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Johnson Matthey Plc v. Dy. CIT(IT) (2018) 161 DTR 132 / 191 TTJ 1 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(v) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Interest – Guarantee fee earned by the assessee on providing guarantee to various banks to extend credit facilities to its Indian subsidiaries would not fall within the term interest and also in view of clause 3 of Article 23 of the India UK treaty in the absence of any specific provision dealing with corporate or bank guarantee recharge, had to be taxed in India as ‘Income from Other Sources’. Also amount paid by AE for seconding its employee was taxable in India or not was remanded back to determine the nature of services rendered in light of the secondment agreement-DTAA-India –UK . [S. 9(1)(vii)]

ITO (IT) v. Martrade Gulf Logistics FZCO-UAE (2018) 162 DTR 22 / 191 TTJ 575 (Rajkot)(Trib.)

S. 9(1) Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Company situated in UAE but having effective control and management situated in Germany could not claim benefit of the India-UAE tax treaty but it can claim benefits of the India-Germany tax treaty.-DTAA- India UAE Germany [ Art .4,8,29 ]

ITO v. Rajesh Joshi (2018) 163 DTR 137 (Asr.)(Trib.)

S. 6(5) : Residence in India – Deemed residence – Where status of assessee was taken as resident for computing his business income, his status would remain the same for salary income earned outside India.[S.5]

Saf Yeast Co. P. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2018) 62 ITR 381/ 51 CCH 745 (Mum)(Trib.)

S.80IA : Industrial undertaking —Power generation plant – Manufacturer of yeast setting up plant for generation of steam power from biogas , generation of cooling power from ammonia absorption refrigeration plant for maintaining temperature of yeast is entitled to deduction

Powerware India P. Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 61 ITR 746 (SMC) (Cuttack)(Trib.)

S.43B : Certain deductions on actual payment – Employees’ contribution to provident fund and employees’ state insurance, deposited before due date for filing of return is allowable as deduction.[ S.139(1) ]

Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2018) 62 ITR 744 (Pune)(Trib.)

S.37(1) : Business expenditure — Freebies to Doctors – Advertisement and sales promotion expenses incurred by the Pharmaceutical company cannot be disallowed , on the basis circulars by Medical Council of India.

Dy. CIT v . Ramkay Wavoo Developers P. Ltd. (2018) 62 ITR 376 (Chen)(Trib.)

S.37(1) : Business expenditure — Advertisement expenditure on project is held to be allowable though no income was offered during the year .[ S.145 ]

Dy.CIT v. Dayanand Dinanath Group of Institutions Educational Society (2018) 62 ITR 97 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes –Order of CIT(A) accepting the Trust as charitable Trust and allowing the exemption was set aside . [S.12AA ]

ACIT v. Progressive Constructions Ltd ( 2018) 161 DTR 289/ 63 ITR 516 /191 TTJ 549 ( SB) ( Hyd) (Trib)

S.37(1): Business expenditure – Amortisation of expenses – Development of roads and highways in build operate and transfer agreements – Benefit of circular cannot be thrust upon the assessee if it has not claimed .

CIT ( E ) v. Lata Mangeshkar Medical Foundation ( 2018) 254 Taxman 429 /166 DTR 76 / 305 CTR 387/( 2019) 410 ITR 347 (Bom) (HC)

S.260A:Appeal High Court- Delay of 318 days was not condoned as the department has not explained reasonable cause .On an average 2000 appeals are filed by the revenue every year ,thus the Officers of the revenue should be well aware of the statutory provisions and period of limitation for filing appeals .