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Dy. CIT v. Sodexo Food Solutions India P. Ltd. (2018) 66 ITR 52 (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.).

S. 37(1): Business expenditure – Compounding fees paid to RBI for post-facto approval from FIPB – Held, amount compensatory in nature and therefore, allowable as deduction. [Expln.]

Dy. CIT v. Sodexo Food Solutions India P. Ltd. (2018) 66 ITR 52 (SN)(Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure –Capital or revenue- Expenses on renovation and refurbishing of a leased property – Held, expenses incurred to facilitate carrying out of catering / canteen services at the leased premises and formed integral part of profit earning process of assessee’s business – Held, revenue expenditure.

CIT v. VBC Ferro Alloys Limited (2018) 63 ITR 633 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital – Interest in share capital of other companies – Held, for business purpose therefore, no disallowance u/s 36(1)(iii). Such investment as well as such interest cannot be considered for computing disallowance u/s. 14A. [S. 14A, R. 8D(2)(ii)]

Eastman Industries Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 63 ITR 181 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 32 – Depreciation –UPS and Date drive part of computer system and eligible for higher rate of depreciation

Edel Commodities Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2018) 194 TTJ 86 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 28(i) : Business loss – Mark to market loss in derivative transactions – derivatives held as stock-in-trade – valued on the principle of cost or market value whichever is lower – Held, allowable.

DIT(E) v. Paramasiva Naidu Muthuvel Raj Education Trust (2018) 66 ITR 3 (SN.) (Chennai.)(Trib.)

S. 13 : Denial of exemption-Trust or institution-Investment restrictions – Land and interest free loan given to a trust not registered u/s 12AA – Held, objects of the assessee and the recipient trust were same would not make the latter a registered trust u/s 12AA – Denial of exemption is justified . [S. 11, 12AA]

Dy. CIT v. Virage Logic International (2018) 63 ITR 10 (SN)(Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 10A : Free trade zone – Sale by the assessee to HO outside India would amount to Export eligible for deduction u/s 10A of the Act.

Edel Commodities Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2018) 194 TTJ 86 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 4 :Charge of income-tax – Discrepancy in AIR data and Form 26AS – Assessee disputed certain transaction reflected in AIR data but claimed credit of TDS – Held, not permissible – Held, AO to verify whether credit of TDS wrongly taken and whether the income does not belong to the assessee. [ Form 26AS]

Humboldt Wedag India (P) Ltd v CIT (2018) 305 CTR 452 / 167 DTR 241 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue – Third party statement not provided to the assessee, during revisional proceedings, basis which fresh enquired directed – Order is Invalid and remanded to the CIT for providing material and hearing objections.

Johnson & Johnson (P) Ltd .v. CIT (2018) 168 DTR 292 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court -Notice of motion for disposal of appeal vis-a-vis pendency of appeal in the first round – Directions sought –To decide the second round of appeal basis decisions rendered by various Courts cannot be granted as the second round of proceedings have not yet culminated in a final order of the Tribunal. [ S.254 (1)]