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S. 153C : Assessment – Income of any other person – Search and seizure – Disallowance of expenses – the scope of making assessment of total income in an unabated assessment proceedings is limited – can be only of income that is not disclosed and which is detected or which emanates from material found in search of some other person and which relate to the Assessee. [ S.132 ]

Shree Lakshmi Venkateshwara Minerals v. Dy. CIT(2021)186 ITD 695 (Bang)(Trib)

S. 153A : Assessment – Search or requisition – The scope of making assessment of total is limited – Can be only of income that is not disclosed and which is detected or which emanates from material found in search.[ S.132 ]

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

S. 143(3) : Assessment – Validity – Assessment on a non-existent entity is bad in law

Satyam Computer Services Ltd. v. Dy. CIT(2021) 186 ITD 39 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing – Arms’ length price – A company engaged in KPO services is not comparable to software development service company.

Microchip Technology (India) (P) Ltd v. ACIT (2021) 186 ITD 156 (Bang) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing – Arms’ length price – Availment of support services from AE had benefitted business of assessee – Thus, ALP of management fee paid to AE could not be determined at nil.

Michelin India (P) Ltd v. JCIT (2021)186 ITD 62 (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing – AMP expenditures incurred for creating awareness about the product is purely business expenditures and thus, outside the purview of international transactions. Hence, no TP adjustment on account of AMP expenses are required to be made.[ S.92B]

NIVEA India (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2021) 186 ITD 366 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing – Arm’s length price – Working capital adjustment is to be allowed on actual without making adjustment to average working capital component of comparables . [ S.10A, 92CA ]

ITO v. Sabre Travel Technologies (P) Ltd (2021) 186 ITD 164 (Bang) (Trib)

S. 90: Double taxation relief – Credit for foreign taxes on income eligible for deduction u/s 10A/10AA – Allowed as per the treaties-DTAA- India -USA [ S. 10A, 10AA, 90(1)(a)(ii), 91 ]

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

S. 90: Double taxation relief – Most Favourable Nation clause – Applied automatically – No separate notification.- Not assessabke as fees for technical services – DTAA -India – Sweden [ S.9(1)(vii), Art , 12 (4)(a) ]

SCAHygiene Products AB v. Dy. CIT (IT) (2021) 187 ITD 419/ 197 DTR 401 / 209 TTJ 545/ 123 taxmann.com 152/ 85 ITR 607 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 80P: Deductions – Income of co-operative societies (Credit Societies) – interest earned on short term deposits eligible for deduction .[ S. 80P (2) (d)]

Sant Motiram Maharaj Sahakari Pat Sanstha Ltd. v. ITO (2021) 186 ITD 220 (Pune)(Trib.)