Year: 2018

Archive for 2018


Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 65 ITR 374 (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 144C : Reference to dispute resolution panel -Transfer pricing- Duty of DRP to decide issues raised by assessee- DRP is directed to pass a reasoned and speaking order dealing with all contentions of assessee after giving reasonable opportunity to assessee.

G. S. Caltex India P. Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 65 ITR 36 (SN) / 171 DTR 345 196 TTJ 612 / 96 taxmann.com 614(Mum) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing – Arm’s length price – Procuring and importing lubricants – TNM is appropriate method – Assessee to be given adjustments for extraordinary costs incurred in first year of operations-AO is directed to re compute the arm’s length price.

Allianz Cornhill Information Services P. Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 65 ITR 33 (SN) (Cochin) (Trib)

S.92C:Transfer Pricing — Arm’s Length Price —Outstanding expenses — Interest — Period of 60 days reasonable within which expenses ought to have been recovered—SBI-PLR rates alone should be calculated without any 3 per cent spread.8.15 Per Cent should be adopted while calculating Arm’s Length Price interest — Opportunity cost to assessee’s funds to be calculated in relation to interest earning capacity in domestic market. [ S.92B ]

Perinthalmanna Service Co-Operative Bank Limited. 2018] 65 ITR 419 (Cochin ) (Trib)

S. 80P : Co-operative societies -Primary agricultural credit society – Interest earned on investments made with Sub-treasuries entitled to benefit of deduction [ S80P(2)(a)(i)]

Joy Alukkas (India) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 409 (Cochin ) (Trib)

S.37(1): Business expenditure -Capital or revenue -Expenditure incurred on renovation of leasehold building is revenue expenditure .

ACIT v. Sharma East India Hospitals And Medical Research Ltd. (2018) 65 ITR 46 (SN) (Jaipur ) (Trib)

S.37(1): Business Expenditure — Bogus purchases — Disallowance of 15% of unverifiable purchases is held to be justified .

Joy Alukkas (India) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 409 (Cochin ) (Trib)

S.36(1)(iii): Interest on borrowed capital — Disallowance on interest debited to profit and loss account as attributable to amounts invested in capital work-in-progress is justified.

M. Junction Services Ltd. v. (2018) 65 ITR 40 (SN) (Kol) (Trib)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Assessing Officer not giving cogent reason for rejecting suo motu disallowance made by Assessee — Assessee need not maintain separate books for expenses incurred in earning exempt income —No disallowances can be made . [ R.8D ]

Inspectorate International Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 333/ 171 ITD 630 (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Fees for technical services – Inspection and survey of imported and exported cargo and certifying in relation to quality and price — No technical knowledge, experience, skill, know-how or processes made available to recipient of service — Not chargeable to tax in India -DTAA- India – UK [ Art.13(4)(c ) ]

D. S. Senthilvel v. TRO (2018) 405 ITR 202/ 256 Taxman 179 / 166 DTR 278 / 304 CTR 49 (Mad) ( HC)

S. 281 : Certain transfers to be void -Tax Recovery Officer could not declare a transaction of transfer as void, if revenue wants to have transaction nullified, it must go to civil court to seek declaration to that effect. [ S. 222, Second Schedule , R.11 ]