Category: Income-Tax Act

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National Stock Exchange Investor Protection Fund Trust v. Dy. CIT (E) (2020) 78 ITR 12 (SN) (Mum) (Trib)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Accumulation of income – Details of purposes for which income accumulated need not be specified in Form 10- Investor protection fund Trust — No prohibition in law that trust qualified under Sections 11 to 13 could not claim exemption. [ S.11(2) ,13(3), Form No. 10 ]

Paul Xavier Antonysamy v. ITO (2020) 183 ITD /453/ 78 ITR 48 (SN) (Chennai) (Trib)

S. 6(1) : Residence in India – Individual -Period of stay in India -Staying in India for 151 days – Salary received for period in respect of services rendered abroad – Not taxable in India- DTAA -India – Australia- [ S.15 , Art .15 ]

Trans Freight Containers Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2020) 78 ITR 5 (SN) (Mum) (Trib)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax -Capital or revenue -Mesne profits — Income from house property – Compensation for wrongful possession by its erstwhile tenant -Capital receipt [ S. 22, 25AA, 25B ]

Jayashree (Mrs.) v. ITO (2020) 427 ITR 209 (Mad) (HC)

S. 276CC : Offences and prosecutions – Failure to furnish return of income – Quashing complaint — Power of High Court — No power to consider facts [S.54F , Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S. 482 ]

R. Mahalakshmi ( Smt). v ACIT (2020) 427 ITR 126 /193 DTR 313/ 273 Taxman 17 (Mad)(HC)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment – Search and seizure -Block assessment – Penalty confirmed – Direction by CIT(A) regarding levy of penalty under S. 271AAA was rightly deleted by the Tribunal- Assessee has not challenged the levy of penalty u/s 271(1)( c ) of the Act . [ S. 153A,251, 271AAA]

Nahar Spinning Mills Ltd. v. CIT (2020) 427 ITR 131/193 DTR 161/ 274 Taxman 325/ (2021) 318 CTR 108 (P&H)(HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue –Duty drawback – Subject matter of appeal- Issue neither considered nor decided in appeal before Commissioner (Appeals) — Revision is held to be proper . [ S.80I,147 , 251 ]

Capricorn Food Products India Ltd. v Asst. CIT-Tax (2020) 427 ITR 120 (Mad) / 273 Taxman 312 (HC)

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court -Substantial question of law — speculative transaction —Remand by tribunal to consider nature of transaction — No question of law . [S. 43(5), 73(1) ]

CIT v. SPL Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 213 /274 Taxman 292(Mad) (HC)

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court – Rejection of accounts – Estimation of income – No perversity in finding of facts by Tribunal — Appeal not maintainable-No substantial question of law [ S.144 ]

Thunuguntla Jagan Mohan Rao v .Dy. CIT (2020) 427 ITR 204/ 275 Taxman 218/ (2021) 198 DTR 171/ 319 CTR 200 (Telangana) (HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties-Condonation of delay — Adequate reason – delay of 154 days-Delay should be condoned [ S.253, 263 Limitation Act ,1963 , S 5 ]

Sarvodaya Mutual Benefit Trust, Thellar v. PCIT (2020) 427 ITR 153 (Mad) (HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties-Rule of consistency — Judicial discipline — Tribunal wishing to take different view from its earlier decision in assessee’s own case on same issues — Only option is to refer to larger bench — Matter remanded to Tribunal [ S.253 ]