This Digest of case laws is prepared by KSA Legal and AIFTP from judgements reported in BCAJ, CTR, DTR, ITD, ITR, ITR (Trib), Chamber's Journal, SOT, Taxman, TTJ, BCAJ, ACAJ, www.itatonline.org and other journals
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S. 250 : Appeal – Commissioner (Appeals) – Duties- Rectification of defects – Power to grant stay – Dismissing the statutory appeal on grounds of limitation would result in failure of justice- Directed the CIT (A) to decide on merit . [ S.251 , Art , 226 ]
Vattiyoorkavu Service Co -Op Bank Ltd v .ITO ( 2020) 115 taxmann.com 68/ 270 Taxman 274 ( Ker) (HC)
S. 234A : Interest – Default in furnishing return of income – Waiver of interest -Power of CBDT – Incapacitated for making any payment due to wound up – Entitle to partial relief [ S.119 . 234B, 234C ]
Tvl. Sanmac Motor Finance Ltd v. CCIT (2020) 16 taxmann.com 437/ 271 Taxman 51 ( Mad) (HC)
S. 226 : Collection and recovery – Modes of recovery – Stay of demand- Pendency of rectification application- No coercive steps to be taken till the rectification application is disposed off [ S.80P, 154, 225 250, Art .226 ]
Manambur Serices Co -Co -Operative Bank Ltd v. ITO ( 2020) The Chamber’s Journal – March – P. 116 ( Ker) (HC)
S. 154 : Rectification of mistake – Change of opinion – Capital gains – Land used for agricultural purposes – Claim allowed in original assessment proceedings- Assessee means individual only or it includes HUF- Debatable issue – Rectification order is held to be not valid in law .[ S.45 , 54B ]
Sandeep Bhargava (HUF) v.DCIT ( 2020) 117 taxmann.com 677 (Chd) (Trib)
S. 153C : Assessment – Income of any other person – Search – Satisfaction – Additional ground – Date on which satisfaction is recorded by the Assessing Officer for invoking the provisions would be deemed to be the date of receiving documents by the Assessing Officer of other person- Allowed the additional ground and quashed the assessment order . [ S. 132, 132A 144 ]
Diwakar N. Shetty v. DCIT ( 2020) BCAJ -November – P. 57 ( Mum) (Trib)
S.147: Reassessment – Information received in a subsequent assessment year is a valid reason to reopen an assessment for earlier year – Compensation taxable as income from house property [ S.22, 143(1)]
Rak Construction Project Co Pvt Ltd v.ITO ( 2020) The Chamber’s Journal – September -P. 113 ( Mum) (Trib)
S.147: Reassessment – After the expiry of four years- Earlier proceedings quashed on technical ground- Fresh notice for reopening and rectifying the error is valid [ S.148, Art, 226 ]
T. Krishnamurthy v .ITO ( 2020) 116 taxmann.com 476/ 195 DTR 33/ 317 CTR 341 / 272 Taxman 80 ( Mad) (HC)
S.147: Reassessment-After the expiry of four years- Failure to deduct tax at source- No failure to disclose material facts – Change of opinion- Reassessment is held to be not valid [ S. 44AB, 148, 194I ]
PCIT v. Bharati Constructions ( 2020) BCAJ- December -P 53 ( Mad ) (HC) PCIT v. URC Construction (P) Ltd ( 2020) BCAJ- December -P 53 ( Mad ) (HC)
S. 145 : Method of accounting – Books of account cannot be rejected merely for non -maintenance of stock register [ S.145(3)
Paramount Impex v. ACIT ( 2020) 117 taxmann.com 802 ( Chd) (Trib)