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S. 69 : Unexplained investments-A Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) engaged in providing loans and investment activities in India-Loan was not advanced to Foreign Company-Addition was held to be not justified.

DCIT v. Rabo India Finance Ltd. (2021) 189 ITD 420 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Share capital-Good will-Allotment of shares in lieu of goodwill-No movement of actual money either cash or through bank-Addition cannot be made as cash credits.

ITO v. Zexus Air Services (P.) Ltd. (2021) 189 ITD 434 / 88 ITR 1 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Cash deposit in bank-Survey-Jewellery business-Post-demonetisation-No defects in purchase and sales-Outgo of stock matching with stock-Addition is held to be not valid. [S. 44AB, 133A]

ACIT v. Hirapanna Jewellers (2021) 189 ITD 608 / 212 TTJ 117 / 202 DTR 337 ( 2022) 96 ITR 24 (Vishakha)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Bank deposits-Cash was deposited without the authority-Account was misused by bank personnel-Matter remanded.

Ashok Kumar. v. ITO (2021) 189 ITD 634 (SMC) (Chd.)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Share capital-Primary onus on assessee-No addition can be made on the basis of allegation, suspicion, conjectures or surmises.

Bini Builders P. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 88 ITR 15 (SN)/ 211 TTJ 869 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Share premium-Amalgamation-Issue of shares in pursuance of scheme of amalgamation legally recognized in Court of Law does not fall within scope of section 56(2)(viib) of the Act. [S. 56(2)(viib)]

DCIT v. Ozone India Ltd. (2021) 189 ITD 476 / 211 TTJ 477/ 203 DTR 161 /( 2022) 94 ITR 609 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Agricultural income-False documents-Justified in treating alleged agricultural income as income from other sources. [S. 2(IA)]

Talluri Vijay Rahul v. ITO (2021) 189 ITD 221 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Amount received as grant from holding company for paying remuneration to directors beyond limits prescribed by Companies Act-Payment was claimed as deduction-Amount received was taxable as income from other sources. [S. 37(1)]

DCIT v. GBTL Ltd. (2021) 189 ITD 704 / 189 ITD 704 / 203 DTR 353 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Interest income-Pre-operative expenses-Income required to be capitalised and to be set off against the pre-operative expenses. [S. 4]

ITO v. Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 88 ITR 5 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Interest income-Pre-operative expenses-Income required to be capitalised and to be set off against the pre-operative expenses. [S. 4]

ITO v. Nabinagar Power Generating Co. Pvt. Ltd. (2021)88 ITR 5 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)