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S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Non-resident-Commission paid-Export of software-Not liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India-Switzerland. [S. 5(2), 9(1)(vii), 195, Art. 12]

Device Driven (India) (P) Ltd. v. CIT (2021) 279 Taxman 302/ 208 DTR 413/ 323 CTR 333 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Sales commission-Failure to prove service rendered-Disallowance is held to be justified.

Chariot International (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 279 Taxman 477 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Compensation paid to employee through trust-Allowable as revenue expenditure. [S. 36(1)(iv), 36(1)(v), 40A(9)]

Wipro Ltd. v. Addl. CIT (2021) 279 Taxman 203 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Road developed and maintained by it-Entitle to depreciation at 10 percent-Depreciation on Lease hold rights in land-Matter remanded back to Assessing Officer with the direction to analyse contents of agreement entered in to between assessee and SIPCOT and not go merely by nomenclature or title of document.

CIT v. Tamilnadu Road Development Company Ltd. (2021) 436 ITR 323 / 279 Taxman 125 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 22 : Income from house property-Building under construction-Pendency of an occupancy certificate-Addition cannot be made on notional basis. [S. 23]

Brigade Enterprises Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 279 Taxman 219 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Provision would not be applicable if there was no exempt income earned by assessee during year. [R.8D]

CIT v. Tamilnadu Road Development Company Ltd. (2021) 436 ITR 323 / 279 Taxman 125 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Ad-hoc disallowance cannot be made.

Wipro Ltd. v. Addl. CIT (2021) 279 Taxman 203 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Educational institutions-Matter remanded for fresh consideration. [S. 10(23C), 11(5), 13(1)(d)]

Indian Institute of Engineering Technology v. Dy. CIT(E) (2021) 279 Taxman 199 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Accumulation of income-Exemption cannot be denied merely on the ground of delay in filing the form No 10. [S. 12A, Art. 226]

Trust for Reaching the Unreached through Trustee v. CIT(E) (2021) 279 Taxman 229/ 202 DTR 39 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 10B : Export Oriented undertakings-Manufacture or production-Providing contract research services in field of molecular biology and synthetic chemistry-Eligible for exemption.

PCIT v. Syngene International Ltd. (2021) 279 Taxman 364 (Karn.)(HC)