Year: 2019

Archive for 2019


CIT v. CLP India (P.) Ltd. (2019] 103 taxmann.com 442 / 262 Taxman 204 (Guj.)(HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed, CIT v. CLP India (P.) Ltd. (2019) 262 Taxman 203 (SC)

S. 80IA : Industrial undertakings-Net interest excluding expenditure incurred in earning such interest income which had to be excluded for purpose of computing deduction.

Aberdeen Institutional Commingled Funds LLC. v. AAR. (2019) 262 Taxman 346 / 177 DTR 1 / 308 CTR 287 / ( 2020) 421 ITR 183 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 74 : Losses – Capital gains – Carry forward – Advance Rulings- Loss determined in pursuance of a return filed for earlier assessment u/s 139 can only be carried forward. – Only party before the authority can be heard – Other parties cannot be heard by Court . [ S. 80 , 139(3), 245N, Art . 226 ]

Arvind Janardhan Pandey v. ITO (2019) 262 Taxman 401 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 69A : Unexplained money – Search and seizure-illegal capitation fees –Addition on estimate basis is held to be justified.

PCIT v. Chain House International (P.) Ltd. ( 2018) 98 taxmann.com 47 / (2019) 408 ITR 561(MP) (HC),Rohtak Chain Co ( P) Ltd ; PCIT v (2019) 408 ITR 561 (MP) (HC)/Bharat Securities Ltd ; PCIT v. (2019) 408 ITR 561 (MP) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed, PCIT v. Chain House International (P.) Ltd. (2019) 262 Taxman 207 (SC)/,PCIT v. Bharat Securities (P) Ltd ( 2020) 268 Taxman 394 (SC)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Shares at a premium-Genuineness, creditworthiness and identity of investors are established-Addition cannot be made as cash credit.

Jagannathan Sailaja Chitta v. ITO (2019) 417 ITR 61 / 262 Taxman 427/ 308 CTR 713/ 178 DTR 33 (Mad.) (HC)

S. 50C : Capital gains-Full value of consideration- stamp valuation-
Without hearing objections of assessee, that Fair Market Value of capital asset as per ‘Guidance Value’ can not be determined by authorities- Matter remanded to the Assessing Officer. [S. 45, 48 , 50C (2)],

Hemlata S. Shetty (Smt.) v. ACIT (2019) 262 Taxman 324 (Bom.) (HC)

S. 45(4) : Capital gains – Distribution of capital asset – Retirement of partner- Amount received by a partner on her retirement from a partnership firm is not liable to capital gain tax. [S. 45]

P CIT v. Chuni Lal Bhagat. (2019) 103 taxmnn.com 378 /262 Taxman 210 (P & H) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed, PCIT v. Chuni Lal Bhagat. (2019) 262 Taxman 209 (SC)

S. 45 : Capital gains-Transfer-Joint Development agreement (JDA)-In the absence of registration agreement did not fall under S.53A of the transfer of property Act–Not liable to capital gains tax [S. 2(47)(v) Transfer of Property Act, 1882 S. 53A]

West Asia Exports & Imports (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2019) 412 ITR 208 / 262 Taxman 372 / 177 DTR 201/ 309 CTR 353(Mad.)(HC)

S. 41(1) : Profits chargeable to tax-Remission or cessation of trading liability-Timber business-Discontinuation of business for more than 10 years-Showing the creditors- Application of common sense principles-Burden of proof on assessee to show subsistence of liability-Liable to be taxed as profits of business.

Natesan Krishnamurthy v. ITO (2019) 262 Taxman 127/ 178 DTR 177 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 40A(3) : Expenses or payments not deductible – Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits – Purchase of jewellery – failure to demonstrate a situation which compelled to make payment in cash- Disallowance is held to be justified.

PCIT v. Patel Alloy Steel Co. (P.) Ltd. (2019) 103 taxmnn.com 431/ 262 Taxman 167 (Guj.) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed, PCIT v. Patel Alloy Steel Co. (P.) Ltd. (2019) 262 Taxman 166 (SC)

S. 40A(2) : Expenses or payments not deductible–Excessive or unreasonable–Salaries to directors- Preceding year was accepted by revenue–No extraordinary increase in salary-Disallowance is held to be not justified.