Category: Income-Tax Act

Archive for the ‘Income-Tax Act’ Category


State of U.P. v. Sudhir Kumar Singh (SC), www.itatonline.org

Interpretation -Natural Justice – There is a clear distinction between cases where there was no hearing at all and the cases where there was mere technical infringement of the principle

State of U.P. v. Sudhir Kumar Singh (SC), www.itatonline.org

Interpretation -Natural Justice – There is a clear distinction between cases where there was no hearing at all and the cases where there was mere technical infringement of the principle

CIT v. Adhiparasakhi Charitable Medical Educational Cultural Trust ( 2020) The Chamber’s Journal – December – P. 167 /Trust (2020) 121 taxmann.com 24/ (2021) 2021] 277 Taxman 333 (Mad) (HC) . ( Mad ) (HC)

S. 245C : Settlement Commission – Second application – No bar for filing second application [ S. 245D(1), 245K(2), Art , 226 ]

Kamal Galani v. ACIT ( 2020) 194 DTR 273/ 207 TTJ 1049 (Mum)(Trib), www.itatonline.org

S. 69 :Unexplained investments – HSBC Bank -Black Money- Burden is on revenue to prove that money belongs to the assessee- Mere holding a joint bank account does not mean that the money belongs to the assessee- Addition is deleted [ S.69A ]

CIT v. Sadiq Sheikh ( 2020) 429 ITR 163 / 122 taxmann.com 39 /(2021) 276 Taxman 292 / 197 DTR 191/ 318 CTR 382 ( Bom) (HC) (Goa Bench) /CIT v. Sadia Sheikh (2020) 429 ITR 163 / 122 taxmann.com 39 /(2021)276 Taxman 292/ 197 DTR 191/ 318 CTR 382 (Bom.)(HC) ,www.itatonline.org/Editorial: SLP of assessee is dismissed , Sadiq Sheikh v. CIT ( 2021) 277 Taxman 594 ( SC)

S. 68 : Cash credits- Source of source – Cash deposited – Brother in law and close friends – How money was transferred from Bangalore to Goa was not satisfactorily explained – – Addition is held to be justified .[ S. 153A ]

Highstreet Developers Pvt Ltd v .ITO (2020) The Chamber’s Journal – December – P.179 ( Mum) (Trib)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure – Temporary suspension of business -Real estate business-Work in progress- Change in method of accounting – Genuineness of expenses not doubted – Allowable as deduction [ S.145 ]

Elgi Equipments Ltd v .JCIT (2020) 120 taxmann.com 142/ (2021) 276 Taxman 141 ( Mad ) (HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure –Capital or revenue- Foreign travel expenditure -Acquisition of business- Repair and maintenance – Bonafide expenditure incurred , wholly and exclusively for the purpose of business would be allowable .

DIT v. Autodesk Asia Pvt. Ltd. ( 2020) 275 Taxman 319/ 120 taxmann.com 324 (Karn)(HC), www.itatonline.org

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Royalty -Interpretation of statutes and DTAA – DTAA- India – Singapore [ S. 9(1) (vii), 90 , 195 , Art . 12 ]

DZ Bank AG – India Representative Office v. DCIT (Mum)(Trib), www.itatonline.org

S.139: Return- A representative office of a foreign enterprise is not a taxable unit-The foreign enterprise is the taxable unit- A return of income filed in the name of the representative office, with the PAN of the enterprise, offering only the income of the representative office & excluding the other Indian income of the enterprise is not proper- DTAA- India -Germany [ S. 9 (1) (i), 115A(5), Art .7, 11(5) ]

Bank of India v. ACIT (Mum)(Trib), www.itatonline.org

S. 90 :Double taxation relief – Book Profit – The fact that profits of foreign branches of a resident are taxed outside India under tax treaties does not imply that the said income is not taxable in India. The entire global income has to be taxed in India- The assesseee is entitled to credit for taxes paid abroad, as admissible under the treaty or the domestic law – Even profits of foreign branches which are taxed under the tax treaties are also liable for MAT. [ S.115JB ]