Category: Income-Tax Act

Archive for the ‘Income-Tax Act’ Category


Megha Property Developers Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 84 ITR 406 (Mum.)(Trib.).

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Interest has no nexus with investment in mutual funds and shares-Disallowance not attracted-Administrative expenses-Disallowance is attracted. [R. 8D, ITAT R. 34(5)]

JCIT (OSD) v. Rare Enterprises (2020) 84 ITR 164/(2021) 187 ITD 65 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Satisfaction not recorded-Deletion of addition is held to be justified. [R. 8D]

Addlife Investments Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2020) 84 ITR 343/ (2021) 187 ITD 591/ 201 DTR 145 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Disallowance cannot exceed exempt income. [R. 8D]

Vedanta Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 84 ITR 84 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Capital or revenue-Liquidated Damages for intangible assets-Liquidated damages received are capital receipts. [S. 28(iv)]

District Mining Officer v. JCIT(TDS) (2020) 84 ITR 54 (SN) (All.) (Trib.)

S. 272A : Penalty-Default in delivering statement of tax deducted at source-Affidavit stating it had not paid any amount or deducted any tax at source during years in question-Penalty is not leviable. [S. 200(3), 272A(2)(K), Form 26Q, 27EQ]

Roop Kishore Madan v. Dy.CIT (2020) 84 ITR 36 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 271AAA : Penalty-Search initiated on or after 1st June, 2007-Addition deleted-Penalty does not survive.

ACIT v. Micromax Informatics Ltd. (2020)84 ITR 19 (SN) (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 271AA : Penalty-Failure to keep and maintain books of accounts-Documents-International transaction-Transfer pricing-Information regarding international Transactions maintained properly in Transfer Pricing Report-Deletion of penalty is held to be justified. [S. 92, 92C, 92D, 92E, R. 10D, Form 3CEB]

Vanshee Builders and Developers P. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2020) 84 ITR 1 (SN) / (2021) 187 ITD 361 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Bona fide and inadvertent reporting of lower Book profits in return-Levy of penalty is not valid. [S. 115JB]

Advent Computer Services Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 84 ITR 29 (SN) (Chen.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Capital gains-Transfer of book adjustment-Income resulting to loss-Inadvertent mistake-Levy of penalty is held to be not justified. [S. 45]

Abs Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2020) 84 ITR 20 (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Depreciation on digital set top box and control room equipment at sixty per cent-Restricted to fifteen per cent-Levy of penalty is not valid.