  Officer&rsquo;s conclusion that since sale and purchase had been determined by the  volatility in the market, the same is against the basic feature of investor is  not based on sound rational reasoning. A prudent investor always keeps a watch  on the market trends and, therefore, is not barred under law from liquidating  his investments in shares. The law itself has recognized this fact by taxing  these transactions under the head &ldquo;Short Term Capital Gains&rdquo;. If the Assessing  Officer&rsquo;s reasoning is accepted, then it would be against the legislative  intent itself; <br \/>\n  Some part of the STCG had arisen out the earlier investment which  had been accepted as being on investment account. As the modus operandi of the  assessee remained the same in regard to other shares purchased during the year,  the assessee&rsquo;s claim could not be negated only on the basis of frequency of the  transaction <br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/dcit-vs-smk-shares-stock-broking-itat-mumbai-large-volume-of-purchase-sale-of-shares-does-not-per-se-mean-activity-is-business\/%20\" title=\"Permanent Link to DCIT vs. SMK Shares &amp; Stock Broking (ITAT Mumbai)\"><strong>Dy. CIT vs. SMK Shares &amp; Stock Broking (ITAT Mumbai)<\/strong><\/a><strong><u> Source: www.itatonline.org<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong><u>Editorial Note:<\/u><\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/cit-vs-gopal-purohit-bombay-high-court-shares-activity-treated-as-investment-in-earlier-years-cannot-be-treated-as-business-in-subsequent-years-if-facts-are-the-same\">Gopal Purohit<\/a> (2010) 228 CTR 582 (Bom.), <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/smt-sadhana-nabera-vs-acit-itat-mumbai-tests-laid-down-to-determine-whether-income-from-shares-is-business-income-or-capital-gains\">Sadhana Nabera<\/a> (2010) 41 DTR 393 &amp; Jayshree Pradip Shah considered.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 28(i) : Business Income &#8211; Capital Gains  &#8211; <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Sale<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> of Shares &#8211; (S. 45)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee carrying on jewellery business invested in shares and  treated shares as investment in the books. The Tribunal on the basis of facts  found viz. that the investment is out of own fund and not borrowed fund, that  investment is not rotated frequently, that the total number of transactions are  very few, that all the shares purchased are not sold and rather held for quite  number of days, held that the transactions are to be treated as giving rise to  the capital gain and cannot be held as trading in shares. High Court in appeal  confirmed the decision of Tribunal.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Rohit Anand (2010) 46 DTR 236 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong><u>Editorial Note:<\/u><\/strong> ITO vs. Rohit Anand (2010) 127 TTJ 122  (Del.)(UO) \/ 34 DTR 89 (Delhi)(Trib.) Affirmed <\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 28(i) : Business Income &#8211; Capital Gains  &#8211; Transaction in Shares<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee company having not engaged itself in the business of  buying and selling shares after 1st April 1997, though entitled to  deal in shares as per the object incorporated in its memorandum of association,  income earned by assessee from the sale of shares held by it as an investment  for seven years was assessable as capital gains and not as business income.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. PNB Finance &amp; Industries Ltd. (2010) 46 DTR 345 (Del.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 28(i) : Business Income &ndash; Capital Gains  &ndash; Shares &#8211; Short Period of holding shares does not per se suggest business  activity &#8211; Share&nbsp; Broker &#8211; (S. 45)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The intention with which an assessee starts his activity is the  most important factor. If shares are purchased from own funds, with a view to  keep the funds in equity shares to earn considerable return on account of  enhancement in the value of share over a period then merely because the assessee  liquidates its investment within six months or eight months would not lead to  the conclusion that the assessee had no intention to keep the funds as invested  in equity shares but was actually intended to trade in shares. Mere intention  to liquidate the investment at higher value does not imply that the intention  was only to trade in security. However, it cannot be held that in all  circumstances if assessee has used its own funds for share activity then it  would only lead to inference of investment being the sole intention. In such  circumstances, frequency of transactions will have to be considered to arrive  at proper conclusion regarding the true intention of the assessee. However, if  the assessee, on the other hand, borrows funds for making investment in shares  then definitely it is a very important indicator of its intention to trade in  shares;<br \/>\n  On facts, the Assessing Officer proceeded on the assumption that  borrowed funds had been utilized for buying shares on the ground that funds  were common and could not be segregated. However, it was categorically pointed  out before the CIT(A) that no part of the borrowed funds was utilized for  acquisition of shares on investment account. Nothing was brought on record by  the department to controvert this fact;<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ACIT vs. Vinod K. Nevatia (ITAT) (Mumbai)<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 28(1) : Business Income &#8211; Capital Gains  &#8211; Sale of Shares &#8211; Multiple orders for purchase\/sale of shares may constitute  one transaction &#8211; (S. 45)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The Assessing Officer had not correctly calculated the number of  transactions because sometimes a single transaction is split by the computers  trading of the stock exchanges into many smaller transactions but that does not  mean that assessee has carried so many transactions. If someone places an order  for purchase of 1000 shares and the same is executed by the electronic trading  system of stock exchange into 100 smaller transactions, it does not mean that  100 transactions have been entered into. The assessee had carried out only 31  purchase and 25 sale transactions which cannot be said to be a great volume of  transactions.<br \/>\n  At the end of the year, the assessee was holding shares worth Rs.  11.56 crores with a market value of Rs.17.69 crores. If assessee was a trader,  he would have definitely realized the huge profit of almost Rs. 6 crores  immediately and not carried out the stock to the next year.<br \/>\n  The transactions in which no delivery was taken and it was settled  in the same day appear to be cases where the particulars were wrongly carried out  on behalf of the assessee by the broker &amp; that&rsquo;s why assessee got them  settled on the same day.<br \/>\n  The assessee has not borrowed any money and he was occupied full  time in the business of garments.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Mehal V. Shah vs. ACIT (Mumbai) (ITAT) Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 28(i) : Business &ndash; Profession &#8211;  Vocational Receipt &ndash; [S. 56(2)(v)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Gift received by various donors by a prominent political figure  cannot be taxed as amount received as profession or occasion. As the CIT(A) held  that the gift above was taxable under section 56(2)(v), gift below Rs. 25000  cannot be taxed as income from profession or occasion.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Mayawati (2010) 42 SOT 59 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 30 : Rent, Rates Taxes, Repairs and Insurance  for Buildings : (S. 38)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee was a tenant of a small portion of buildings. As building  was old considerable leakage was taking place from roof. During the relevant Asst.  Year, assessee incurred expenditure on repairs of roof and claimed deduction of  same. The Hon&rsquo;ble Court held that considering the section 38,  assessee would be entitle to deduction on prorate basis, i.e. qua premises  occupied by assessee and not entire expenditure.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Danesh A. Irani of Mumbai Indian Inhabitant vs. CIT (2010) 195  Taxman 97 (Bom.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 32(1)(ii) : Depreciation &#8211; Financing  of Vehicles &#8211; User in Business<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  If the assessee have merely financed the vehicles and borrowers  are registered owners of&nbsp; such vehicles  it would be a loan transaction and in such case the assessee will not be  entitled to depreciation on such vehicles, on the other hand, if the vehicles  are purchased by the assessee and retained their ownership with registration in  their name and the vehicles were either given on lease or given under hire  purchase agreement&nbsp; giving an option to  the hirer to purchase&nbsp; if after the payment  of lease rentals or hire charges during the agreed period, then the assessee will  be entitled to depreciation, matter remanded for reconsideration.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Manappuram Central Finance &amp; Leasing Ltd. (2010) 46  DTR 323 (Ker.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 32(1)(ii) : Depreciation &#8211; Goodwill<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Payment made towards goodwill for ensuring retention and continued  business in the hospital acquired by assessee on going concern basis in comparable  with trade mark, franchise, copyright, etc., referred in sub cl. (ii) of  section 32(i) hence, depreciation is allowable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>B. Ravendran Pillai vs. CIT (2010) 47 DTR 81 (Ker.)&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 32(1)(iia) : Depreciation &#8211; Additional  Depreciation &#8211; Production of ready mixed concrete<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Production of ready mixed concrete amounts to manufacture or  production of goods and the assessee is entitled to claim additional  depreciation under section 32 (1)(iia) on RMC machinery.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>YFC Projects (P) Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 496 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 37(1) : Business Expenditure &#8211; Foreign  Income &#8211; Taxes not eligible for Deduction under section 37(1). Despite bar in  DTAA, credit for State taxes to be given under section 91 in addition to  Federal Taxes &ndash; DTAA &#8211;&nbsp; India-USA &ndash; [S.  40a(ii)] &nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The claim of the assessee that it is entitled to tax credit under  section 90 &amp; 91 in respect of the foreign taxes as well as a deduction under  section 37(1) is not justified and results in a double unintended benefit. <br \/>\n  The argument that if deduction under section 37(1) is not granted,  credit for foreign taxes should be granted under section 90 even in respect of  income eligible for deduction under section 80HHE is not acceptable because  this would be contrary to the language of the DTAA and result in an assessee  getting refund of US taxes if he had no tax liability in India. <br \/>\n  The argument that sections 90 &amp; 91 are confined to USA Federal  taxes and not to USA State taxes and that therefore the bar in section  40(a)(ii) does not apply to USA State taxes is not acceptable because any  payment of Income-tax is an application of income as held in Inder Singh Gill  47 ITR 284. Further, the scheme of sections 90 &amp; 91 does not discriminate  between Federal taxes and State taxes and though the India-USA DTAA confines  the credit only to Federal taxes, the assessee will be entitled to relief under  section 91 in respect of both taxes as that will be more beneficial to the  assessee vis-&agrave;-vis tax credit under DTAA. Consequently, the bar against  deduction in section 40(a)(ii) will apply to USA State taxes as well though the assessee will  be entitled to credit in respect of USA State taxes. <br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/dcit-vs-tata-sons-itat-mumbai-foreign-income-taxes-not-eligible-for-deduction-us-371-despite-bar-in-dtaa-credit-for-state-taxes-to-be-given-us-91-in-addition-to-federal-taxes\/%20\" title=\"Permanent Link: DCIT vs. Tata Sons (ITAT Mumbai)\"><strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Tata  Sons (ITAT Mumbai)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 37(1) : Capital or Revenue Expenditure  &#8211; Termination of Agreement<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee entered into an agreement for purchase of property for  infrastructural facilities for business, assessee terminated the agreement and  paid compensation, payment to be treated as capital in nature and not allowable  as revenue expenditure.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Sap Labs India Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT (2010) 6 ITR 81 (Bang.)(Trib.)&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 37(1) : Business&nbsp; Expenditure &#8211; Capital or Revenue&nbsp; Expenditure &#8211; Expenditure onsite development<\/u><\/strong><u> <\/u><br \/>\n  Expenses incurred onsite development of portal is revenue  expenditure.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ACIT vs. Jupiter Corporate Services Ltd. (2010) 6 ITR 264 (Ahd.)(Trib.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 37(1) : Business Expenditure &#8211; Lease  Rental for Dozers<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  As long as an expenditure is incurred bona fide in pursuit of  business and not by way of diversions of funds, it has to be allowed as a  deduction. Entire lease rent paid by the assessee for hiring the dozers for  using them in its business was allowable as a business expenditure even though  assessee did not actually use 3 out of the hired dozers.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Salitho Ores Ltd. (2010) 236 CTR 53 \/ 46 DTR 377 (Bom.)&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 37(1) : Business Expenditure &ndash; Penalty  &#8211; Fine &ndash; Payment for Settlement of Dispute for alleged infringement of patent &#8211;  Explanation<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Payment made by the assessee on settlement of dispute with a  company of USA being neither a fine or a penalty for a proved offence nor an  amount of compensation of an offence but is merely a sum in settlement of an  action charging the assessee was denied and not proved the same cannot be  rendered to be inadmissible deduction while determining the assessee&rsquo;s income  from business. <br \/>\n  <strong><em>Desiccant Rotors International (P) Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 47 DTR  193 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 40(a)(ia) : Business Expenditure &ndash;  Disallowance &#8211; Tax Deduction at Source &ndash; Interest &#8211; Application in Form No. 13.,  15G &nbsp;&#8211; (S . 194A)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) of interest payments on which  no TDS was deducted was sustainable, as merely filing of Form No. 13 by payee  to their respective Assessing Officers cannot be construed as an authorization  to the assessee not to deduct tax for the interest due to them. No copies of Form  No. 15G were forthcoming to justify the assessee&rsquo;s stand.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Rajendra Kumar vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 363 (Bang.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 40(a)(ia) : Business&nbsp; Expenditure &#8211; Payment to Goods &ndash; Freight Charges  &#8211; (S. 194C)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Where the Tribunal has recorded a categorical finding fact that  there was no material on record to prove any written or oral agreement between  the assessee and recipients of goods for transportation and that such payment  of freight had not been shown to have been made in pursuance to a contract of  transportation of goods for a specific period, quality or price and further,  none of the individual payment exceeded Rs. 20,000\/-, there was no liability to  deduct tax under section 194C and disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) was  rightly deleted.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Bhagwati Steels (2010) 47 DTR 75 (P&amp;H)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 40A(3) : Business Expenditure &#8211; Disallowance <\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Payment through Banker&rsquo;s cheques, pay orders and CDRs are bills of  exchange and therefore payments made through these instruments cannot be  disallowed under section 40A(3), r.w.r. 6DD(d)(iv).<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Vijay Kumar Goel (2010) 46 DTR 146 (Chhattisgarh)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 41(1) : Remission or Cession of Trading  Liability &#8211; Loan waived &ndash; [S. 28(iv)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Where capital assets are acquired by obtaining a loan and  subsequently, loan amount is waived by other party, principal amount of loan  waived by other party cannot be brought to tax under section 28(iv) or under  section 41(1).<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Logitronics (P) Ltd. (2010) 127 ITD 16 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 43(5)(d) : Loss &#8211; Speculation Business  &#8211; Transaction in Derivatives<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Exchanges notified on 25-1-2006, transactions carried out in  previous year relevant to assessment year 2006-07, eligible for benefit of  section 43(5)(d), loss on derivative transactions to be set off against profit earned  in purchase and sale of shares on derivative basis. No expenditure can be  allocated towards speculative business.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Seema Jain (Smt) vs. ACIT (2010) 6 ITR 488 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 43B : Business Expenditure &#8211; Deduction  only on Actual Payment<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Electricity Board collecting duty from customers as agent of State.  Section 43B is not applicable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Kerala<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><em>State<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Electricity Board vs. Dy. CIT (2010)  329 ITR 91 (Ker.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 44BB : Business of Exploration of Mineral  Oil &ndash; DTAA &ndash; PE -Reimbursement of Expenses &#8211; (S. 90)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee, affiliates of EOGIL, rendered service on cost&ndash;to&ndash;cost  basis to EOGIL in terms of the PSC entered in to EOGIL with Indian concerns  dully approved by the Government of India and payment received through debit  notes are only reimbursement of actual expenses and in view of section 42,  assessees is not taxable in India in view of Art. 7 of the DTAA with USA as they had no PE in India.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Enron Expact Services INC (2010) 47 DTR 102 (Uttarakhand)&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <strong><u>S. 45 : Capital Gains &#8211; <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Sale<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> of land with trees and plants<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The assessee, a Chartered Accountant by profession, sold land with  trees and claimed Rs. 14.92 lakhs as expenses from the sale consideration of Rs.  10 lakhs as&nbsp; exempt agricultural income. The  Assessee contented that the vendee had paid a sum of Rs. 10 lacs towards the  total reimbursements of sale proceeds of the trees, plants and other existing  crops and horticulture and it was included in the total value. The Assessing  Officer held that it was a composite sale along with the land. Hence, it could  not be treated separately as agricultural income. He made addition of Rs. 10,03,814\/-.  CIT(A) confirmed the assessment order. The Tribunal held that, although this  amount was part of sale deed under which the land was sold, the part of sale proceeds  was not agricultural income. Deduction was allowed on entire indexed cost of  acquisition.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Abhinav Ajmera vs. ACIT (2010) 6 ITR 482 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 45(4) : Capital&nbsp; Gains &#8211; Conversion of firm in to company &#8211; Part&nbsp; IX<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Provisions of section 45(4) is not attracted to conversion of  partnership firm in to company under the provisions of part IX of Companies  Act.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Rita Mechanical Works (2010) 46 DTR 133 (P&amp;H)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 45 : Capital Gains &#8211; Tax Avoidance &#8211;  Colourable Device<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee transferring the shares to another group of companies at  prevailing market rate, to reduce its taxable income, cannot be dubbed as  colourable device to evade taxes.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Pivet Finance Ltd. (2010) 46 DTR 339 (P&amp;H)&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 48 : Capital Gains &ndash; Computation &#8211; Market  Value &#8211; Cost of Construction<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee had sold land to the builder&ndash;developer. Only the cost of  construction of proposed building allotted to the assessee in the ultimately  constructed area and not the market value of such share of constructed area,  has to be reckoned as consideration for the purpose of computation of capital  gains.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. Director of IT vs. G. Rahguram (2010) 46 DTR 136 (Hyd.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 48 : Capital Gains &ndash; Computation &#8211; Fair  Market Value &#8211; Full Value of Consideration &#8211; (S. 45, 50C, 55A)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Under section 45 the full value of consideration is to be adopted  for computing the capital gains. Under section 50C, fair market value estimated  by the registering authority is deemed to be full value of consideration,  however, there is no provision in the Act under which the fair value market  value assessed by the DVO is to be taken as full value of consideration, hence  the Assessing Officer was not justified in adopting the fair value determined by  the DVO as the full value of consideration for computing the income from  capital gains.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ITO vs. Mohinder Nath Sehgal &amp; Sons (2010) 46 DTR 238 (Chd.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 48 : Capital Gains &ndash; Chargeability &#8211;  Transfer of right to acquire property &#8211; Nil cost of acquisition &#8211; (S. 45)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Transfer of right to acquire property i.e. for giving up right to  claim specific performance did not attract capital gains as no cost of  acquisition was determinable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>B. Ramakrishnaiah vs. ITO (2010) 46 DTR 406 (Hyd.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 49(1)(iii) : Capital Gains &ndash; Cost of  Acquisition &#8211; Fair Market Value as on 1st April, 1981 &#8211; Sale of Land  &#8211; Dismantling the Building &ndash; [S. 48, 55(2)(b)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Though the assessee had sold land by second sale deed after  dismantling the building, the fair market value for the purpose of computation  of capital gain should be taken, of the land as well as the construction  thereon since as on 1st April 1981, building was existing over the  plot . Assessing Officer was not justified in taking the fair market value of  land only.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Subash Chand Kapoor vs. ITO (2010) 46 DTR 314 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Agra<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 50(C)(2) : Capital Gains &#8211; Full Value  of Consideration &#8211; Reference to Departmental Valuation Officer<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  If the assessee is of the opinion that the valuation fixed by the registering  authority is higher, the assessee can request the Assessing Officer to refer  the matter to the Departmental valuation officer. The Tribunal held that the Assessing  Officer is bound to refer the matter to the valuation officer. The matter was  set aside to Assessing Officer to refer the matter to Departmental valuation  officer.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>B. N. Properties Holdings P. Ltd. vs. ACIT (2010) 6 ITR 1 (Chennai)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 54 : Capital&nbsp; Gains &ndash; Investment &ndash; DDA &#8211; Allotment Letter &#8211;  Long Term Capital Gains &#8211; (S. 2(29A), 2(42A), 45)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Allottee of a flat under self&ndash;financing scheme of DDA gets title  to the property on issuance of allotment letter, as clarified vide Circular No.  471 dt. 15-10-1986, and therefore, Capital Gain arising on sale of flat by the  assessee on 6th Jan., 1989, which was allotted to him on 27th  Feb., 1982, by issuance of an allotment letter was long term capital gain,  irrespective of the date of allotment of specific flat number and delivery of  possession on 15th May 1986, assessee was entitled to exemption  under section 54 on reinvestment of sale proceeds in another house.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Vinod Kumar Jain vs. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 185 (P&amp;H)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 54 : Capital Gains &ndash; Exemption &#8211; <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Sale<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> of house or land &#8211; Land appurtenant to the building : (S.  54)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee is entitled to exemption under section 54 in respect of  capital gains on sale of the land appurtenant to the building. Such land is  sold separately, after dismantling the existing building. What is sold is only  land and hence, exemption under section 54 will not be allowable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Subhash Chand Kapoor vs. ITO (2010) 46 DTR 314 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Agra<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 54F : Capital Gains &ndash; Exemption &#8211;  Purchase of Flat<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee had purchased a flat, prior to sale of land after  demolition of building on the land and therefore neither proviso to section 54F(1)  nor section 54F(2) attracted and the assessee was entitled to exemption under  section 54F.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Subhash Chand Kapoor vs. ITO (2010) 46 DTR 314 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Agra<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 55A : Capital Gains &#8211; Reference to  DVO &#8211; Fair Market Value as on <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>1-4-81<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> <\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Fair market value of the property as on 1st April 1981,  declared by the assessee as per Government registered valuer&rsquo;s report being  more than the fair market value as estimated by the DVO on reference by the Assessing  Officer, the reference to the DVO is not valid and consequently, estimation of  fair market value of property as made by the assessee is to be accepted.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Sarala N. Sakraney vs. ITO (2010) 46 DTR 208 (Mum.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 56(2)(v) : Income from Other Sources  &ndash; Business &ndash; Profession &#8211; Vocational Receipt &ndash; [S. 28(i)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Gift received by the assessee in excess of Rs. 25,000 each were  offered by the assessee as &ldquo;Income from other sources&rdquo; in the return of income.  The assessing officer taxed the gift of below Rs. 25,000, each as income from  profession and occasion. The Tribunal held that gift received by various donors  by a prominent political figure cannot be taxed as amount received as profession  or occasion. As the CIT(A) held that the gift above was taxable under section  56(2)(v), gift below Rs. 25,000 cannot be taxed as income from profession or  occasion.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Mayawati (2010) 42 SOT 59 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 68 : Cash Credits &#8211; Gift<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  In order to establish that the money received by assessee to be a  gift, it should be proved to be voluntary and at the instance of the donor out  of love and affection. Gift being as per advice of donor&rsquo;s brother-in-law and  not voluntary out of love and affection, addition under section 68 was  sustainable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Vimaladevi S. Garg (Smt) vs. ITO (2010) 46 DTR 294 (Mum.)(Trib.) &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 68 : Cash Credit &#8211; Share Transactions  &#8211; Capital Gains &ndash; (S. 45)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee having established the genuineness of purchase and sale  of shares by producing documentary evidence and declaring the purchase and sale  price of shares in conformity with market rates prevailing on the respective  dates, the finding of the Tribunal that transactions were genuine is a finding  of fact based on documentary evidence on record and therefore no substantial  question of law arises from the order of the Tribunal deleting the addition  under section 68. Statement of broker that the transaction was bogus was not  relevant, transaction being off market the assessee produced relevant  documents. <br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Jamnadevi Agrwal &amp; Sons (2010) 46 DTR 271 (Bom.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 69 : Unexplained Investments &#8211; Remanding  the matter back to Assessing Officer<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  In the course of assessment proceedings the Assessing Officer  asked for the source of investment of Rs 8,64,670 in connection with supply of  coal of 1408 MT on road permit. In reply assessee filed the affidavit of &ldquo;H&rdquo;  (Coal lifting agent) and the copy of agreement executed between assessee and &ldquo;H&rdquo;,  who had deposited money with CCL on behalf of assessee. Not satisfied with the  explanation, the Assessing Officer made addition under section 69. On Appeal  CIT(A) deleted the addition. On appeal by the Department the Judicial member  remanded the matter back to Assessing Officer, whereas the Accountant Member  confirmed the order of Assessing Officer. On reference to third member it was  held that the Judicial member was right in restoring the matter back to  Assessing Officer for disposal afresh.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ACIT vs. Kaycee Glass Works (2010) 127 ITD 109 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Agra<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> )(TM)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 69 : Income from Undisclosed Source  &ndash; Addition &ndash; Alleged bogus purchase &#8211; Non filing of confirmation &#8211; Certificate  from Bank &#8211; (S. 145)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessing Officer was not justified in making the disallowance of  purchases made by the assessee merely due to non filing of confirmation from  suppliers especially when assessee has filed certificate from the bank  indicating the facts that cheques issued by it were cleared and no defects in  the books of account was pointed out.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>YFC Projects (P) Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 496 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 71 : Loss &#8211; Set of loss &#8211; Year of Allowability<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Stock stored in State warehousing corporation was destroyed by  fire in the year 1978. Suit was filed to reimbursement of loss. Suit was  dismissed in the year 1982. Loss was allowable in the year 1983-84.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>New Diwan Oil Mills vs. CIT (2010) 328 ITR 432 (P&amp;H)&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 72(1) : Losses &#8211; Carry forward and  set off of business losses &#8211; Remission or Cessation of Trading Liability &ndash; [S.  41(1)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  In order to allow business loss under section 72(1)(i) condition  is that assessee should carry on business in year under appeal and it is only  against profits of such business that brought forward loss can be set off. Where  assessee&rsquo;s&nbsp; profits were assessed under  section 41(1) as business income, said profits did not represent profits and  gains of any business carried on by assessee and therefore, brought forward  business loss was not allowable against profits assessed under section 41(1).<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Karnataka Instrade Corporation Ltd. vs. ACIT (2010) 127 ITD 74  (Bang.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 73 : Speculation Loss &#8211; Investment Co-Purchase  and sale of Shares<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Loss arising on account of purchase and sale of shares in another  company is to be treated as speculative loss in view of the clear provisions of  Explanation to section 73.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Centurion Investment &amp; International Trading <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Co.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> (P) Ltd. vs. ITO (2010) 133 TTJ 803 \/ 46  DTR 177 (Del.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 74 : Capital Gains &#8211; Capital Loss &#8211; Carried  Forward and set off-Non-resident<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Claim of carry forward of capital loss brought from earlier years  by the assessee, a company, tax resident of Mauritius, could not be rejected by  the Assessing Officer while making assessment of subsequent year on the ground that  since the assessee company was not liable to tax on the capital gains under Art.  13 of DTAA between India and Mauritius, such capital loss was also exempt.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Flagship Indian Investment Co. (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Mauritius<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>) Ltd. vs. ADIT (2010) 133 TTJ 792 \/ 46  DTR 166 (Mum.)(Trib.) &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 80HHC : Deduction &ndash; Export &#8211; New  Industrial Undertaking &ndash; S. 80IA(9) &#8211; S. 80-IA deduction to be reduced for S.  80HHC deduction &ndash; [S. 80IA(9)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The expression &ldquo;deduction to the extent of such profits&rdquo; signifies  that if an assessee is claiming benefit of deduction of a particular amount of  profits and gains Under section 80IA, to that extent profits and gains are to  be reduced while calculating the deduction under Chapter VI A (C). The word  &ldquo;and&rdquo; is disjunctive and means that the other provision is independent. The  provision aims at achieving two independent objectives and cannot be limited to  second objective alone thereby annihilating the first altogether and making it  otiose. Even under the purposive interpretation, the purpose behind introducing  section 80IA(9) is to ensure that an assessee does not get deduction on the  amount of profits and gains accorded in one provision.<br \/>\n  The argument that where the Legislature intended to deduct the  amount out of some other deduction a different phraseology was used is also not  acceptable. Merely because section 80-IB is not worded in a similar fashion  does not mean that one has to do violence with the plain language of the  provision, which is capable of only one meaning<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Grea<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/great-eastern-exports-vs-cit-delhi-high-court-pursuant-to-s-80-ia9-s-80-ia-deduction-to-be-reduced-for-s-80hhc-deduction\/%20\" title=\"Permanent Link: Great Eastern Exports vs. CIT (Delhi High Court)\"><strong><em>t Eastern Exports vs. CIT (Delhi High Court)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>&nbsp;  Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 80HHC : Export &ndash; Deductions &#8211;  Calcined Petroleum Coke &#8211; (CPC) &#8211; Mineral Oil<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee company manufacturing and exporting CPC, would be  entitled to deduction under section 80HHC in respect of profits arising out of  export of CPC. Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC), produced from raw petroleum coke  by subjecting same to a manufacturing process called as &ldquo;calcining process&rdquo; cannot  be called &ldquo;Mineral Oil&rdquo;.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Goa Carbon Ltd. vs. CIT (2010) 195&nbsp;  Taxman 1 (Bom.) \/ (2010) Vol. 112 (10) Bom. L. R. 4477<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <strong><u>S. 80IB : Deduction &ndash; Manufacture &#8211; Potato  Chips &#8211; Initial Year<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Conditions precedent for allowability of deduction under section  80IB are to be examined in the initial year of the claim and if they are found  to be satisfied the Assessing Officer cannot ignore that finding in the  assessment of a subsequent year and take a different view. The Tribunal held  that the CIT(A), was not justified in disallowing deduction under section 80IB  on the ground that the manufacture and sale of dehydrated onion flakers and  potato chips is not manufacture or production of article or thing to be  eligible to deduction under section 80IB.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Janak Dehydration (P) Ltd. vs. ACIT (2010) 134 TTJ 1 (Ahd.)(UO)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 80-O : Deduction &ndash; Royalties &#8211;  Foreign Enterprises<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Amount allowable under section 80&ndash;O of the Income Tax Act, is  restricted to the total income and not to the income computed under the head  business.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. J. B. Boda &amp; Co. Ltd. (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Bombay<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> High Court) ITA No. 3224 of <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>18-10-2010<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> [307 (2010) 42-B-BCAJ (December 2010 P. 35] <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 90 : Double Taxation Relief &#8211; India-USA  &ndash; DTAA &#8211; Income deemed to accrue or arise in India &#8211; Business Connection &#8211; Service  rendered through Indian subsidiary- (S. 5(2), 9(1)(i), Art. 5, 7, 27)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nAssessee a US company, providing IT enabled services to its  clients by assigning or sub-contracting execution of the contracts to its  wholly owned subsidiary EFI and supplying the relevant software and database to  the later, free of charges, has business connection in India within the meaning  of section 9(1)(i), as well as a PE&nbsp; in  the form of EFI, as per Art 5 of the Indo&ndash;USA DTAA. Profits attributable to the  PE are to be worked&nbsp; out by applying the  proportion of Indian assets to global assets including EFI&rsquo;s assets, to the  aggregate of global profits and reducing the resultant figure by the assessed  profit&nbsp; of EFI.<br \/>\n<strong><em>eFunds Corporation vs. Asst. Director IT (2010) 134 TTJ 1 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)&nbsp;  &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 92C : Transfer Pricing &#8211; Arm&rsquo;s Length  Price &#8211; International Taxation &#8211; Operational Cost &#8211; Comparable<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Comparables of extreme cases both on higher side and lower side to  be avoided. Foreign exchange fluctuations cannot be excluded. Income tax refund  cannot be included. Donations to be included. Compensation for termination of  agreement to purchase property to be excluded. Shifting from one process to  another in selection process permissible.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Sap Labs India Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT (2010) 6 ITR 81 (Bang.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <strong><u>S. 92C : Transfer Pricing &#8211; Arm&rsquo;s Length  Price &#8211; International Taxation &#8211; Custom Valuation &#8211; Chapter X<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Data for comparison to be data relating to year in which international  transaction entered into. Exclusion of reimbursement of advertisement  expenditure for determining profit level indicator not proper. Advertisement  expenditure of comparables operating profits to be adjusted to bring it at par  with tested party.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd. vs. ITO (2010) 6 ITR 502 \/ 46 DTR 433 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 92C : Transfer Pricing &#8211; Associated <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>Enterprise<\/u><\/strong><strong><u> &#8211; Arm&rsquo;s Length Price<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Proprietor of the foreign concern being a relative of the two  brothers who are controlling the assessee firm, cl. (j) of section 92A(2) is  applicable to the facts of the case and the said foreign concern constituted an  AE of the assessee. Since the word &ldquo;or&rdquo; is appearing between each sub clause of  section 92A(2), the requirement of deeming provision is satisfied even if one  of the sub clauses is applicable. Items sold by the assessee to the AE not  being comparable with the items sold to other enterprises, the GP rate of the sales  made to other concerns cannot be applied for computation of ALP.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ITO vs. V. Rajendra Exports (2010) 46 DTR 193 (JP)(Trib.)&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 92C : Transfer Pricing &ndash; Computation  &#8211; Arm&rsquo;s Length Price -Payments to personnel deputed by AE and Royalty<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  As there was no reason for the TPO to hold that expenditure on the  deputation of technical adviser ought to be incurred by AE and not by the  assessee, and the fees paid for technology agreement was recovered by assessee  from the AE, as part of sale price, such fee paid became revenue neutral,  transaction were at ALP hence no addition was called for. On the facts the CIT(A)  has rightly deleted the addition of Rs 43,68,838 made by the Assessing Officer,  being the difference in the ALP on account of royalty and payments to personnel  deputed by AE.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ACIT vs. Sona Okegawa Precision Forgings Ltd. (2010) 47 DTR 187 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 115JA : Book Profit &ndash; Company &ndash; Interest  &#8211; (S. 234B, 234C)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessment of company under section 115JA, interest under section  234B and 234C is not leviable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Cortalim Shipyard &amp; Engineers (P) Ltd. (2010) 46 DTR  263 (Bom.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 115JAA : Book Profit &#8211; MAT Credit to  be set off before computing Advance Tax shortfall and liability for section 234B,&nbsp; 234C &nbsp;&#8211;  Interest<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The scheme of section 115JA(1) and 115JAA shows that right to  set-off the tax credit follows as a matter of course once the conditions of section  115JAA are fulfilled. The grant of credit is not dependent upon determination  by the Assessing Officer except that the ultimate amount of tax credit to be  allowed depends upon the determination of total income for the first assessment  year. Accordingly, the assessee is entitled to take into account the set off  while estimating its liability to pay advance tax. If this interpretation is  not given, there will be absurdity.<br \/>\n  The amendment to Explanation 1 to section 234B by FA 2006 w.e.f.  1.4.2007 to provide that MAT credit under section 115JAA shall be excluded  while calculating advance-tax liability is to remove the immense hardship that  would result if this was not done.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Tulsyan NEC (Supreme Court) Source: www. itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 115JB : Book Profit &#8211; State Electricity  Board<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  State Electricity Board is not company bound by the provisions of  Companies Act, as to manner of drawing up profit and loss account or obligation  to lay before company in general meeting. Provision of section 115JB is not  applicable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Kerala<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><em>State<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Electricity Board vs. Dy. CIT (2010)  329 ITR 91 (Ker.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 115WB(2)(H) : Fringe Benefits &#8211;  Repairs, Running, etc., of Motor Cars &#8211; Interest on loan<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Expenditure incurred on payment of salary to driver is to be  included in computing the expenses on running of car within the meaning of the  provision of section 115WB(2)(H), however, the expenditure on payment of  interest on loan taken for purchase of motor cars cannot be included to compute  fringe benefits.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 134 TTJ  98 \/ 46 DTR 157 \/ 46 DTR 157 (Pune)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 132(4) : Disclosure of Income at mid  night &#8211; Search and Seizure &#8211; Addition on the basis of Statement &ndash; Retraction &#8211; (S.  132)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Statement made at odd hours cannot be considered as voluntary  statement. Addition made on the basis of statement was deleted. Assessee  retracted the same by giving proper explanation.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Kailashben Manharilal Chokshi vs. CIT (2010) 328 ITR 411 (Guj.)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong><u>Editorial Note:&ndash;<\/u><\/strong> Refer Supreme Court in Vinod Solanki (2009)  233 ELT 157 (SC).<br \/>\n  Instruction No. F. No. 286\/2\/2003 &#8211; IT(Inv) dt. 10-3-2003 (April 2003&nbsp; AIFTP  JOURNAL P. 25) &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 133A : Assessment &ndash; Addition &#8211; Disclosure  in the course of Survey &ndash; Retraction &ndash; Assessment &#8211; (S. 143)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee disclosed an amount of Rs 25 lakhs vide letter dated 11-2-2005, which was submitted after two months from the date of  survey in the light of various documents and papers found at the time of survey.  In the return of income the said amount was not disclosed. The Assessing Officer  rejected the book results and made addition of Rs. 25 lakhs. The Tribunal also  confirmed the addition on the ground that it was not a case of the assessee  that the assessee has wrongly understood the contents of the documents, burden  on assessee to explain the contents of the documents as the assessee has not  discharged the burden addition was justified.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Seasons Catering Services (P) Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 127 ITD 50 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 133A : Survey &#8211; Addition on the  basis of Statement was deleted &#8211; Discrepancy in Stock and Cash<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Statement made under section 133A is not conclusive proof.  Assessee was able to explain discrepancy in stock by production of relevant  record. Addition was deleted.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Dhingra Metal Works (2010) 328 ITR 384 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 133A : Survey &#8211; Addition on the  basis of Statement &#8211; Cross Examination &#8211; (S. 131)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Addition on the basis of admission during the survey without any  supportive material not sustainable, further&nbsp;  there was no substantive evidence on record except statement of assessee  and third party in support of addition of Rs. 25 lakhs and Rs. 2.55 crores made  by Assessing Officer for the Asst. Year 2007-08 and 2008-09 respectively. Non  providing of cross examination of witness clearly constitutes infraction of the  right conferred on the assessee and that vitiated the order of the assessment  made against the assessee.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>B. Ramakrishnaiah vs. ITO (2010) 46 DTR 406 (Hyd.)(Trib.) &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 143(3) : Assessment &#8211; Order Sheet &#8211;  Notice received after statutory time limit &#8211; Limitation<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Order sheet is a very important record. As the Assessing Officer  not recorded in the order sheet and the Assessing Officer is not able to show  that the notice dt. 08-06-2006, was issued and served, it was to be  held received after statutory time limit under section 143(2) and was clearly  time barred.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Mayawati (2010) 42 SOT 59 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 147 : Reassessment &#8211; Full and True Disclosure  &#8211; Notice after expiry of four years &#8211; (S. 148)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  There is no mention in recoded reasons that the escapement of  chargeable income was due to omission or failure on the part of the assessee to  disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for the assessment and  therefore notices under section 148 are wholly without jurisdiction and they  are liable to be quashed.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Sri Sakthi Textles Ltd. vs. Jt. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 191 (Mad.) &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <strong><u>S. 153A : Search and Seizure &#8211;  Assessment of any other person -(S. 153C)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Seized documents not belonging to assessee, assessment not pending  on date of search, original assessments not abated. Assessment under section  153A was set aside.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Meghmani Orgaics Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 6 ITR 360 (Ahd.)(Trib) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 153A : Search and Seizure &#8211; Assessment  of Third Party &#8211; Neither books of account nor documents belonging to assessee  was seized &#8211; (S. 153C)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  No amount of money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article  or thing or books of account or documents seized belonged to assessee. Assessing  Officer does not assume jurisdiction for framing assessment under section 153C.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ACIT vs. Gambhir Silk Mills (2010) 6 ITR 376 (Ahd.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 158B(b) : Block Assessment &#8211; Undisclosed  Income &#8211; (S. 158BB)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Search having not yielded any incriminating material in respect of  accommodation entry business allegedly carried on by the assessee, no  undisclosed income could be computed from this business merely on the basis of  information received from the Sales Tax Department about turnover.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Kulwant Singh vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 134 TTJ 129 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Del.<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(UO)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 158BB : Block Assessment &#8211;  Undisclosed Income &ndash; [S. 41(1)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Addition in terms of section 41(1), cannot be made in block  assessment where no material was found during search to show that the liability  was either bogus or had ceased to exist.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Radhika Creation (2010) 47 DTR 60 (Del.) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 158BC : Search and Seizure &ndash; Block Assessment  &ndash; Notice &ndash;Limitation &#8211; (S. 143(2), 282)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Issuance of notice under section 143(2),is an essential  requirement for making block assessment and such notice has necessarily to be  issued within the time prescribed&nbsp; under  proviso to section 143(2), since there is no conclusive evidence that alleged  notice under section 143(2), on 16th May 2000, pursuant to the block  return filed on 15th May 2000,&nbsp;  as claimed by the revenue&nbsp; only  notice was served on the assessee on 24th Dec., 2001 was served on  the assessee on 24th Dec., 2001, which was time barred, the block  assessment is quashed.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. National Refinery (P) Ltd. (2010) 134 TTJ 109 (Mum.)(Trib.)  &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 158BC : Search and Seizure &#8211; Block  Assessment &#8211; Undisclosed Income &#8211; (S. 132, 69C)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Sums found entered in regular books, enquiry in regular assessment  permissible, however, in block assessment not permissible.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Radhe Developers India Ltd. and Another (2010) 329 ITR  1 (Guj.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 158BD : Block Assessment &#8211; Recording  of Satisfaction in writing<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Statement recorded in search cannot form sole basis for initiation  under section 158BD, addition made without recording the satisfaction is held  to be bad in law.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Raj Pal Bhatia (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> High Court) Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 194A : Tax Deduction at Source &#8211;  Interest other than interest on Securities &#8211; Business Expenditure &ndash;  Disallowance &#8211; Application in Form No. 13., 15G &ndash; [S. 40(a)(ia)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) of interest payments on which  no TDS was deducted was sustainable, as merely filing of Form No. 13 by payee  to their respective Assessing Officers cannot be construed as an authorization  to the assessee not to deduct tax for the interest due to them. No copies of Form  No. 15G were forthcoming to justify the assessee&rsquo;s stand.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Rajendra Kumar vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 46 DTR 363 (Bang.)(Trib)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 194C : Payments to Contractors and Sub-contractors  &#8211; Payment&nbsp; to Goods &ndash; Freight Charges &ndash;  [S.40(a)(ia)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Where the Tribunal has recorded a categorical finding that there  was no material on record to prove any written or oral agreement between the  assessee and recipients of goods for transportation and that such payment of  freight had not been shown to have been made in pursuance to a contract of  transportation of goods for a specific period, quality or price and further, none  of the individual payment exceeded Rs. 20,000, there was no liability to deduct  tax under section 194 C and disallowance under section 40(a)(ia) was rightly  deleted.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Bhagwati Steels (2010) 47 DTR 75 (P&amp;H)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 194C : Deduction of Tax at Source &#8211;  Payments to Contractors &#8211; Hiring of Vehicles &#8211; (S. 194I)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The assessee entered into agreements with various transport  service providers. Under the agreements entered into, the service provider was  to provide transport service at particular locations for transportation of  assessee&rsquo;s employees to different destinations and locations mentioned in the  agreement. The transport service provider had to provide vehicles along with  the requisite staff and relevant facilities, full maintenance and repairs of  vehicles, etc. The assessee deducted the tax at source under section 194C, the Assessing  Officer was of the view that the payments were covered under section 194I, The  Tribunal held that the payment made by the assessee for hiring vehicles for  transportation of its employees qualifies for TDS under section 194C and not  under section 194I.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>ACIT vs. Accenture Services P. Ltd. (2010) TIOL 618 ITAT&ndash;Mum. 295 \/  (2010) 42-B BCAJ (December 2010 P. 23)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 194LA : Deduction of Tax at Source &#8211;  Capital Gains &#8211; Capital Asset &#8211; Agricultural Land &ndash; [S. 2(14)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Definition of agricultural land contained in section 2(14)(iii)(a)  &amp; (b) cannot be borrowed to influence definition of agricultural land  contained in Explanation to section 194LA. For the purpose of deducting tax at  source under section 194LA, it is Land Acquisition Officer (LAO) who has to  prima facie determine as to whether land acquired is agricultural land or not.  Land Acquisition Officer took prima facie view that land acquired by him was an  agricultural land on the basis of entries in land revenue record, hence, he was  justified in not deducting tax on compensation paid on acquisition of said land,  trees, and houses standing thereon.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Special<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><em>Land<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Acquisition Officer vs. ITO (2010) 42  SOT 9 (Ahd.) &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 195 : Other Sums &#8211; Payments to  Non-Resident &#8211; Foreign Artists &#8211; Reimbursement of Expenses &#8211; Though Foreign Artistes  are chargeable to tax in India, their agents are not in the absence of a PE &ndash;  DTAA &#8211; India-UK<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  As Colin Davie was not a performer, his income was not covered  under Article 18 of the DTAA but was covered by Article 7 and as the services  were rendered outside India and there was no PE, the same was not  assessable to tax in India. Even under the Act, by virtue of  Carborandum Co. 108 ITR 335 (SC), Circular No. 17 of 1953 dated 17.7.1953 &amp;  Circular No.786 dated 7.2.2000, commission paid to agents for services rendered  outside India is not chargeable to tax in India and there is no obligation to  deduct tax under section 195;<br \/>\n  As regards payment made towards reimbursement of expenses, the law  is well settled by virtue of Krupp UDHE Gmbh 38 DTR 251 (Bom.) &amp; Siemens AG  220 CTR 425 (Bom.) that the same is not chargeable to tax and there was no  obligation to deduct tax at source.<br \/>\n  <em><a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/adit-vs-wizcraft-international-entertainment-itat-mumbai-though-foreign-artistes-are-chargeable-to-tax-in-india-their-agents-are-not-in-the-absence-of-a-pe\/%20\" title=\"Permanent Link to ADIT vs. Wizcraft International Entertainment (ITAT Mumbai)\"><strong>ADIT vs. Wizcraft  International Entertainment (ITAT Mumbai)<\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong><em> Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 195 : Tax deduction at Source &#8211;  Payment to Non-resident &#8211; Purchase of Software &ndash; Art. 12 of DTAA &#8211;  India-Singapore<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  A computer software when put in to a media and sold becomes goods  and, therefore, amount paid by the assessee to a Singapore company towards purchase of software  cannot be treated as royalty table in India under Art. 12 of DTAA between India and Singapore and assessee is not liable to deduct  tax at source under section 195.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. vs. Addl. Director of IT (2010) 134 TTJ  342 (Mum.) &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 214(IA) : Advance Tax &ndash; Refund &#8211; (S.  143(3), 251)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee entitled to receive interest under section 214(IA), on  difference between advance tax and assessed under section 251 from the first day  of assessment year till day of passing regular assessment under section 143(3).<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Simbholi Sugar Mills Ltd. (2010) 6 ITR 247 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 234B : Book Profit &ndash; Company &ndash; Interest  &#8211; (S. 115J, 234C)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessment of company under section 115JA, interest under section  234B and 234C is not leviable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Cortalim Shipyard &amp; Engineers (P) Ltd. (2010) 46 DTR  263 (Bom.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 234B : Interest &ndash; Company &#8211; Book Profit  &#8211; (S. 234C)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  In view of the specific provision of sub section (5) of section  115JB, which makes all other provisions of the Act, applicable to companies  mentioned in the said section, and the clarification issued by the CBDT vide  Circular No. 14 of 2001 dt. 22-Nov 2001, companies covered by the provisions  of section 115JB are liable to pay advance tax and consequently, interest under  section 234B and 234C is chargeable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Sankala Polymers (P) Ltd. (2010) 46 DTR 385 (Kar.)&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 234C : Interest &#8211; Capital&nbsp; Gains &ndash; Accrual &ndash; Amendment &#8211; Proviso<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Amendment of proviso to section 234C by the Finance (No. 2) Act,  1996 w.e.f. 1st April 1997, is clarificatory in nature and the  same is to be applied retrospectively. Where the assessee has paid taxes arising  out of income from long term capital gain as part of installments due after the  date of sale of capital asset, he could not be in default as stipulated under  section 234C and therefore, levy of interest was not valid.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Torrential Investments (P) Ltd. vs. ITO (2010) 133 TTJ 787 \/ 46  DTR 172 (Mum.)(Trib.)&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 253(1) : Appellate Tribunal &#8211; Special  Auditor &#8211; Audit Fees &ndash; [S. 142(2A)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  In the absence of any specific provision empowering the Tribunal  to hear appeal against fixation of audit fees payable to special auditors  appointed under section 142(2A), appeal filed by the assessee is not  maintainable.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Sony Mony Electronics Ltd. vs. Dy. CIT (2010) 121 TTJ 660 (Mum.)(Trib.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 253(1) : Appellate Tribunal &#8211; Stay  Application in Tribunal maintainable despite non-filing of stay petition before  lower authorities &#8211; Dispute Resolution Tribunal<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  There is no merit in the argument of the department that the stay  application should be rejected outright since the assessee has not moved any  petition before the Revenue Authorities seeking stay of the demand. Seeking  stay before the lower authorities is directory and not mandatory. <br \/>\n  <em><a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/dhl-express-india-p-ltd-vs-acit-itat-mumbai-stay-application-in-tribunal-maintainable-despite-non-filing-of-stay-petition-before-lower-authorities\/%20\" title=\"Permanent Link: DHL Express (India) P Ltd vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai)\"><strong>DHL Express (India) P.  Ltd. vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai)<\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong><em> Source: www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 260A : Appeal &ndash; High Court &#8211; Circular  Fixing Monetary Limit -Pending Cases &#8211; Larger Bench<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Whether Circular issued in the year 2008 will have retrospective  effect for pending appeals and references matter referred to larger bench.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Varindra Construction Co. (2010) 328 ITR 446 (P&amp;H)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n  <strong><u>S. 263 : Revision &ndash; Assessing Officer  taking possible view &#8211; Housing Project &#8211; Commercial Construction &ndash; [S. 80IB(10)]<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  The view that an element of commercial construction per se would  not vitiate the claim of deduction under the pre-amended section 80IB(10), is  not only a possible view of the matter, it is a view adopted by the Special  Bench of the Tribunal and therefore, assessment order allowing assesee&rsquo;s claim for  deduction under section 80-IB(10) on residential&ndash;cum-commercial project cannot  be said to be erroneous and prejudicial order and cannot be revised under  section 263.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Anik Development Corporation vs. ACIT (2010) 134 TTJ 17 (Mum.)(UO)&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 263 : Revision &#8211; Erroneous and Prejudicial  Order &#8211; Lack of proper enquiry<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Order under section 263 passed by the CIT setting aside the assessment  order on the ground that the Assessing Officer has not made enquiries in  respect of certain issues, without stating as to how the order of the Assessing  Officer is erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of revenue cannot be  sustained, more so when the issues pointed out by the CIT do not in fact, merit  further investigation.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Leisure Wear Exports Ltd. (2010) 46 DTR 97 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 263 : Revision &#8211; Lack of proper  enquiry<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Tribunal having found that the Assessing Officer had made  reasonably detailed enquiries, collected relevant material including the seized  documents, and discussed various facts of the case with the assessee&rsquo;s Chartered  Accountants before making the assessments, there was no valid basis for the CIT  to exercise jurisdiction under section 263 and to direct the Assessing Officer  to make fresh assessments by going deeper in to the matter.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>CIT vs. Hindustan Marketing &amp; Advertising Co. Ltd. (2010) 46  DTR 109 (<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Delhi<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>)&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty &ndash; Concealment &ndash; Survey  &#8211; Amount disclosed in the course of Survey &#8211; (S. 133A)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  In the course of survey, assessee declared unaccounted income of  Rs. 32.84 lakhs, thereupon assessee filed his return of income wherein amount declared  in survey was included. Assessing Officer completed assessment on basis of  return of income. He also levied the penalty under section 271(1)(c). The  Tribunal held that since the Assessing Officer had accepted income declared in  return of income, in view of aforesaid legal position, assessee could not be  charged for any contumacious conduct, therefore, the impugned penalty order was  set aside.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Satish B. Gupta (Dr.) (2010) 42 SOT 48 (Hyd.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty &ndash; Concealment &#8211; Search  and Seizure &#8211; Return filed amount disclosed&nbsp;  in the course of Search &#8211; (S. 132(4), 153A)<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n  Assessee had made disclosure with reference to all the items  of&nbsp; jewellery in a statement under  section 132(4) of the Act, and any variation in the value could be accepted as  a continuation of statement under section 132(4). As two view is possible. Penalty  levied by the Assessing Officer was cancelled.<br \/>\n  <strong><em>Dy. CIT vs. Avinash CH. Gupta (2010) 6 ITR 173 (Kol.)(Trib.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>General &#8211; High Court &ndash; Appeal by  Department &#8211; Revenue Secretary &amp; CBDT Chairman summoned for turning &ldquo;deaf  ear&rdquo; to inefficiencies redressal<\/u><\/strong><u>&nbsp;<\/u><br \/>\n  The department filed an appeal in the High Court and claimed that  as the Tribunal&rsquo;s order was received on a particular date, the appeal was on  time. However, the assessee obtained information from the Tribunal under the  Right to Information Act and pointed out that the order was served on an  earlier date and that the appeal was belated. The Court taking a serious view  of the matter summoned the Revenue Secretary and Chairman CBDT to be present  before the court on 01-12-2010.<br \/>\n  <em><a href=\"http:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/index.php\/cit-vs-preeti-n-aggarwala-delhi-high-court\/%20\" title=\"Permanent Link to CIT vs. Preeti N. Aggarwala (Delhi High Court)\"><strong>CIT vs. Preeti N.  Aggarwala (Delhi High Court) Source: <\/strong><\/a><\/em><strong><em>www.itatonline.org<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>The contents of this document are solely for informational purpose. It does not constitute professional advice or a formal recommendation. While due care has been taken in preparing this document, the existence of mistakes and omissions herein is not ruled out. Neither the author nor itatonline.org and its affiliates accepts any liabilities for any loss or damage of any kind arising out of any inaccurate or incomplete information in this document nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. No part of this document should be distributed or copied (except for personal, non-commercial use) without express written permission of itatonline.org. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No time to read through voluminous case reports? Can\u2019t separate the wheat from the chaff? Fret Not! The KSA Legal team will bring you up-to-speed with the choicest of case-law so you can focus your attention only on the important &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/digest-of-important-case-law-november-2010\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Digest of important case law &#8211; November 2010<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2450","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2450\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/archives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}