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Nokia India (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2020) 181 ITD 645 /114 taxmann.com 442 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S.37(1): Business expenditure -Trade Price Protection (TPP) extended to distributors for reduction in prices of products having been incurred wholly and exclusively for business, would be allowable as revenue expenditure

JCIT v. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank. (2020) 181 ITD 672 / 79 ITR 207 (Bang) (Trib.)

S. 36(1)(viia) :Bad debt-Provision for bad and doubtful debts – Schedule bank -Not debited to profit and loss account – Rejection of claim is held to be justified .

Benares Hotels Ltd. v. DCIT (2020) 181 ITD 486 (Varanasi) (Trib)

S. 35AD: Deduction in respect of expenditure on specified business-Hotels- Section per se does not require any specific date of operation- Denial of exemption is held to be not valid .

Empire Capital (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 181 ITD 173 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 23 : Income from house property – Annual value -Remained vacant throughout relevant year -No addition can be made on account of notional rent . [ S.22 ]

Jalendra Sahoo v. ITO (2019) 76 ITR 337 / 202 TTJ 1 (UO)/( 2020) 181 ITD 581 (Cuttack) (Trib.)

S. 15 : Salaries – Business income – Commission – Commission from employer is liable to be taxed as business income – TDS was deducted as salary – Matter remanded to the AO to verify the expenses incurred for earning of commission income . [ S.28 (i)]

Vinita Devi Bagrodia. v. DCIT (2020) 181 ITD 355 (Indore) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Maintaining separate books of account – Matter remanded to CIT (A) [ R.8D ]

Rajasthan Gau Seva Sangh. v. CIT (2020) 181 ITD 660 (Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution- Charitable purpose -Profit motive – Providing asylum/shelter to cows and maintaining gaushalas and famine relief centres to provide proper treatment and fodder to needy stray cows- Cancellation of registration is held to be not valid [ S.2(15) 11, 12A ]

ACIT v. Sree Gokulam Educational and Medical Trust. (2020)181 ITD 572 (Chennai) (Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Investment of surplus fund in chit fund – Denial of exemption is held to be justified [ S. 2(15) ,11(5) ]

Amateur Riders Club v. ADIT (2020) 181 ITD 401 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Cancellation of registration was set aside by the Appellate Tribunal- Denial of exemption was set aside .[ S.12A ]

Classic Linens International (P.) Ltd v. Dy. CIT (2020) 181 ITD 765 / 77 ITR 1 / 189 DTR 1/ 204 TTJ 794 (Chennai) (Trib.)

S. 10AA : Special economic zones – Free trade zone- Not having exhausted deduction under S. 10A for ten consecutive assessment years on date of introduction of S. 10AA , entitled for additional period of deduction for five years as is allowed to SEZ units . [ S.10A ]