Category: Income-Tax Act

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G. Vijay Padma. (Smt) v. ITO (2020) 208 TTJ 530 / (2021) 186 ITD 109 (Bang) (Trib.)

S. 45 : Capital gains – Capital asset- Agricultural land- Not able to show any crop produced and expenses incurred – Assessable as capital gain [ S. 2(14)(iii), 10(1) ]

Sayqul Islam. v. ITO (2020) 195 DTR 154/ 207 TTJ 490/ (2021) 186 ITD 260 (Gauhati) (Trib.)

S. 44AD :Presumptive taxation- Turnover exceeded Rs 1 crore – Accounts not Audited – Net profit shown 0.99% of turnover – Assessing Officer estimated at 8% of turnover – Assessing Officer cannot make estimation of income without rejecting the books of account [ S.44AB , 144 ]

Nilkanth Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 194 DTR 137/ 207 TTJ 893 / (2021) 186 ITD 131 (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 40(a)(ia): Amounts not deductible – Deduction at source – Interest other than interest on securities -Co -operative bank – Members – Not liable to deduct tax at source [ S. 194A (3)(v)]

Edenred Pte. Ltd. v. DIT (2020) 207 TTJ 271 / (2021) 186 ITD 605 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Web hosting services – Royalty – Providing IDC service to its Indian group companies from Singapore – Mail box/website hosting services- Not assessable as royalty- Management fess – Not assessable as fees for technical services – Fees for management services is not assessable as fees for technical services -Referral services/other services – Revenue received under referral agreement was not taxable as royalty under Act DTAA -India – Singapore [ S. 9(1)(vii), 90, Art 12 ] .

JCIT (IT) v. Merrill Lynch Capital Market Espana SA SV ( 2020) 180 ITD 627/ 187 DTR 313 / 204 TTJ 597 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 45 : Capital gains –Investment in foreign exchange – Deduction of tax at source- Principally- Taxation of business profits was expressly dealt with by article, those business profits could not be taxed in source jurisdiction for want of satisfying fundamental condition precedent for its taxability, i.e., existence of a PE in source jurisdiction – DTAA-India -Spain [ S.56 , Art . 7, 14(1) (14(5) ,23 (3) ]

CIT v. Shriram Properties (P) Ltd. (2020) 269 Taxman 313 (Mad.)(HC) PCIT v. Mangal Tirth Estates Ltd. (2020) 269 Taxman 80 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 268A : Appeal-Monitory tax effect less than of Rs. 1 crore-Appeal dismissed. [S. 260A]

S. Sundaramurthy v. PCIT (2020) 269 Taxman 107 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 264 : Commissioner-Revision of other orders-Capital gains-Sale of agricultural land-Order set aside-Matter remanded to the Assessing Officer [S. 45, 54B, Art. 226]

Curewel (India) Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 269 Taxman 397 / 185 DTR 145 / 312 CTR 164 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal-Powers-Remand-Fresh claim Wholesale remand for framing a fresh assessment,-Assessing Officer could not deny to evaluate fresh claim raised by assessee during remand assessment proceedings. [S. 144]

PCIT v. Star Entertainment Media (P) Ltd. (2020) 269 Taxman 66 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 194C : Deduction at source-Contractors-Payment to cable operators for channel fee-Liable to deduct tax at source under section 194C and not under section 194C of the Act. [S. 194J]

PCIT v. Sankaranarayanan Rajshekar (2020) 269 Taxman 105 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 192 : Deduction at source-Salary-Failure to deposit tax deducted at source-Rectification application-Directed the Assessing Officer to consider the rectification application and pass orders on merits in accordance with law. [S. 143(3), 154, 199, Art. 226]