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S. 32 : Depreciation-Purchase Bills for certain assets not genuine-Assessee and department agreeing for one lakh disallowance-Depreciation is allowable on balance purchases.

RMV It Services P. Ltd. v. ACIT(OSD) (2020) 82 ITR 590 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 32 : Depreciation-Securities-RBI guidelines-Depreciation on valuation of Securities allowable as business loss. [S. 28(i)]

Dy. CIT v. Punjab National Bank (2020) 82 ITR 95 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 28(i) : Business income-Civil contractor-Transfer of development rights-Income earned from project assessable as business income-Estimation of 10% of gross receipts is held to be justified-When income is estimated specific disallowance u/s. 40A(3) cannot be made-The transfer definition cannot be applied to on transfer development rights which is a business asset-Income taxable on performing certain obligations [S. 2(47)(v), 40A(3), Transfer of Property Act, 1882, S.53A]

ITO v. Abdul Kayum Ahmed Mohd. Tamboli (2020) 82 ITR 419 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 28(i) : Business income-Ancillary objects-Financial services-Assessable as business income. [S. 37(1), 57(3)]

ACIT v. Sunstar Hotels and Estates Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 82 ITR 437 (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Shares held as stock in trade-Disallowance is held to be not justified. [R. 8D]

Dy. CIT v. Punjab National Bank (2020) 82 ITR 95 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-No exempt income-Disallowance cannot be made. [R. 8D]

MakeMy Trip (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2020) 82 ITR 71 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Investments held as Stock In Trade cannot be subject matter of disallowance-Strategic investments yielding exempt income alone to be considered for purpose of working of disallowance. [R. 8D(2)(iii)].

HDFC Bank Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 82 ITR 533 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Investment was made in earlier year-No interest expenditure was claimed-Matter remanded to the AO for fresh consideration. [R. 8D]

S. Annamalai (BHUF) v. ITO (2020)82 ITR 68 (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Investment made in earlier years-Disallowance to be restricted to extent of funds invested. [R. 8D]

Abhinav International P. Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2020) 82 ITR 258 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Running Educational Institutions imparting engineering courses-Recognised by All India Council for technical Education and Establishing Polytechnic College-Genuineness established-Eligible for grant of Registration-Grant of approval u/s. 80G only after satisfying conditions. [S.2(15), 80G]

Kalyan Educational Society v. CIT (2020) 82 ITR 1/194 DTR 49/207 TTJ 505 (Kol.)(Trib.)