This Digest of case laws is prepared by KSA Legal and AIFTP from judgements reported in BCAJ, CTR, DTR, ITD, ITR, ITR (Trib), Chamber's Journal, SOT, Taxman, TTJ, BCAJ, ACAJ, www.itatonline.org and other journals
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S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Salary paid by Associated Enterprise-TDS was deducted-Employees have filed their salary return-No addition can be made-Purchase agreement-Sale and purchase as attributable to agency PE was not sustainable-DTAA-India-USA. [Art. 5]
Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc. v. ACIT (2022) 192 ITD 596 (Ahd.)(Trib.)
S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Independent agents-No authority to conclude contracts of assessee-Profits attributable to Indian activities are not liable to tax in India-DTAA-India-USA. [Art. 5, 7]
DCIT v. Western Union Financial Services INC (2022) 192 ITD 486 (Delhi)(Trib.)
S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Shipping agency agreement-Not exclusively working for assesee-Do not constitute Permanent Establishment-DTAA-India-Mauritius. [S. 5(2), Art. 5(5), 7]
Integrated Container Feeder Service v. ACIT (2022) 192 ITD 286 (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 6(1) : Residence in India-Individual-Status-182 days-While counting days of stay in India for considering status of ‘resident’, day of arrival has to be excluded. [S. 3(1)(b)]
Pradeep Kumar Joshi v. ITO (2022) 192 ITD 577 (Ahd.)(Trib.)
S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Land purchased in the name of director-Commercial expediency-Addition cannot be made as deemed dividend.
Manoj Pati v. ACIT (2022) 192 ITD 120 (Kol.)(Trib.)
S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue -Agricultural land – Capital asset – land sold by assessee was situated beyond 8 kms from local limits of any municipality or cantonment board- Not capital asset – Revision order is not valid [ S. 2(IA), 2(14) (iii) , 143(3) ]
CIT v. Chandan Magraj Parmar (2022) 445 ITR 674 /285 Taxman 565 (Bom)(HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment –With in four years- Store launch expenses- Capital or revenue – Change of opinion – Reassessment notice is quashed [ S. 37 , 148 , Art , 226 ]
Trent Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022)285 Taxman 460 (Bom)(HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment – Depreciation on goodwill – Change of opinion – Re assessment notice is not valid [ S. 32 , 148 , Art , 226 ]
Sterling and Wilson (P.) Ltd. v .ACIT (2022)285 Taxman 468 (Bom) ( HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment –With in four years- Capital gains –Shares – Rate of tax at 10 % – Application of mind during original assessment proceedings – Notice issued u/s 148 is quashed [ S. 48, 112 , 143(3), 148 , Art , 226 ]
Golden Tobacco Ltd. v. ACIT (2022)285 Taxman 688 (Bom) (HC)
S. 147: Re assessment – Change of opinion – Housing project – Full details of residential unit was furnished in the course of assessment proceedings – Re assessment is held to be bad in law . [ S.80IB(10), 148 Art , 226 ]
Gemstar Construction (P.) Ltd. v UOI (2022) 285 Taxman 457 (Bom) (HC)