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S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal-Duties-Transportation charges-cryptic order-Matter remanded. [S. 37 (1)]

CIT v. Rajmahal Silk (2020) 275 Taxman 150 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 249 : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Form of appeal and limitation-Condonation of delay of four months-Pendency of rectification application-Matter remanded to the file of the CIT(A). [S. 154, 250, Art. 226]

Reena Agarwal v. UOI (2020) 275 Taxman 596 (Gauhati)(HC)

S. 249 : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Payment of admitted tax-Unless and until, assessee has paid income tax due on income returned by him, no appeal under Chapter XX will be admitted. [S. 249(4)(b)]

Pesco Beam Environmental Solutions (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2020) 275 Taxman 211 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 244A : Refund-Interest on refunds-Tax deducted by employer-Appellate Authorities have held that tax was not liable to be deducted-Entitle refund with interest. [S. 244A(1)(a)]

P.R. Ganapathy v. CIT (2020) 275 Taxman 279 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 234B : Interest-Advance tax-Non-Resident-Levy of interest is not liable. [S. 195]

DIT(IT) v. Texas Instruments Incorporated (2020) 275 Taxman 614 (Kern.)(HC)

S. 194C : Deduction at source-Contractors-Contractual work of up-linking and broadcasting programmes-Not technical services-Rightly deducted the tax as per section 194C of the Act-Provisions of Section 194J is not applicable. [S. 9(1)(vii), 194J]

CIT v. Media Word Wide (P) Ltd (2020) 275 Taxman 272 (Cal.) (HC)

S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Bad debt-No incriminating documents-Deletion of addition is held to be justified.

PCIT v. Rameshbhai Jivraj Desai (2020) 275 Taxman 522 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 148 : Reassessment-Service of notice-Notice to an authorised representative-Representative appeared before the Assessing Officer-Alternative remedy-Writ is held to be nor maintainable. [S. 147, 246, 292BB, Art. 226]

Chandrasekaran v. ITO (2020) 275 Taxman 452 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Business loss-Share dealing-Allowed after making thorough scrutiny-Review of assessment is not permissible. [S. 28(i), 148]

PCIT v. Safe Corrugated Containers P. Ltd. (2020) 275 Taxman 53 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Guideline value-Cannot be the basis for reopening of assessment. [S. 45, 69, 148, Art. 226]

S. Kamarasu v. ITO (2020) 275 Taxman 392 (Mad.)(HC)