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Ebix Travels (P) Ltd. v. DCIT (2025) 237 TTJ 751/ 178 taxmann.com 68 (Bang)(Trib)

S. 32: Depreciation-Copyrights-Block of assets-Depreciation was allowed in earlier years-The AO is directed to delete the disallowance of depreciation.[S. 2(11), 32(1)(ii)]

DCIT v. Reckit Benkiser Healthcare India (P) LTD. (2025) 237 TTJ 129 / 176 taxmann.com 573 (Ahd)(Trib)

S.32: Depreciation-Intangible asset-Goodwill arising pursuant to amalgamation-Depreciation on goodwill is allowable-Unabsorbed-Carry forward and set off-Depreciation once allowed cannot be disregarded in subsequent years for the purposes of S. 32(2) [S. 32(2)]

Pankaj Enterprises v. Dy. CIT (2025) 237 TTJ 497 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 28(i): Business income-Income from house property-Leave and licence-Infrastructural facilities-Taxable as business income-Common area maintenance-Taxable as income from house property.[S. 22]

Pankaj Enterprises v. Dy. CIT (2025) 237 TTJ 497 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 23: Income from house property-Annual value-Property let out to partner at a low rent-Matter remanded to the file of the Assessing Officer for re-adjudication to get the comparable as per law. [S. 22]

Prem Educational Trust v. ITO (E) (2025) 237 TTJ 373 / 176 taxmann.com 672 (Chennai) Trib)

S. 12AB: Procedure for fresh registration-Application filed under wrong provision-Old trust-Inadvertent mistake in filing the application under wrong sub-cl. (iv) of s. 12A(1)(ac), which cannot be said be intentional/ deliberate and done with mala fide intention-CIT(E) was directed to grant the exemption. [S.12A]

Chinmaya Seva Trust v. DCIT (2025) 237 TTJ 349 / 174 taxmann.com 214 (Panaji)(Trib)

S. 11: Property held for charitable purposes-Belated filing of Form No. 10B-Revenue was not justified in denying the benefit of exemption-AO is directed to take on record both the audit reports filed for respective assessment years, treat them as filed in compliance with provisions of s. 12A(1)(b) and then assess the total income of the assessee after giving effect to the provisions of ss. 11 and 12.[S. 12, 12A,139(4A), Form No 10B]

Munich Re Automation Solutions Ltd. v. ACIT (2025) 237 TTJ 928 / 178 taxmann.com 500 (Delhi) Trib)

S. 9(1)(vi): Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-supply of software and related services-Not royalty-Not liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India-Ireland.[S.90, 195, Art. 12(3)]

Pratab Gulabrai Tulsiani & ORS. v. ACIT (IT) (2025) 237 TTJ 388 / 177 taxmann.com 151 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Non-resident-Accrual of income-Credit amount standing in foreign bank account of non-resident assessee-Bank accounts with HSBC, Geneva-Merely having a property in India or for that matter, an address in India is too simplistic a basis to hold that deposits placed outside India can be brought to tax in India-DRP acknowledges the fact that there is no direct evidence of any business activity in India-No justifiable basis for bringing to tax the amount standing credit in the name of the non-resident assessee in the foreign bank account-Addition was deleted. [S.5(2), 147, 148]

Jagdishkumar Madanlal Gupta v. Dy. CIT (Mum.)(Trib.) www.itatonine.org

S. 69C: Unexplained expenditure -Bogus Purchases — Addition based on estimation cannot be made without rejection of books of account. Assessee produced invoices, e-way bills, ledger accounts and bank statements, and Revenue failed to establish purchases as bogus; the entire addition was deleted. [S. 37(1),145(3) ]

Jagdishkumar Madanlal Gupta v. Dy. CIT (Mum.)(Trib www.itatonline.org

S.69A: Unexplained Money — Protective addition – under section Gold bullion found during search -Not sustainable where ownership stood admitted by company and bullion was duly recorded in books of account of the company . [S. S.132(4), S.143(3)]