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ACIT v. Overseas Trading and Shipping Co. (P.) Ltd. (2018) 173 ITD 446 (Rajkot)(Trib.)

S. 2(28A) : Interest -Usance interest -Paid to holding company for delayed payment for purchase of goods was not part of purchase price, but interest–Liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India –Singapore, [S. 40(a)(i), 195, Art.7, 11]

Saamag Developers (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 173 ITD 350 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend- Group companies – Amount received and also paid each other for the purpose of business transactions -No amount has gone to share holder- Addition is held to be not justified.

ITO v. Escorts Cardiac Disease Hospital Society. (2018) 173 ITD 406/( 2019) 197 TTJ 708/ 174 DTR 321 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 2(15) : Charitable purpose – Medical reliefs- charging nominal fee for providing services exemption cannot be denied , proviso is held to be not applicable [ [S.11, 12AA ]

Rakesh Garg v. ITO (2018) 173 ITD 302/( 2019) 197 TTJ 632 (Jaipur)(Trib.)

S. 2(14)(iii)(b) : Capital asset-Agricultural land- 8KM- Distance from Municipal limits to area in which land is situated is to be considered and not distance between particular land and municipal limit-Matter remanded. [S.45, 54F]

CIT v. Viksit Engineering Ltd (2018) 100 taxmann.com 436 (Bom.)(HC) . www.itatonline.org

S.45: Capital gains – Business income – Merely holding shares for a short period will not convert capital gain into business income-.This would be contrary to be legislative mandate which itself provides that investment held for less than 12 months is to be termed as short term capital gain-If the assessee has two portfolios, one for “Investment” and other for “Trading” and if the investments are out of own funds and not borrowed funds, the gains have to be assessed as short term capital gains [ S.28 (i)]

Investascent Wealth Advisors Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 604 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 272A : Penalty – Failure to answer questions – Sign statements – Furnish information -New accountant of assessee ignorant of statutory provisions of tax deduction at source-Reasonable cause- Levy of penalty is held to be not justified. [S. 272A(2)(k), 273B]

Sun Infraa v. DCIT(2018) 65 ITR 687 (Hyd.) (Trib.)

S. 147 : Reassessment—So long as the income escaped assessment for which reasons were recorded has been assessed, the Assessing Officer has power to include other incomes which has escaped assessment and which comes to his knowledge in the course of the proceedings under this section. Disallowance of commission is held to be justified. [S. 37(1), 80IB]

Exxon Mobil Company India P. Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 583 /196 TTJ 1070 / 97 taxmann.com 43 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price—Comparables-Providing back office support services-Followed rule of consistency -Different business hence cannot be comparable. [S. 92CA ]

Minda S M Technocast P. Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 84 (SN) (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources–Fair market value–Shares price was determined as per R.11UA Book value of assets and liabilities declared by company at Rs 5 per share-AO determined at Rs.45.72 per share and made addition of Rs 40.72 per share as income from other sources- Tribunal held that addition made by the AO was held to be not justified. [S. 56(2)(viia), R.11UA]

Dr. Sanjay Chobey (HUF) v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 68 (SN)/ 194 TTJ 891(Agra) (Trib.)

S. 50C : Capital gains-Full value of consideration-Stamp valuation-When a specific request is made by the assessee to refer the matter to valuation officer, it was statutory duty laid down upon the Assessing Officer to obtain the valuation report by referring the matter to the District Valuation Officer-Reference to the District Valuation Officer is mandatory and the Assessing Officer having failed to follow the provisions of the Act, he could not be given one more chance to refer the matter to the District Valuation Officer-no addition could be made on the basis of value of property at circle rate of State Government. [S. 45 ]