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S. 28(i) : Business income-Income from house property-Rental income from Technology Park owned, developed and maintained by assessee-Taxable as business income-Remand by Appellate Tribunal is held to be not proper. [S. 22,80IAB, 254(1)]
Lulu Tech Park Pvt. Ltd. v. PCIT (2020) 428 ITR 514 (Mad.)(HC)
S. 17(3) : Profits in lieu of salary-Amounts paid to employees under non-compete agreement-Not taxable in India-DTAA-India-USA. [S. 5(2) 9(1), 15, 195, 260A, Art, 16 23]
DIT(IT) v. Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. (2020) 428 ITR 194/315 CTR 320/191 DTR 214/ 117 taxmann.com 278 (Karn.)(HC)
S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Non taxable income. [R. 8D]
CIT v. Celebrity Fashion Ltd. (2020) 428 ITR 470 (Mad.)(HC)
S. 12AA : Procedure for registration–Trust or institution-Charitable purpose-Amendment has not changed law with regard to cancellation of registration-Cancellation of registration is held to be not valid- Order of Tribunal is affirmed. [S. 2(15), 12AA(3)]
CIT v. Gujarat Maritime Board (No. 1) (2020) 428 ITR 152 / (2021) 277 Taxman 376 (Guj.)(HC)
S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Charitable purpose-At time of granting registration commissioner not required to examine whether income derived by trust spent for charitable purposes or trust is earning profit-Order of Tribunal is affirmed. [S. 260A]
CIT v. Divine Shiksha Samiti (2020) 428 ITR 552/188 DTR 346/316 CTR 385/(2021) 276 Taxman 183 (MP)(HC)
S. 12A : Registration-Trust or institution-Charitable purpose-Gujarat Maritime Board-Entitled to exemption. [S. 2(15), 11, 12, 12AA]
CIT(E) v. Gujarat Maritime Board (NO. 2) (2020) 428 ITR 175 (Guj.)(HC)
S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Distribution of prasadam without probing in to their caste or creed religion or nationality- Entitle to exemption-Bad debt-Entitle to deduction. [S. 2(15), 36(2), 260A]
DIT(E) v. Iskcon Charities (2020) 428 ITR 479 (Karn.)(HC)
S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Claim under wrong head-Due to bonafide mistake-Matter remanded. [S. 11(2), 12AA, 119(2)(b), 139(4A), Art. 226]
St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church v. CIT(E) (2020) 428 ITR 30 / 312 CTR 430 / 185 DTR 326 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Charitable purpose- Statutory corporation constituted by State Government with charitable objects-Entitled to exemption- Fees collected for objects is held to be not taxable -Entitled to depreciation-Contribution to pension fund is held to be deductible. [S. 2(15), 32, 36(1)(vi)]
CIT(E) v. Gujarat Maritime Board (No.3) (2020) 428 ITR 177 (Guj.)(HC)
S. 10AA : Special economic zones-Manufacture-Activity of sieving to separate dust particles. [Special Economic Zones Act, 2005. S. 2(r)]
CIT v. Vetrivel Minerals (2020) 428 ITR 75/ 274 Taxman 405/ 196 DTR 469 (Mad.)(HC)