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S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Subsidiary company neither concluded any contracts on behalf of assessee-US company-It had no such authority nor secured any orders for it in India, it could not be regarded as Agency PE of assessee in India- DTAA -India-USA. [Art. 5(6)]

Gemological Institute of America, Inc. v. ACIT (IT) (2019) 178 ITD 620 /(2020) 190 DTR 64/ 205 TTJ 968(Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Development and operation of multipurpose port terminal- Share capital in form of foreign inward remittance-Unutilised funds–FDR interest-Capital receipt–Interest income is a capital receipt and is not taxable at all both under the normal provisions of the Act as well as under S. 115JB of the Act. [S. 56, 115JB]

Karanja Terminal & Logistics (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 178 ITD 659 / 71 ITR 390 ( 2020) 205 TTJ 37 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax–Mesne profit–Arbitral award-damages from tenant for unauthorized occupation of let out property, amount so received being in nature of ‘mesne profit’ was a capital receipt, not liable to tax. [S. 22]

Talwar Bro. (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2019) 178 ITD 818 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax–Capital or revenue-Income from sale of Carbon emission reduction certificates is capital receipt. [S.80IA, 115BBG]

ACIT v. Ginni Global (P.) Ltd. (2019) 178 ITD 693 (Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Repayment of loan or advance, which gets deemed, on receipt, on account of legal fiction, as a distribution of profit and, thus, as income in hands of payee shareholder, is of no consequence. [S. 10(34), 2(24)(iii), 56]

G.G. Oils & Fats (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 178 ITD 573/ ( 2020) 190 DTR 319/203 TTJ 698 (Asr.)(Trib.)

S. 80M : Inter corporate dividends – Deduction to be on gross income and not on net income. [ S.80HHC ]

PCIT v. State Bank of India ( 2019) 181 DTR 275 / ( 2020) 420 ITR 376/314 CTR 542 (Bom)(HC),www.itatonline.org

S.147: Reassessment – After the expiry of four years- Limitation — Family settlement – Notice for assessment year 1999-2000 Notice issued to Power of Attorney holder within six Years —Held not barred by limitation -Reassessment is held to be valid – Dispute settled and consent decree passed – No family settlement – Consideration is held to be taxable as capital gains .[ S.45 ,148,163 ]

P. P. Mahatme, Power of Attorney Holder.v. ACIT (2020) 420 ITR 71/ 268 Taxman 186/ 186 DTR 260/ 313 CTR 147 (Bom) (HC) Editorial: SLP is dismissed , P.P. Mahatme v. ACIT ( 2021 ) 281 Taxman 215 ( SC)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue– Bad debt-Provision for bad debt in books and debit to profit and loss account–Entitle to deduction-Revision is held to be not valid. [S. 36(1)(vii), 36(2)(v)]

State Bank of India v. PCIT (2019) 179 ITD 764/ ( 2020) 185 DTR 17 / 203 TTJ 275 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 254(2) : Appellate Tribunal-Rectification of mistake apparent from the record–Failure to consider an argument advanced by either party to arrive conclusion is not an error apparent on record though it may be error of judgement. [S. 144]

Champalal Raj Kumar Textile (P.) Ltd. v. TRO (2019) 179 ITD 791 /(2020) 188 DTR 353 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 201 : Deduction at source-Failure to deduct or pay–Non–residents-Limitation period prescribed in sub-section (3) of section 201 would be equally applicable in respect of non-residents-Order held to be in valid.[S. 40(a)(ia), 195, 201(3)]

Tata Power Co. Ltd. v. ITO (IT) (2019) 179 ITD 779 / (2020) 187 DTR 25/ 204 TTJ 107 (Mum.)(Trib.)