Category: Income-Tax Act

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All India State Bank Officers Federation v. State Bank of India (2022)447 ITR 559 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 10(5) : Travel concession or assistance-Leave travel allowance-State Bank of India Officers’ Service Rules stating that leave travel concession available only to travel inside India-Administrative instructions extending leave travel concession for travel outside India-Not valid-Not entitled to additional benefit. [Art. 226]

Infosys Technologies Ltd. v. CIT (2022)447 ITR 666 /220 DTR 41 / 329 CTR 688/ 289 Taxman 296(SC) Wipro Ltd. v. CIT (2022) 447 ITR 666// 220 DTR 41 (SC) Editorial : Decision in CIT v. Wipro Ltd (2013) 355 ITR 284 (Karn)(HC) set aside.

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Payment of subscription for online journal-Matter remanded to High Court to consider facts-DTAA-India-USA. [S. 195, 201(1), (1A), Art. 12]

Manoj B. Joshi v. 8th ITO (2022) 447 ITR 757 / 220 DTR 301 / 329 CTR 959/ 289 Taxman 623(SC) Editorial : Order in Manoj B. Joshi v.8th ITO (2009) 179 Taxman 30 224 CTR 481 (Bom)(HC), affirmed.

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Income or capital-Compensation for cancellation of agreement-Long term capital gain-Income from other sources-Compensation received by assessee to indemnify developer against action by persons who had booked flats through assessee-Taxable income [S. 2(24), 45, 56].

Kalpataru Land Pvt. Ltd v. ACIT ( 2022) 136 taxmann.com 434 (Bom) (HC) Editorial : SLP of Revenue dismissed ACIT . v. Kalpataru Land Pvt. Ltd. (2022)447 ITR 364 (SC)

S. 147 : Reassessment –With in four years- Share capital – Share premium – Income from other sources – Produced evidence in support of increase of authorised share capital , share allotment and names and address of parties from whom share premium received – Change of opinion – Reassessment was quashed . [ S. 56 (2)(viib), 148 Art , 226 ]

Harish Chandra Bhati v. PCIT (2022)447 ITR 585 / 327 CTR 263 (All)(HC)

. 143(3): Assessment – High-Pitched Assessment — Strictures – Instructions of CBDT to be followed -Tax payers are one of the important pillars of the Country – Their harassment not only causes a jolt to the economy of the country and employment but also comes in the way of economic policy of the Government including the policy “ Ease of Doing business “ – The instruction dated April 23, 2022 issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes , needs to be implemented. Truly and effectively – Writ of mandamus issued to the CBDT with detailed directions .[ S. 119 , Art , 226 ]

ITO v. Rajni D. Saini (Mum)(Trib)(www.itatonline .org

S.56:Income from other sources – Transfer – The assessee had acquired right in the ownership of the flat at the time of issuance of allotment letter- Date of allotment letter is to be considered as date of purchase – Addition made on the basis of stamp valuation on the date of registration was deleted .[ S. 2(47), 56(2)(vii)(b) ] S.56:Income from other sources – Transfer – The assessee had acquired right in the ownership of the flat at the time of issuance of allotment letter- Date of allotment letter is to be considered as date of purchase – Addition made on the basis of stamp valuation on the date of registration was deleted .[ S. 2(47), 56(2)(vii)(b) ]

PCIT v. Shri Krishan Lal Madhok ( 2022) BCAJ – November -P. 56 ( Delhi)( HC)

S. 69 :Unexplained investments -Peak credit – Amount disclosed and offered in one assessment year – Revenue bifurcating in to two assessment year – Rate of tax in same in both assessment year – Appeal of Revenue dismissed as there is no loss to Revenue . [ S. 132(4)]

PCIT v. IFFFCO Ltd ( 2022) BCAJ- November – P. 55 ( Delhi)( HC)

S .14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Dividend income from overseas company in Oman – No tax is payable on said dividend in India- Provision of section 14A is not attracted – DTAA -India – Oman .[ S. 2(45), 5,90(2)) R.8D , Art , 25 ]

Hemant Lalwani v .ITO ( Bom)(HC) www.itatonline.org

S. 276B : Offences and prosecutions – Failure to pay to the credit tax deducted at source -Compounding application – Failure to dispose the compounding application by the Principal Commissioner – Directed the Principal Commissioner to dispose the pending compounding application with in the period of three months from to day and not later than 27 th February 2023 . [ S. 204 ,278B ,279(2)), Art , 226 ]

DCIT v. Manish Vijay Mehta ( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org DCIT v. Urvi Manish Mehta ( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org

S. 68: Cash credits – Foreign bank deposits – HSBC account – Non -Resident – Merely on the basis of ‘base note’ addition cannot be made in the hands of non -Resident – Deletion of addition is affirmed . [ S. 5(2), 6 , 147, 148]