Category: Income-Tax Act

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Vattiyoorkavu Service Co -Op Bank Ltd v .ITO ( 2020) 115 taxmann.com 68/ 270 Taxman 274 ( Ker) (HC)

S. 250 : Appeal – Commissioner (Appeals) – Duties- Rectification of defects – Power to grant stay – Dismissing the statutory appeal on grounds of limitation would result in failure of justice- Directed the CIT (A) to decide on merit . [ S.251 , Art , 226 ]

Tvl. Sanmac Motor Finance Ltd v. CCIT (2020) 16 taxmann.com 437/ 271 Taxman 51 ( Mad) (HC)

S. 234A : Interest – Default in furnishing return of income – Waiver of interest -Power of CBDT – Incapacitated for making any payment due to wound up – Entitle to partial relief [ S.119 . 234B, 234C ]

Manambur Serices Co -Co -Operative Bank Ltd v. ITO ( 2020) The Chamber’s Journal – March – P. 116 ( Ker) (HC)

S. 226 : Collection and recovery – Modes of recovery – Stay of demand- Pendency of rectification application- No coercive steps to be taken till the rectification application is disposed off [ S.80P, 154, 225 250, Art .226 ]

Sandeep Bhargava (HUF) v.DCIT ( 2020) 117 taxmann.com 677 (Chd) (Trib)

S. 154 : Rectification of mistake – Change of opinion – Capital gains – Land used for agricultural purposes – Claim allowed in original assessment proceedings- Assessee means individual only or it includes HUF- Debatable issue – Rectification order is held to be not valid in law .[ S.45 , 54B ]

Diwakar N. Shetty v. DCIT ( 2020) BCAJ -November – P. 57 ( Mum) (Trib)

S. 153C : Assessment – Income of any other person – Search – Satisfaction – Additional ground – Date on which satisfaction is recorded by the Assessing Officer for invoking the provisions would be deemed to be the date of receiving documents by the Assessing Officer of other person- Allowed the additional ground and quashed the assessment order . [ S. 132, 132A 144 ]

Rak Construction Project Co Pvt Ltd v.ITO ( 2020) The Chamber’s Journal – September -P. 113 ( Mum) (Trib)

S.147: Reassessment – Information received in a subsequent assessment year is a valid reason to reopen an assessment for earlier year – Compensation taxable as income from house property [ S.22, 143(1)]

Aberdeen Asia Pacific Including Japan Equity Fund v .DCIT (IT) ( 2020) 191 DTR 1 / 315 CTR 347( Bom) (HC) Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Fund v .DCIT (IT) ( 2020) (2020) 191 DTR 1 /315 CTR 347( Bom)(HC) Aberdeen Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Equity Fund v .DCIT (IT) ( 2020) 191 DTR 1/ 315 CTR 347 ( Bom)(HC) Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Fund v .DCIT (IT) ( 2020) 191 DTR 1 ( Bom)(HC) Aberdeen Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Equity Fund v .DCIT (IT) ( 2020) 191 DTR 1 ( Bom)(HC)

S.147: Reassessment – Carry forward and set off losses – Change in the structure of entity from Trust to LLP – Status of an entity incorporated abroad has to be determined even in India according to the law of the Country where the entity was incorporated – Notice to reassessment was quashed [ S. 74, 148 , Art .226 ]

T. Krishnamurthy v .ITO ( 2020) 116 taxmann.com 476/ 195 DTR 33/ 317 CTR 341 / 272 Taxman 80 ( Mad) (HC)

S.147: Reassessment – After the expiry of four years- Earlier proceedings quashed on technical ground- Fresh notice for reopening and rectifying the error is valid [ S.148, Art, 226 ]

PCIT v. Bharati Constructions ( 2020) BCAJ- December -P 53 ( Mad ) (HC) PCIT v. URC Construction (P) Ltd ( 2020) BCAJ- December -P 53 ( Mad ) (HC)

S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- Failure to deduct tax at source- No failure to disclose material facts – Change of opinion- Reassessment is held to be not valid [ S. 44AB, 148, 194I ]

Paramount Impex v. ACIT ( 2020) 117 taxmann.com 802 ( Chd) (Trib)

S. 145 : Method of accounting – Books of account cannot be rejected merely for non -maintenance of stock register [ S.145(3)