Category: Income-Tax Act

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Nitesh Housing Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2023)454 ITR 770 (Karn)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Contingent-Ascertained expenditure-Premium payment on redemption of shares which has been quantified-Allowable as revenue expenditure-Duty of Tribunal to give finding based on facts. [S. 254(1)]

CIT v. Prakash Chand Lunia (Decd. Through Lrs) and Another (2023)454 ITR 61/ 293 Taxman 229 / 332 CTR 261/ 225 DTR 57 (SC) Editorial : Order of Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High court, reversed, IT v. Prakash Chand Lunia (Decd. Through Lrs) And Another (Raj(HC) (ITA No. 96 of 2003 & ITR NO. 6 OF 1996 DT. 22-11-2016)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Business loss-Unexplained investments-Search-Unaccounted silver-Penalty or confiscation-Loss on account of confiscation-Not allowable as business loss. [S. 28(i), 37(1), Expln. 69A, 115BBE]

CIT v. Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals Ltd. (2023)454 ITR 584 / 292 Taxman 2 (SC) Editorial : CIT v. Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals Ltd (Guj)(HC)(ITA No. 1037 of 2013 dt. 28-1-2014)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Lease of assets-Lease rent assessed as business income in the assessment of lessor-lease rent should be allowed as deduction-Revenue cannot contend that the assessee is the owner. [S. 32, Art. 132]

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]