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S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Disallowance cannot exceed exempt income. [R. 8D]

Addlife Investments Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2020) 84 ITR 343/ (2021) 187 ITD 591/ 201 DTR 145 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Capital or revenue-Liquidated Damages for intangible assets-Liquidated damages received are capital receipts. [S. 28(iv)]

Vedanta Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 84 ITR 84 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 272A : Penalty-Default in delivering statement of tax deducted at source-Affidavit stating it had not paid any amount or deducted any tax at source during years in question-Penalty is not leviable. [S. 200(3), 272A(2)(K), Form 26Q, 27EQ]

District Mining Officer v. JCIT(TDS) (2020) 84 ITR 54 (SN) (All.) (Trib.)

S. 271AAA : Penalty-Search initiated on or after 1st June, 2007-Addition deleted-Penalty does not survive.

Roop Kishore Madan v. Dy.CIT (2020) 84 ITR 36 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 271AA : Penalty-Failure to keep and maintain books of accounts-Documents-International transaction-Transfer pricing-Information regarding international Transactions maintained properly in Transfer Pricing Report-Deletion of penalty is held to be justified. [S. 92, 92C, 92D, 92E, R. 10D, Form 3CEB]

ACIT v. Micromax Informatics Ltd. (2020)84 ITR 19 (SN) (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Bona fide and inadvertent reporting of lower Book profits in return-Levy of penalty is not valid. [S. 115JB]

Vanshee Builders and Developers P. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2020) 84 ITR 1 (SN) / (2021) 187 ITD 361 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Capital gains-Transfer of book adjustment-Income resulting to loss-Inadvertent mistake-Levy of penalty is held to be not justified. [S. 45]

Advent Computer Services Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 84 ITR 29 (SN) (Chen.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Depreciation on digital set top box and control room equipment at sixty per cent-Restricted to fifteen per cent-Levy of penalty is not valid.

Abs Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2020) 84 ITR 20 (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue Capital gains-Substantial investment in new property within prescribed period-Receipt of occupancy certificate after period of two years irrelevant-Exemption allowed is held to be valid-Revision is held to be not valid. [S. 54]

Jyotsna Sunderlal Shroff v. PCIT (2020)84 ITR 38 (SN) (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 251 : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Duties-Non-speaking and cryptic order-Directed to pass reasoned and speaking order. [S. 254(1)]

Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd. v. JCIT (LTU) (2020)84 ITR 2 (SN) (Bang.)(Trib.)