Category: Income-Tax Act

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Ranjit Kumar Vuppu v. ITO(IT) (2021) 190 ITD 455 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(ii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Salaries-Dependent personal services-Non-Resident-Salary and allowance outside India-Failure to produce tax residency certificate-Not taxable in India-DTAA-India-Belgium. [S. 5(2), 15, 90(4), Art. 15(1)]

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. v. DCIT(IT) (2021) 190 ITD 690 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Re insurance business-Service / dependent-Agreement with Indian subsidiary-DTAA-India-Switzerland. [Art. 5, 7]

Essity Hygiene and Health AB v. Dy. CIT (2021) 190 ITD 166 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Reimbursement of software licence fee-Not liable to be taxed as royalty-DTAA-India-Swedish. [Art. 12]

Ashish Bhardwaj. v. ITO (2021) 190 ITD 867 (SMC) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 6(1) : Residence in India-Individual-Out side India for a period more than 182 days-Salary income received by assessee outside India from a foreign employer for services rendered outside India could not be brought to tax in India. [S. 5]

Ashish Bhardwaj. v. ITO (2021) 190 ITD 867 (SMC) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 6(1) : Residence in India-Individual-Out side India for a period more than 182 days-Salary income received by assessee outside India from a foreign employer for services rendered outside India could not be brought to tax in India. [S. 5]

Pearl Coschem (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 190 ITD 569 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 5 : Scope of total income-Accrual of income-Sale proceeds-Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SIPL to invest in project to be executed by SIPL-Agreement for sale-Project was not completed-whole profit cannot be taxed in the first year of execution of MOU-Matter remanded. [S. 145]

Shiv Kumar Jatia v. ITO (2021) 190 ITD 181 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 2(14) : Capital asset-Rights or interest in a property-Period of holding is to be reckoned from date of first agreement, while calculating capital gains. [S. 2(42A), 2(42B), 45]

Deific Abode LLP v. UOI (2021)437 ITR 397 (Cal) (HC)

S. 24(3) : Benami Transactions-Amendment Act 2016-Jurisdictional High Court declaring amendment to have no retrospective effect-Operation of order stayed by Supreme Court-Binding precedent-Interpretation-Decision of High Court not set aside and to be followed by same High Court precedent-Effect of stay order by Supreme Court-The authorities were not to take any further steps in the matter till the disposal of these writ petitions and the petitioners shall not sell, otherwise transfer, deal with, encumber or part with possession of the properties in question till the disposal of the writ petitions-An order of stay in a pending appeal before the Supreme Court does not amount to any declaration of law but is only binding upon the parties to the proceedings and at the same time, such interim order does not destroy the binding effect of the judgment of the High Court as a precedent because while granting the interim order. [S. 24(5), 26(7), Art. 226]

Cognizance for extension of Limitation, In Re (2021) 438 ITR 296 (SC)

Art. 141 : Covid-19-Limitation-Extension of period-Order dated March 8, 2021 restored with clarifications-Period from March 15, 2020 till March 14, 2021 excluded and further clarification given [Art, 142, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 S, 23(4), 29, Commercial Courts Act, 2015, S. 12A, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881,S.138,any other law, which prescribes limitation]

Best India Tobacco Suppliers Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT (2021) 438 ITR 234 / 204 DTR 187 / 321 CTR 735(AP)(HC)

S. 89 : Tax Arrears-Adjustment of refund-Refund amount first to be adjusted towards arrear of tax and not penalty-Direction issued to grant certificate. [S. 87 (e), 87) (f) ,90(1), ITACT, 140A, Art. 226]