Month: March 2020

Archive for March, 2020


PCIT v. Sygenta Bioscience (P) Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 422 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing–Arm’s length price–Comparables- Functional similarity- Merely because the assessee included an entity in list of comparbles would not bar the assessee from contending other wise before TPO- Order of Tribunal is affirmed. [S. 92B]

PCIT v. Kewal Real Estate Developers (P.) Ltd. (2020) 113 taxmann.com 49 / 268 Taxman 388 (Bom.)(HC) Editorial : SLP of revenue is dismissed; PCIT v. Kewal Real Estate Developers (P.) Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 387 (SC)

S. 80IB(10) : Housing projects-Complied all the conditions- Failure to complete the project attributable to the assesee-Entitle to deduction.

PCIT v. Virender Kumar Bhatia (2020) 268 Taxman 412 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 69 : Unexplained investments-Undisclosed income- Immoveable property-Purchase consideration is alleged to be undervalued-Deletion of addition is held to be justified. [S. 158BC]

Vashulinga Finance Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT (2020) 185 DTR 99/ 313 CTR 179 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 68 : Cash credits–Share application money-Kolkata parties- Bank accounts in Delhi-Failed to discharge onus of establishing the genuineness of transaction and creditworthiness of investors/creditors-Only disclosed identity of investors, who too remained faceless despite notices to them-Addition is held to be justified. [S. 131, 133(6)]

PCIT v. Shree Rajlakshmi Textile Park (P.) Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 405 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 68 : Cash credits–Share capital-Share premium-Confirmation filed-Companies appeared before AO through a representative and made submissions in support of their investments-Deletion of addition is held to be justified.

PCIT v. Sygenta Bioscience (P) Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 422 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 48 : Capital gains–Cost of acquisition-Refundable deposit– Relinquishment of rights–If refundable deposit is considered as sale consideration-Refundable deposit is to be considered as cost of acquisition. [S. 45]

CIT v. Army Wives Welfare Association, Lucknow (2020) 185 DTR 395 / 312 CTR 375/ 271 Taxman 139/ 116 taxmann.com 215 (All.)(HC)

S. 40(a)(ia) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source– Interest, commission-When exemption u/s.11 is denied the assessee is liable to deduct tax at source – Addition made by the AO is held to be justified. [S. 10(23AA), 11, 12A, 13]

CIT v. Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corpn. Ltd. (2019) 112 taxmann.com 386 (2020) / 421 ITR 525268 Taxman 396 (Mad.)( HC) Editorial : SLP of revenue is dismissed ; CIT v. Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corpn. Ltd [2019] 416 ITR (St.) 77 /. (2020) 268 Taxman 395 (SC)

S. 36(1)(viia) : Bad debt-Provision for bad and doubtful debts- Schedule bank-Entitle to set off though dis not have any positive profit to set off.

Sharan Hospitality (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2020) 268 Taxman 443 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 23 : Income from house property-Annual value-Property which is not legally occupiable and not occupied-Could not be made liable to tax on notional rental income for that period. [S. 22]

CIT v. Army Wives Welfare Association. (2020) 185 DTR 395 / 312 CTR 375/ 271 Taxman 139/ 116 taxmann.com 215 (All.)(HC)

S. 10(23AA) : Funds established for welfare of employees – Failed to prove income on behalf of regimental fund or non-public fund established by the armed forces of the Union- Denial of exemption is held to be justified. – Marginal rate to be applied to total income . [S. 11, 13 ,148, 164 ]