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S. 50C: Capital gains – Full value of consideration – Stamp valuation – Sale Consideration – Third proviso- Retrospective- Difference between the stated consideration vis -a -vis stamp duty valuation is less than 10 % of the stated consideration , section 50C is not applicable . [ S.45 ]

Maria Fernandes Cherly v. ITO (IT )(2021) 187 ITD 738/ 123 Taxmann.com 252 /209 TTJ 850 /198 DTR 137/ 85 ITR 674 (Mum)(Trib) www.itatonline.org

S. 45: Capital gains – Transfer – Development agreement -No real development took place till date – Matter restored to AO to decide the capital gains after verifying whether the possession is taken back by the assessee or not and the assessee cancelled the development agreement or not.[ S.2(47) (v)]

Santosh Kumar Subbaniv. ITO (2020) 122 taxmann.com 169 / (2021)186 ITD 217 (Hyd)( Trib.)

S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible – Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits – purchase of lands from farmers – Disallowance deleted. [ R.6DD]

Vijayeta Buildcon Pvt. Ltd v. ACIT (2021) 186 ITD 493 / 123 taxmann.com 133 (Jaipur) ( Trib.)

S. 40(a)(ii) : Amounts not deductible – Rates or tax – Business expenditure – deduction for foreign taxes paid allowed while computing its income, to the extent that such tax was not entitled to the benefit of section 91 of the Act.[ S.37 (1), 91 ]

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v. ACIT (2020) 121 taxmann.com 190 (2021) 186 ITD 721 (Mum)( Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure – expenditure on implementation of a new software package – Allowable as revenue expenditure.

Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 118 taxmann.com 301 / (2021)186 ITD 353 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-expenditure incurred on affixing adhesive stamps on conveyance deed-held, it is revenue expenditure-provision for warranty-provision for present obligation due to past event-not a contingent liability-expenditure allowed-Depreciation on goodwill and customer contracts-held in nature of intangible assets, therefore eligible for depreciation [ S. 32. ]

Demag Delaval Industries Turbomachinery (P.) Ltd v. ACIT(2021) 186 ITD 228 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 36(1)(iii): Interest on borrowed capital –Interest free advances made-availability of sufficient own funds- addition deleted by the Tribunal-delay in payment to the account of Provident Fund-disallowance upheld-delay in pronouncement of order by the Tribunal-90 days period should exclude at least the lockdown period. [ S.254 (1), ITAT R. 34(5)]

Balaji Electrical Insulators (P) Ltd.v. Dy. CIT (2021) 186 ITD 1 (Ahd.) (Trib)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Ad-hoc disallowance – Deleted.[R.8D ]

Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd. v. ACI (2020) 118 taxmann.com 301/ (2021) 186 ITD 353 (Delhi (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 10AA : Special economic zones –Transfer pricing voluntary adjustments – Entite to deduction in enhanced income [ S.92C ]

Dy. CIT v. EYBGS India (P.) Ltd (2021)186 ITD 765 (Bang) (Trib)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Royalty – Singapore tax resident providing bandwidth services – Cannot be taxed as royalty as Indo-Singapore DTAA does not include transmission by satellite, cable, optic fiber or similar technology in the definition of ‘Royalty’- DTAA -India – Singapore [ Art. 12 (3)]

Telstra Singapore Pte Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (IT)-(2021) 186 ITD 440/ 123 taxmann.com 124 (Delhi ) ( Trib.)