Category: Income-Tax Act

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PCIT v. Khivraj Motors Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 113/ 193 DTR 205/ 317 CTR 184 / 274 Taxman 308 (Mad) (HC)

S. 28(i) : Business income – Income from house property — Development of software park and leasing of it —Assessable as business income- The tendency of the Revenue authorities not to follow the judgments of superior constitutional courts deserves to be strongly deprecated by imposition of suitable costs on them. [ S.22 ]

Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd v .CIT (2020) 427 ITR 158/192 DTR 369 (Karn)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Amendment is not retrospective- Not applicable to Assessment year prior to AY 2007-08 [ S. 10(33),254(1) ]

Mindtree Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 427 ITR 338/193 DTR 289 (Karn)(HC)

S. 10AA : Special Economic Zones – Expenses incurred in foreign exchange for providing technical services not includible — Profits and gains derived from onsite development of computer services outside India deemed to be derived from export of computer software outside India [ 10B ]

CIT v. Sankhya Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 318 / ( 2021) 276 Taxman 254 (Mad) (HC)

S. 10A : Free trade zone – Interest on bank deposits includible while computing profits [ S.10B ]

Kamaraj Educational Trust v. Chief CIT (2020) 427 ITR 74/ 118 taxmann.com 273 (Mad)(HC)

S. 10 (23C): Educational institution-Burden of proof on revenue to show income of trust was not spent for educational purposes — Matter remanded [ S .10(23C(vi) , 254(1)]

CIT(LTU) v. Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 166 / 227 Taxman 224 /192 DTR 376 (Karn)(HC)

S. 5 : Scope of total income – Accrual of income — Cash compensatory assistance and duty drawback —Not sanctioned to assessee during relevant year by customs authorities — Income did not accrue- Not taxable. [ S.145 ]

State Bank Of India v. Add. CIT (2020)78 ITR 636 ( Bang) (Trib)/State Bank of India v .Add. CIT (2020) 80 ITR 11 (SN)(Bang) (Trib)

S. 271C : Penalty – Failure to deduct at source -Leave travel allowance – Reasonable cause -Penalty not warranted[ S. 10 (5) , 133A ,273B ]

United Tropicon Veneers P. Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 78 ITR 299( Cochin) (Trib)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment – Not representing before CIT (A) – Matter remanded to CIT (A) [S. 250 ,254 (1) ]

Risha Tour And Travels v. ITO (2020) 78 ITR 77 (Luck ) (Trib)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment – Notice not specifying charge -Natural justice — Show-cause notice void ab initio- Levy of penalty is not valid [ S.274 ]

Rajendra Kumar Khandelwal v. Dy. CIT (2020)78 ITR 252( Jaipur) (Trib)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment -Not specifying the charge- Notice vague — Levy of penalty not sustainable.[ S.274 ]