Category: Income-Tax Act

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PCIT v. SKI Retail Capital Ltd. (2020) 426 ITR 414/ 196 DTR 217 (Mad)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- No new material -Change of opinion – Deemed income -Notice issued by same Assessing Officer who proposed to drop Audit objections on issue -Issue of notice is held to be not valid [ S. 2(22) (e ) 148 151 ]

Calcutta Club Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 426 ITR 157/ 188 DTR 327/ 315 CTR 89 (Cal)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- Mutual association – Interest from fixed deposits- A subsequent decision of the Supreme Court reversing the legal position existing at the time of passing of the assessment order could not be called an omission or failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly the material fact necessary for the relevant assessment- No failure to disclose material facts – Reassessment notice is held to be bad in law [ S. 4, 148 ]

CIT v . Banjara Developers and Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 425 ITR 673/ 272 Taxman 438 (Karn)(HC)

S. 145 : Method of accounting – Completed contract method- Consistently followed and accepted by revenue —Method cannot be rejected .

FCI OEN Connectors Ltd. v Dy. CIT (2020) 425 ITR 128 / 185 DTR 228 / 314 CTR 847 / 268 Taxman 107 (Ker) (HC)

S. 144C : Reference to dispute resolution panel -Draft assessment order — Limitation for filing objections – Draft assessment order served through Electronic mode on an earlier date but assessee opting for manual proceedings — Limitation to be calculated from date of receipt of draft assessment order manually. [ S.144C(2) Art , 226 ]

PCIT v. National Stock Exchange (2020)425 ITR 588/ ( 2021) 277 Taxman 196 / 323 CTR 1025 (Bom)(HC)

S.143(3): Assessment – Stock Exchange — Duty only to ensure tax collected, Determined In Accordance with Act and Rules – Stock Exchange Cannot Collect Securities Transaction Tax Beyond Client Code — Addition to income of Stock Exchange on the ground that higher Securities Transaction Tax ought to have been collected — Held to be not Justified .[ Securities Transaction Tax Act, 2004. ]

PCIT v. Ghanshyam Dungarbhai Sutaria (2020) 425 ITR 601 (Guj)(HC)

S.143(3) : Assessment- Survey- Telescoping and reducing the addition – Income from undisclosed sources — Additions deleted by Tribunal on facts — No substantial question of law .[ S. 133A, 260A, 292C ]

Ericsson India Private Ltd v. Add. CIT (2020) 425 ITR 186/ 194 DTR 121/ 316 CTR 861/ 275 Taxman 227 (Delhi)(HC) Editorial : SLP of revenue is dismissed Add.CIT v. Ericsson India Private Ltd ( 2021 ) 281 Taxman 298 ( SC)

S. 143(2) : Assessment – Notice – Refund – Issue of notice does not prevent Assessing Officer from processing return — Assessing Officer must apply his mind and decide whether refund can be given. [ S.241A ]

Enanalloor Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. ITO(Int) (2020) 426 ITR 180 / 194 DTR 189/(2021) 276 Taxman 368 (Ker) (HC)

S. 133 : Power to call for information – Survey – Notifications Dt. 19-8-2011 and 1-11-2011 -ITO (Intelligence) has power to issue notices to Co-Operative Banks [ S.120, 133(6) ]

Enanalloor Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. ITO(Int) (2020) 426 ITR 180 / 194 DTR 189/(2021) 276 Taxman 368 (Ker) (HC)

S. 133 : Power to call for information – Survey – Notifications Dt. 19-8-2011 and 1-11-2011 -ITO (Intelligence) has power to issue notices to Co-Operative Banks [ S.120, 133(6) ]

V. V. Minerals (NO. 2) v. PCIT (2020) 426 ITR 36 / 315 CTR 685/ 272 Taxman 207/ 191 DTR 127 ( Madurai) (Mad) (HC) Editorial: Order of Single judge is affirmed V. V. Minerals (NO. 1) v. PCIT (2020) 426 ITR 23 / 315 CTR 696 /191 DTR 139( Madurai) (Mad) (HC)

S. 127 : Power to transfer cases – Order of transfer not challenged till Issuance of notice- Delay not explained — Opportunity given to file objections not utilised – Transfer of case for centralisation of cases to facilitate investigation — Order need not be interfered with. [ S.127(2) 132 , 153A ]