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S. 80IB(10) : Housing projects-Approval of local authority in the name of Director-Exemption cannot be denied.

CIT v. True Value Homes (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 435 ITR 391 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 40(a)(ia) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Payment to contractor-Payment of rent-Vehicles on lease for use by employees-No liability to deduct tax under S.194C or under S. 194I of the Act. [S.194C, 194I]

CIT (LTU) v. Texas Instruments India Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 435 ITR 1 / 321 CTR 34 / 203 DTR 1(Karn.)(HC).Editorial : Notice issued in SLP filed by Revenue , CIT v. Texas Instruments India (P) Ltd. (2022) 287 Taxman 181 / 113 CCH 157 (SC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Year of allowability expenditure-Setting up of business setting up of business-Lease agreement-Previous year. [S. 3, 145]

Maruti Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 435 ITR 34 / 203 DTR 225 / 281 Taxman 139 / (2022) 324 CTR 344(Delhi) HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Premium for Keyman Insurance policies-Failure to prove for the purpose of business-Matter remanded to CIT(A). [S.254 (1)]

CIT v. Soundarya Decorators Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 435 ITR 70 / 281 Taxman 345 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Clearing and forwarding business-Speed money to port labourers-Trade practice-Self made vouchers-Books of account not rejected-10% ad hoc disallowance is held to be not justified. [S. 145]

Ganesh Shipping Agency v. ACIT (2021) 435 ITR 143 / 281 Taxman 637 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Foreign travel expenses-Personal in nature-Disallowance is held to be justified.

P. Amarnath Reddy v. ACIT (2021) 435 ITR 176/ 281 Taxman 411 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 36(1)(ii) : Bonus or commission-Commission paid to director-Director paying taxes at maximum marginal rate-Allowable as deduction.

CIT v. True Value Homes (India) Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 435 ITR 391 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Use of asset for purposes of business-Income need not be earned-Depreciation is allowable-Block of asset-Remand to CIT(A) is held to be justified. [S. 2(11), 254(1)]

Rato Dratsang v. ITO(E) (2021) 435 ITR 372 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 13 : Denial of exemption-Trust or institution-Investment restrictions-Exemption cannot be denied to entire income-Denial should be confined to amount diverted for benefit of persons mentioned in S. 13. [S. 11, 13(1)(c)(ii), 13(2)]

CIT(E) v. Rajkot Diocese Trust (2021) 435 ITR 367 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 147:Re assessment – Export oriented undertakings-Instruction of CBDT Dated 9-3-2009 Clarifying that approval granted by Software Technology Parks of India has to be ratified by Board of approvals-Instruction valid.-Writ petition was dismissed . [ S. 10B, 148 , Art , 226 ]

Indus Teqsite Pvt. Ltd. v. Ministry of Finance (2021) 435 ITR 613 / 204 DTR 224 / 322 CTR 100 (Mad.)(HC).