Category: Income-Tax Act

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Mantri Technology Constellations (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2020) 185 ITD 300/82 ITR 4 (SN) (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Matter remanded-DTAA-India-Singapore. [Art. 12]

ACIT v. Subhatosh Majumder (2020) 185 ITD 716 / ( 2021) 210 TTJ 322 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Patent Attorney in India-Services of Foreign Attorney-Patent registration outside India-Held to be consultancy and technical services-Liable to deduct tax at source-Matter remanded to the file of CIT (A) to consider applicability of DTAA of respective countries-OECD Model Tax Convention-Art 12. [S. 195]

Mentor Graphics Ireland Ltd. v. ACIT(IT) (2020) 185 ITD 572 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Sale of software-Not assessable as royalty-DTAA-India-Ireland. [Art. 12]

DCIT (IT) v. HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Ltd. (2020) 84 ITR 360 / 185 ITD 452 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(v) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Interest-Foreign Institutional Investor-Foreign currency loans and debt securities-Exempt from tax-DTAA-India-Mauritius. [Art. 11(3)(c)]

AUDI AG v. DCIT (IT) (2020) 185 ITD 149 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Sole distributor of cars in India-Principal-to-Principal basis-DTAA-India-German. [Art. 5]

Poddar Pigments Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 185 ITD 463 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Independent personal services-Two foreign scientists for Independent scientific services-No fixed PE in India nor had they stayed in India for 183 days or more-Not liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India-Switzerland. [Art. 12(5) (b), 14, 15]

Shivsagar Builders (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 185 ITD 684 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 5 : Scope of total income-Real estate business-Income which has not accrued cannot be taxed-Addition was deleted. [S. 145]

Landbase India Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 80 ITR 580 / 185 ITD 40 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Capital or revenue-Refundable security and membership fee-Capital receipt.

Sanghamitra Pattnaik. (Smt.) v. ITO (2020) 184 ITD 647 / 206 TTJ 35 (UR) / 79 ITR 46 (SN) (Cuttack)(Trib.)

S. 271A : Penalty-Failure to keep maintain-Retain books of accounts-Documents-Income exceeded prescribed limit-Levy of penalty is up held. [S. 44AA]

Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors BV v. ADIT (2020) 184 ITD 750 / 191 DTR 276 / 206 TTJ 386 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Arbitration award-dredging contract-Annexed a Note in ITR based on relevant DTAA that said amount was not taxable in India-Levy of penalty is held to be not justified-DTAA-India-Netherland-In computing time limitation for pronouncement of order by Tribunal, nation wide COVID 19 lockdown period was to be excluded. [S. 28(i), 255, ITAT R, 34, Art. 5, 7]