Year: 2019

Archive for 2019


Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd v. DCIT (2019) 410 ITR 224 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 115JA : Book profit- Company—Provision for bad debts— Amended provision By Finance (No. 2) Act, 2009 with retrospective effect from 1-4-1998 — Matter Remanded to Assessing Officer to decide applicability of the provision.

Kodumudi Growers Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. ITO (2019) 410 ITR 218 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 80P : Co-Operative Bank- Income from sale of goods for public distribution system of State Government under directive of State Government–Ancillary activity–Entitle to deduction. [S. 80P(1)(2)(a)(i), Tamil Nadu Co-Operative Societies Act, 1983, S.2(13)]

CIT v. DR. D. Ramamurthy. (2019) 410 ITR 236 / 102 Taxman.com 330/ 261 Taxman 435 (Mad) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed; CIT v. DR. D. Ramamurthy. (2018) 408 ITR 18 (St.)/( 2019) 261 Taxman 560 (SC)

S.45 : Capital gains—Computation-Revaluation of assets— Transferred to firm – For the purpose of computing capital gains value of assets recorded in books of the firm on date of transfer would be deemed to be full value of consideration received as a result of transfer Valuation of assets cannot be entertained in appeal. [S. 45,260A]

CIT v. Hardik Bharat Patel. (2019) 410 ITR 202 /260 taxman 294(Bom.)(HC),Editorail : SLP of revenue is dimissed , as withdrawn due to low tax effect, PCIT v. Hardik Bharat Patel ( 2020 ) 269 Taxman 562 (SC)

S. 45 : Capital gains- Business income-No distinction can be made whether borrowed money or own funds–Circular is binding on department -Consistency must be followed -Surplus from sale of shares is assessable as capital gains and not as business income. [S. 28(i)]

Alpasso Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO (2019) 410 ITR 212/ 261 Taxman 442 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure—Commission—No evidence of services rendered -Disallowance is held to be justified. [S. 133(6),260A]

Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd. v. CIT (2019) 410 ITR 280 / 261 Taxman 521/ 177 DTR 48/ 308 CTR 484(Ker.) (HC)

S. 36(1)(vii) : Bad debt—Non-rural banks written off—Held to be allowable as deduction-Deductible. [S. 36(1)(viia)]

Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd. v. CIT (2019) 410 ITR 280/ 261 Taxman 521/ 177 DTR 48/ 308 CTR 484 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 35D : Amortisation of preliminary expenses-Bank extending financial services is an industrial undertaking—Entitled to benefit. [S. 37(1)]

CIT v. Hardik Bharat Patel. (2019) 410 ITR 202/ 260 Taxman 294 (Bom.)(HC), Editorail : SLP of revenue is dimissed , as withdrawn due to low tax effect, PCIT v. Hardik Bharat Patel ( 2020 ) 269 Taxman 562 (SC)

S. 28(1): Business loss–Futures and options-Allowable as business loss. [S. 37(1)]

Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd. v. CIT (2019) 410 ITR 280/ 261 Taxman 521 /177 DTR 48/ 308 CTR 484(Ker.)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income–Provision is applicable only from the year 2007 -98 onwards.

V. Rajinikanth. v. DCIT (2019) 260 Taxman 47 (PBPTA – AT)/T. Raja v. K.Visakha ( 2019) 260 Taxman 225 ((PBPTA – AT)

Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 S.2(9):
Benami transaction- Advance salary -Allegation of amount was advanced to bring demonetised money in to circulation – Order attaching the bank account was set aside – The authorities have failed to discharge the burden. [ S. 2(5),3,24, 46, PMLA ,2002 , S. 2(u) ]