Category: Income-Tax Act

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Psit Pty Ltd, in re. (2021)436 ITR 474 (AAR)

S. 50D : Fair market value deemed to be full value of consideration in certain shares-Non-Resident-Capital gains-Sale of share-Not slump sale-Capital gains chargeable to taxable ten percent. [S. 45, 55A, 56(2)(viia), 112(1)(c)(iii)]

Sakthi Metal Depot v. CIT (2021) 436 ITR 1 / 204 DTR 440 / 322 CTR 9 / 282 Taxman 384 (SC) Editorial : Decision in CIT v. Sakthi Metal Depot (2011) 333 ITR 492 (Ker.) (HC) affirmed. Refer, Sakthi Metal Depot v. ITO (2005) 3 SOT 368 (Cochin) (Trib.)

S. 50 : Capital gains-Depreciable assets-Block of assets-Depreciation allowed for 21 years-Not used for business for two years-Asset shown as investment in balance sheet-Gains assessable as short term capital gains. [S. 2(11), 2(29A), 2(29B) 45, 50A]

M. M. Aqua Technologies Ltd. v. CIT (2021) 436 ITR 582 / 204 DTR 337 / 321 CTR 753 / 282 Taxman 281 (SC) Editorial : Decision of the Delhi High Court in CIT v M. M. Aqua Technologies Ltd. (2015) 376 ITR 498 (Delhi) (HC) and CIT v. M. M. Aqua Technologies Ltd. (2016) 386 ITR 441 (Delhi) (HC), reversed.

S. 43B : Deductions on actual payment-Interest payable to Financial Institutions-Rehabilitation plan and accepting debentures in discharge of outstanding interest-Explanation 3C, cannot be invoked-Interest is allowable as deduction-Interpretation of taxing statutes-Retrospective provision for the removal of doubts Cannot be presumed to be retrospective if it alters or changes law as it stood-Ambiguity in language to be resolved in favour of assessee. [S.43D]

CIT v. Jubilee Plot and Housing Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 436 ITR 424 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 40A(3) : Expenses or payments not deductible-Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits-Payment genuine-Necessitated by circumstances-No disallowance can be made-Block assessment-Addition deleted on facts-No question of law. [S. 260A]

Coforge Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 436 ITR 546 / 204 DTR 273 / 322 CTR 10 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Capital or revenue-Commuted and discounted lease rent-Allowable as revenue expenditure.

Coforge Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 436 ITR 546 / 204 DTR 273 / 322 CTR 10 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 35D : Amortisation of preliminary expenses-Demerger-Spin Off-Entitled to amortisation of expenses on demerger.

CIT v. Tamilnadu Road Development Company Ltd. (2021)436 ITR 323 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Building-Road-Entitle to depreciation at 10%-Depreciation on property held on lease-Depends on terms of lease-Matter remanded. [S. 32(1)(ii)]

CIT v. KMC Speciality Hospitals India Ltd. (2021)436 ITR 534/ 283 Taxman 13 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Carry forward and set off-Unabsorbed depreciation on 1-4-2002 can be carried forward and set off without taking into account number of years of such carry forward. [S. 32 (2)]

Tamilnadu Road Development Co. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2021) 436 ITR 298 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-No dividend income earned-Disallowance cannot be made [R. 8D]

CIT v. Tamilnadu Road Development Company Ltd. (2021)436 ITR 323 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-No exempt income-Disallowance cannot be made. [R. 8D]