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Geojit Investment Services Ltd. v. JCIT (2018) 172 ITD 279 / 196 TTJ 837/ 67 ITR 156 (Cochin) (Trib.)

S. 28(iv) : Business income – Value of any benefit or perquisites – Converted in to money or not –Non compete fee-Capital or revenue-Compensation of Rs 40 crores for discontinuing commodity trading business-Commodity trading was transferred entirely to its group concern without there being any impairment to business/profit making apparatus of assessee-company-Taxable as business – However when there was no principal and agent relationship between assessee and parent company, compensation received by assessee for discontinuing commodity trading was not from parent company and was not in lieu of surrender of any agency, compensation did not fall within ambit of taxation under section 28(ii)(c) [ S.28(ii)(c )

Ocean Agro (India) Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 172 ITD 157 (Ahd) (Trib.)

S. 36(1)(va): Any sum received from employees – Employees’ contribution to PF and ESIC – Amounts not deposited in relevant fund before due date as prescribed in Explanation to section 36(1)(va)- No deduction is allowable even though same was deposited before due date as stipulated under section 43B of the Act. [ S.43B , 139(1) ]

GVK Airport Developers Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 172 ITD 109/ 195 TTJ 246 / 66 ITR 9 (SN)/ 169 DTR 209 (Hyd) (Trib.)

S. 36(1)(iii) :Interest on borrowed capital -Business expenditure -Advance to subsidiary companies out of borrowed funds who further gave said advances to SPVs of assessee who utilised for carrying on business activities of construction and development of airports – No business activities under taken – Expenditure incurred on finance charges is held to be not allowable as deduction- there is evidence of nexus of borrowing funds being invested in sister concern and assessee sources of income can only be earning dividend income, the entire interest income has to be considered for disallowance under section 14A under rule 8D2(i)/(ii) for the impugned assessment year. [ S.14A, 37(1),R.8D(1)(ii) ]

Elem Investments (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 172 ITD 58 (Hyd) (Trib.)

S.28(i):Business loss- Value of shares held as stock- Devalued in books to evade tax – Claim being notional loss not allowable as business loss [ S.145 ]

ACIT v. Satish Kumar Agarwal. (2018) 172 ITD 143 (Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 23 : Income from house property – Annual value – When part of the house is occupied during the year and part is let out only actual rent received by the assessee has to be considered. [ S. 22 ]

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 172 ITD 198 (Hyd) (Trib.)

S. 17 : Perquisite -Employee Stock Option Plans- Tax arises in hands of employees, on date of allotment of shares and not on date of exercise of option. [ S.15, 17(2), 192, 201(1A) ]

ACIT v. Satish Kumar Agarwal. (2018) 172 ITD 143 (Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Disallowance cannot exceed amount of exempt income and if there is no exempt income, no disallowance can be made. [ R.8D ]

KPMG Foundation v. ITO (2018) 172 ITD 185 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Application of income – Giving funds to various organisations which are carrying out activities of relief to poor or medical relief will constitute application of income .[ S. 2(15) 12AA,13 ]

ITO v. Sangappa S. Kudarikannur. (2018) 172 ITD 332 (Bang) (Trib.)

S. 10(37) : Capital gains – Agricultural land – With in specified urban limits – Interest on compensation- Interest awarded under section 28 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on enhanced compensation paid for acquisition of agricultural land, would be eligible for exemption. [ S.56, Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ,S.28 ]

Bank of India Retired Employees Medical Assistance Trust v. ITO (2018) 172 ITD 78 / 172 DTR 140 / 196 TTJ 706(Mum) (Trib.)

S. 12A : Registration –Trust or institution- Corpus donations received by trust with specific directions by donors to be applied towards specific purpose be treated as capital receipts- Corpus donation cannot be taxed though the trust is not registered. [ S. 2(24) iia),11, 12AA, ]