Month: March 2020

Archive for March, 2020


Doon Valley Foods (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 181 ITD 18 (Chd.) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Long term capital gains–AO is justified in making disallowance. [S. 10(38), R. 8D]

ACIT v. Crompton Greaves Ltd ( 2019) 75 ITR 17 ( SN )/ (2020) 181 ITD 40 / 203 TTJ 94(Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income–Not recording of satisfaction-No disallowance can be made. [R. 8D]

Orissa Olympic Association v. CIT (2020) 77 ITR 407 / 180 ITD 692/ 190 DTR 167/ 205 TTJ 790 (Cuttack)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration–Trust or institution-Registration granted is required to be continued till nature of its activities change-Registration cannot be cancelled on mere fact that the trust earned commercial lease rent exceeding Rs. 25 lakhs. [S. 2(15), 12A]

Shantaram Bhat Charitable Trust v. CIT (2020) 180 ITD 735 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Income from house property-Deductions-Trust would be entitled for deduction-Accumulation of income–Matter remanded. [S. 2(45), 11(3), 24]

Gujarat Safety Council v. ITO (2020) 180 ITD 711 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes–Educational activities-Activities like holding conferences on industrial safety programmes, public talks, seminars, workshops, etc. on ongoing basis to inculcate industrial safety measures would also be bracketed in league of educational activities-Entitle to exemption. [S.2(15), 12A]

Hitachi High Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd. (2019) 202 TTJ 273 / ( 2020) 180 ITD 861 / 187 DTR 223 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection–Liaison office–Involved in preparatory and auxiliary activities but also involved in ascertaining customer requirements, price negotiations obtaining of purchase orders etc–Constituted PE in India and profit attribution has to be done-DTAA-India-Singapore. [S. 92, Art. 5]

Lalitkumar Kesarimal Jain v. DCIT (2020) 77 ITR 394 / 180 ITD 832 / 190 DTR 424/ 205 TTJ 753 (Pune)(Trib.) Kruti Lalit Kumar Jain v. DCIT (2020) 77 ITR 394/ 180 ITD 832/ 190 DTR 424/ 205 TTJ 753 (Pune) (Trib.) Pranay Lalit Kumar Jain v. DCIT (2020) 77 ITR 394/ 180 ITD 832 / 190 DTR 424/ 205 TTJ 753 (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-In balance sheet of ‘K’ Ltd, amount in question was not shown as loan to assessee-addition is deleted.

Doon Valley Foods (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 181 ITD 18 (Chd.) (Trib.)

S. 2(1A) : Agricultural income-Income from mushroom spawn grown in nursery qualifies as agricultural income-Eligible for exemption-Issue restored to file of AO to determine whether spawn was actually grown by assessee-Reassessment is held to be valid. [S. 10(1)]

Suresh H. Kerudi v. ITO (2019) 76 ITR 44 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 271AB : Penalty–in search case-Assessee not person subjected to search-Penalty proceedings against assessee not sustainable. [S. 132(4)]

Dy. CIT v. Himanshu Verma (2019) 76 ITR 698 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 271AAA : Penalty-Search initiated on or after 1st June, 2007- AO must establish there was undisclosed income-Estimated income not undisclosed income-No specific finding in respect of any specific seized material or undisclosed income detected as a result of search-Penalty is not leviable. [S. 132]