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S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Selling advertising in, and distribution of, television channels in India through Indian company-No transfer of copyright, title or ownership interest to Indian company-Receipts taxable as business income and not royalty-DTAA-India-USA.[S.9(1)(i), Art 12]

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific Inc., USA v. Dy. CIT (2024) 115 ITR 21 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib)

S. 2(14)(iii) : Capital asset-Agricultural land-Sale of agricultural land-Land situated beyond 10 Kms. from Municipal limits-And Shown as wet land-Registration of immovable property by land Registrar-Paid land revenue-Cannot be assessed as capital gains. [S. 45]

Nataraj Ramaiah v.ITO (IT) (2024) 115 ITR 31 (SN)(Chennai) (Trib)

S. 56 : Income from other sources -Re development -Alternative accommodation of New flat of bigger size allotted from the builder in extinguishment of the old flat as per the redevelopment agreement – Cannot be assessed under section 56(2)(x) of the Act – A the most the said transaction may attract capital gains in which case the assessee should be entitle for deduction of cost of new flat u/s. 54 resulting in no tax liability – Addition is deleted . [ S.45, 54 ]

Anil Dattaram Pitale v. ITO, (Mum)(Trib.) www.itatonline .org .

S. 69: Unexplained Investments – Alleged on money – Purchase of flat – Survey statement – Opportunity of cross examination is not provided – Merely on the basis of statement of the accountant of the builder no addition can be made . [ S.132(4), 133A ]

Aarti Sudarshan Soni v. ITO, (Mum)(Trib.) www.itatonline.org

S. 268A : Appeal – Instructions -Circulars – Monetary limits – Revision –Penalty – Concealment penalty – Monitory limit is also applicable to proceedings under section 263 of the Act – The CIT u/s.263 of the Income- tax Act directed the AO to initiate a penalty for concealment, which was not originally initiated in the assessment order- Tribunal set aside the order of the Commissioner – On appeal as the tax effect involved is below threshold limit of 2 crores-The appeal of the Revenue is dismissed .[ S.260A ,263 , 271(1)( c) ]

PCIT v. Jayesh V. Sheth, (Bom)(HC) www.itatonline.org .

S. 68 : Cash credits – Failure to furnish source , identity of parties and genuineness of transaction -Shell companies – A racket of illegal business of providing accommodation entries -Accommodation entry provider -Credit appearing in the bank account -Books of account -, Data appearing in 2 CDs are extracted by the investigating wing from books of account- Statement on oath- Order of the Tribunal is reversed – Order of CIT(A) is affirmed – The Court also directed the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India to take disciplinary action , initiate proceedings under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 , launch prosecution under Income -tax Act ,and also directed the CCIT to conduct an enquiry and fix the responsibility against the officer responsible for the for not giving effect to the order of CIT( A) . Court also directed the Registry of the High Court is to forward copy of the order to Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, National Financial Reporting Authority, The Commissioner of Police-Economic Offence Wing, Mumbai, Enforcement Director under PMLA Act, The Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, Mumbai Ministry of Corporate Affairs. [ S. 2(12A), 44AB,69, 131, 132(4) , 279, Chartered Accountant’s Act, 1949. Indian Penal Code/BNS, 2023. ]

PCIT v. Buniyad Chemicals Ltd. ( Bom)( HC) www.itatonline.org.

S. 271G : Penalty-Documents-International transaction-Transfer pricing-Arm’s Length Price-Domestic transactions-Reference to Transfer Pricing Officer-Clause (I) Of Section 92BA(i)) is omitted By Finance Act, 2017, with effect from 1-4-2017-Penalty is deleted. [S.92BA, 92CA]

ITO v. Aura Spinwell Ltd. (2024)114 ITR 29 (SN)(Mum)(Trib)

S. 271AA : Penalty-Failure to keep and maintain books of accounts-Documents-International transaction-Transfer pricing-Non-Reporting of specified domestic transactions in Form 3CEB-Initiation of penalty and imposition of penalty falling under different grounds-Reasonable cause-Penalty is not sustainable.[S.92CA(3), 92D, 92E, 273B]

Yamuna Power and Infrastructure Ltd. v.Dy. CIT (2024)114 ITR 86 (SN)(Chd)(Trib)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Notice not specifying the charge-Estimation of gross profit-Penalty is deleted.[S, 274]

Shiv Agrevo Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2024)114 ITR 90 (SN)(Jaipur)(Trib)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Cash excess of prescribed limit-Loading and unloading-Ad-hoc disallowance-Levy of penalty is not justified.[S. 40A(3), 44AB,R. 6DD]

Ramchnd Bhulchand Rajai v. Dy.CIT(2024) 114 ITR 5 (SN)(Ahd)(Trib)