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Brahma Center Development Pvt. Ltd. v. PCIT (2020) 185 DTR 353 / 77 ITR 156 / 203 TTJ 560 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue– Interest adjusted against project expenditure-AO putting specific question and accepting the explanation-Revision is held to be not valid. [S. 145]

ACIT v. Saviour Builders Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 77 ITR 305 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 254(2) : Appellate Tribunal-Rectification of mistake apparent from the record–High court admitting department appeal on same issue-Review of order is impermissible. [S. 260A, 271AA, 271(1)(c)]

Tourism India Management Enterprises (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2020) 77 ITR 311/185 DTR 361 / 203 TTJ 509 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 143(2) : Assessment–Notice-Notice issued to wrong address- Department acknowledging mistake and serving notice by affixture at correct address-Service by affixture not permissible and could not be taken into account-Notice invalid and assessment is void ab initio. [S.143(3), 282, 292BB]

Clearview Healthcare P. Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 77 ITR 39 (SN) /185 TTJ 369 / 203 TTJ 349 (SMC) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources–Valuation of shares-Share premium-Addition on account of excess share premium unjustified. [S.56(2)(viib), R.11UA]

Utsav Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO (2020)77 ITR 69 (Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 49 : Capital gains-Previous owner-Cost of acquisition– Acquisition of immovable asset by succession of partnership- Subsequent amendment with retrospective effect providing for cost to be taken as cost to previous owner-Law prevailing at the time of filing of return applicable and not provision amended with retrospective effect. [S. 45, 49(iii)(e)]

Hiralal Jain v. ITO (2020) 77 ITR 333 (Indore)(Trib.)

S. 40(a)(ia) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Failure to deduct tax at source-Filing Forms 15G and form no 15H before CIT (A) -Addition is unsustainable-CIT (A) ought to have verified from the banks- AO is directed to delete the addition. [S. 251]

ACIT v. Vishnu Pouch Packaging P. Ltd. (2020) 77 ITR 10 (SN) (Ahd.)(Trib)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Trade mark licence utilisation fees based on turnover-Held to be revenue expenditure.

Dy.CIT v. Mahavir Multitrade P. Ltd. (2020) 77 ITR 165 /180 ITD 730/ 192 DTR 257/ 206 TTJ 640 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Compensation for not complying with terms of contract-Civil consequence for not complying with certain terms of contract and had nothing to do with any offence- No violation of law–No disallowances can be made by applying the explanation 1.

CIT v. Siemens Nixdorf Information Systemse Gmbh ( 2019) 184 DTR 277 ( Bom) (HC)

S.45: Capital gains- Capital loss- Assignement of loan- Capital asset – Allowable as capital loss. [ S. 2(14)(a) , 2 (47), Wealth tax Act , 1957 S. 2( e ). ]

PCIT v. Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd ( 2020) 185 DTR 390 /113 taxmann.com 303 ( Bom) (HC) Editorial : Notice issued in SLP filed by revenue , PCIT v. Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd ( 2021 ) 281 Taxman 365 ( SC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Recording of satisfaction – AO needs to record his non-satisfaction having regard to the sou motu disallowances claimed by the assessee in the context of its accounts. It is only thereafter, the occasion to apply rule 8D of the Rules for apportionment of expenses can arise- AO discussing and not accepting is not sufficient -Order of Tribunal is affirmed . [S.14A(2) , R.8D ]