Category: Income-Tax Act

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CIT (Central) v. Kolhapur Zilla Sahkari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 434/ 293 Taxman 603 /334 CTR 218 (SC) Editorial: Affirmed, CIT (Central) v. Kolhapur Zilla Sahkari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd (2009) 315 ITR 304 (Bom)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Final difference in rate paid at end of accounting year-Allowable as deduction. [S. 145]

CIT v. Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 808 (SC) Editorial: CIT v. Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (2015) 372 ITR 237 (Guj)(HC), affirmed. CIT v. Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (2017) 10 ITR-OL 275 (Guj)(HC), affirmed.

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Expenditure on replacement of remembraning in membrane cell plant-No material to show membrane itself could be treated as separate and independent machine-Revenue expenditure.

CIT v. Elgi Equipments Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 11 (Mad)(HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue dismissed, CIT v. Elgi Equipments Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 14 (SC)

S. 36(1)(vii) :Bad debt-Amounts written off-Agreements with sister concern for take over and assignment of certain book debts-Order of tribunal allowing the bad debt is affirmed.[S. 36(2), 260A]

CIT v. Elgi Equipments Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 14/ 293 Taxman 504 (SC) Editorial: CIT v. Elgi Equipments Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 11 / 151 taxmann.com 427 (Mad)(HC), affirmed.

S. 36(1)(vii) : Bad debt-Money lending business-Debts taken over from sister concern-Allowed as deduction-SLP of Revenue dismissed. [S. 36(2), Art, 136]

ACIT v. G. E. Lighting (I) P. Ltd (2023)454 ITR 285/ 293 Taxman 435/ 333 CTR 129/ 227 DTR 73 (SC) CIT v. Southern Petro-Chemical Industries (2023)454 ITR 285/ 293 Taxman 435/ 333 CTR 129/ 227 DTR 73 (SC) Editorial: Decision of Gujarat High Court and Madras High Court, affirmed. CIT v. G. E. Lighting (I) P. Ltd (Guj)(HC) (ITA No. 325 of 2009 dt.8-3-2010, CIT v. Southern Petro-Chemical Industries (Mad)(HC) (TA No. 442 of 2005 dt.25-4-2012)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Revised return-Withdrawing claim to depreciation-Assessing Officer granting depreciation under amended provisions-Held to be not permissible. [S. 32(1), Expln.5]

PCIT v. Durgapur Projects Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 367/ 333 CTR 158/ 227 DTR 35 (Cal)(HC)

S. 28(i) : Business loss-Shortage of coal-Deletion of addition is affirmed. [S. 260A]

PCIT v. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 421/ 293 Taxman 496/ 332 CTR 731/ 225 DTR 206 (SC) Editorial : Affirmed, CIT v. Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Guj)(HC) (ITA No. 311 of 2019 dt. 23-7-2019)

S. 28(i) : Business loss-Unabsorbed depreciation-Carry forward and set off-Amalgamation of companies-Relates back to appointed date-Business loss and unabsorbed depreciation of transferor company allowable. [S. 32, 72]

CIT v. Glowshine Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd. (2023) 454 ITR 249/ 293 Taxman 517/ 332 CTR 489/ 225 DTR 241 (SC) Editorial: CIT v. Glowshine Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd (2018) 405 ITR 540 (Bom)(HC), order of High Court set aside and matter remanded to Tribunal.

S. 28(i) : Business income-Capital gains-Full value of consideration-Stamp valuation-Capital asset-Business income or short-term capital gains-Sale of Development Rights in property-Stock in trade-Sale consideration received by builder was held to be assessable as business income-Provisions of S. 50C was held to be not applicable-Recorded in the balance sheet-Matter remanded to Tribunal for consideration afresh on merits to consider whether transaction a sale of capital assets or of stock-in-trade. [S. 2(14), 45,50C, 145, Art. 136]

CIT (E) v. Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority (2023)454 ITR 40 / 292 Taxman 516 (Guj)(HC) Editorial: SLP of Revenue, dismissed, CIT (E) v Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority (2023)454 ITR 43 / 292 Taxman 70 (SC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Object of general public utility-Urban Development Authority-Entitled to exemption. [S. 2(15), 11(1)(a), 11(2), 12, 260A]

CIT v. Chennai Port Trust (2023)454 ITR 674 /335 CTR 928 (Mad)(HC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Registration-Does not ipso facto entitle to exemption-Other conditions to be satisfied-Matter remanded to the Assessing Officer. [S. 12, 12A, 12AA, 13]