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Siddharth Export v. ACIT (2020) 268 Taxman 121 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 68 : Cash credits–Loans from a person outside India–Failure to prove creditworthiness of creditor–Certain documents produced first time before High Court–Addition is held to be justified. [S. 260A]

Balbir Chand Virmani v. CIT (2020) 268 Taxman 196 (P&H)(HC)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Entries found in the books of account seized from premises–Failure to explain–Addition is held to be valid.

PCIT v. Realvalue Realtors (P) Ltd (2020) 113 taxmann.com 62/ 269 Taxman 64 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 68 : Cash credits–Share capital-Substantial part of share application money was received in earlier assessment years– Balance amount sufficient evidence was produced such as identity and genuineness-Deletion of addition is held to be valid.

Akrati Promoters and Developers. V. DCIT (2020) 268 Taxman 83 (All.)(HC)

S. 40A(2) : Expenses or payments not deductible–Excessive or unreasonable-Sub-contractors-Relatives of partners–20% of disallowance up held by the Tribunal is affirmed. [S. 37(1) ]

CIT v. Punalur Paper Mills Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 47 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure–Cheque issued–Realised in next assessment year–Cheque is not dishonoured but encashed, payment relates back to date of tendering of cheque and date of payment would be date of delivery of cheque-Allowable as deduction during previous year.

CIT v. Punalur Paper Mills Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 47 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Passive use of the assets-Unabsorbed depreciation-Business was stopped and assets were not in use for period of 24 years-Depreciation is neither allowable nor set off of carried forward of depreciation for previous year. [S. 32 (2), 72]

CIT v. Poorvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 132 (All.)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation–Amalgamation-Receipt of the Auditors report subsequently-Directed to allow the depreciation on the basis of Auditor’s report.

CIT v. Punalur Paper Mills Ltd. (2020) 268 Taxman 47 (Ker.) (HC)

S. 23 : Income from house property-Annual value–Arrears of rent – Arrears of rent accruing in a prior years, not received in those years, could not be assessed in a subsequent year when same were received as income from house property-Arrears of rent attributable to preceding years cannot be brought to tax under the head income from other sources-Provision of section 25B inserted by Finance Act, 2000 with effect from 1-4-2001 would apply prospectively. [S. 22, 25B, 56]

PCIT v. Keshav Power Ltd (2019) 112 taxmann.com 323 / (2020) 268 Taxman 332 (Delhi) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed as the tax effect is less than Rs. 2 crores PCIT v. Keshav Power Ltd (2020) 266 Taxman 331 (SC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Recording of satisfaction-AO has not recorded the satisfaction how the disallowance made by the Assessee is not correct–Deletion of disallowance by the Tribunal is affirmed. [R. 8D]

PCIT v. Dish TV India Ltd (Bom.)(HC) (UR).

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-In the absence of any exempt income, disallowance is not permissible. [R. 8D]