Category: Income-Tax Act

Archive for the ‘Income-Tax Act’ Category


PCIT v. EMC Ltd. (2022) 289 Taxman 29 / (2023) 450 ITR 691 (Cal)(HC)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Retention money-Income to be booked in the year of actual receipt [S. 5, 145]

PCIT v. Chemplast Sanmat Ltd. (2022) 142 tamann.com 515(Mad.)(HC) Editorial: Notice issued in SLP filed by Revenue,PCIT v. Chemplast Sanmat Ltd. (2022) 289 Taxman 168 (SC)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Carbon credit-Capital or revenue-Receipt from sale of carbon credit was a capital receipt and hence not liable to tax. [S. 28(i)]

PCIT v. Govind Promoters (P.) Ltd. (2022) 289 Taxman 42 (Cal.)(HC)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Unsecured loan from group company-Paid back with interest in same year-Deletion of addition is valid. [S. 260A]

CIT v. M.R. Anandaram (HUF) (2022) 289 Taxman 121 / 216 DTR 432/ 328 CTR 90/(2023) 450 ITR 94 (Karn.)(HC)/Editorial: SLP of Revenue is dismissed , CIT v. M.R. Anandaram ( 2023) 453 ITR 757 ( SC)

S. 2(14)(iii) : Capital asset-Agricultural land-Capital gains-agricultural lands converted for non-agricultural purpose-lands did not fall within 8 kms from Municipality of Bangalore-Continued agriculrural operation-Mere inclusion of land in Special Zone without any infrastructure development does not convert land into non-agricultural land-Not liable to capital gain tax. [S. 45]

PCIT v. Central Bank of India. (2022 ) 142 taxmann. com 183 ( Bom)(HC) Editorial: Notice was issued in SLP filed by Revenue , PCIT v. Central Bank of India. (2022) 289 Taxman 1 (SC)

S. 115JB : Book profit – Banking Companies – Prior to amendments by Finance Act , 2012 ,provision is not applicable to Banking companies . [ Banking Regulation Act, 1949 ]

Blackstone Capital Partners (Singapore) VI FDI Three Pte. Ltd. v. ACIT (Delhi)(HC) www.itatonline .org

S. 147: Reassessment – After the expiry of four years – Verification tax residency certificate issued by other jurisdiction – For determining residential status, treaty eligibility and legal ownership – bad in law – Reassessment Notice quashed- DTAA-India – Singapore .[S. 143(1), 148, Art, 13(4), Art , 226 ]

Nishith Madanlal Desai v.CIT ( 2022) 218 DTR 268 / 139 Taxman 52 ( Bom)( HC)

S. 147: Reassessment – After expiry of four years – Income from other sources – Income from house property -Query had been raised regarding loan taken and utilisation thereof during assessment proceeding and answered – Reopening of assessment to disallow interest on such loan -Change of opinion reassessment notice and objection disposing the objection was quashed [ S. 24(3), 56 , 148 , Art , 226 ]

Greatship (India) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 289 Taxman 334 (Bom.)(HC). www.itatonline.org

S. 245 : Refund-Set off of refunds against tax remaining payable-Adjustment made without prior intimation is held to be bad in law. [Art. 226]

ITD v. Jenious Clothing Pvt. Ltd. (2022) 449 ITR 575 / (2023) 146 taxmann.com 52 (SC)

S. 276B : Offences and prosecutions-Failure to pay to the credit tax deducted at source-Company-Principal officer-Discharge affirmed by High Court-On submission by assessees order of discharge set aside and direction for trial to proceed keeping all defences available to accused open. [S. 2(35), 278B]

Singapore Airlines Ltd. v. CIT (2022) 449 ITR 203 / 329 CTR 553 / 220 DTR 1/((2023) 290 Taxman 139 (SC) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines v. CIT (2022) 449 ITR 203 / 329 CTR 553 / 220 DTR 1 (SC) British Airways PLC v. CIT (TDS) (2022) 449 ITR 203 / 329 CTR 553 / 220 DTR 1 (SC)

S. 271C : Penalty-Failure to deduct at source-Reasonable cause-Supplementary commission-Airline-Different views High Courts-Levy of penalty is quashed. [S. 194H, 273B, Contract Act, 1872, S. 182, 215, 216]