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S. 115BBC : Anonymous donations–Names and address along with other particulars of donors who have given donation was furnished- Donation cannot be assessed as anonymous donation.

ACIT v. Shree Shiv Vankeshawar Educational & Social Welfare Trust. (2019) 177 ITD 184 / 181 DTR 314(Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing–Arm’s length price-Weighted average– Exporting carpets to foreign associated enterprise as well as unrelated parties-Variation of rates–AO is directed to apply weighted average of all transactions -Sale proceeds to be realised from the associated enterprises were in foreign currency, instead of applying the prime lending rate as the arm’s length price, interest at the LIBOR shall be considered as the arm’s length interest – The effect of the exchange gain or loss had to be given in computing of arm’s length price being the part of sale proceeds as well as comparable price. [S. 92CA]

CIT v. Jaipur Rugs Company Pvt. Ltd. (2019) 70 ITR 1 / 179 DTR 177(Jaipur) (Trib.)

S. 80IC : Special category States–Manufacture-Wooden Sleepers and planks made into planks-Amounts to manufacture-Entitled to deduction. [S. 2(29BA)]

ITO v. Rudra Woodpack P. Ltd. (2019) 70 ITR 169 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 80HHC : Export Business-Claim was made in the return filed u/s.153A-Failed to include in the revised return inadvertently- Directed tom entertain the claim. [S. 153A].

Flex Engineering Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 70 ITR 417 (Delhi )(Trib.)

S. 69C : Income from undisclosed sources—Bogus purchases—Hawala dealers-12.5 Per ent. of purchases to be brought to tax which is embedded in purchases.[S. 37(1)]

Shantilal B. Parekh v. ITO (2019) 70 ITR 193 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure–House hold expenses–Joint family- Addition is retracted to 50% of the expenditure.

Ashwin S. Mehta v. ACIT (2019) 70 ITR 234 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure-Volkar committee report- Denied incurring and expenditure-Allegation of paying Kickbacks for participating in oil for food programme- Burden is on revenue–Merely on the basis of Volkar committee report- Addition is held to be not justified.

Flex Engineering Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 70 ITR 417 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 69B : Amounts of investments not fully disclosed in books of account–Purchase of land-No evidence to show that the under consideration was paid–No additions can be made on presumptions.

Janapriya Engineers Syndicate Ltd. v. ITO (2019) 70 ITR 370 (Hyd.)(Trib.)/CIT v. Engineers Reddy Homes (P) Ltd ( 2019) 70 ITR 370 (Hyd) ( Trib)

S. 69A : Unexplained money-Capital gain-Penny stock-Sale of share-Bogus entries-Information from investigation wing-Addition is held to be justified. [S. 10(38), 45, Indian Evidence Act. S. 102]

Pooja Ajmani v. ITO (2019) 177 ITD 127/ 200 TTJ 231 / 178 DTR 377(SMC) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits–Donations received was offered as income in income and expenditure account–Addition cannot be made as cash credits.

ACIT v. Shree Shiv Vankeshawar Educational & Social Welfare Trust. (2019) 177 ITD 184 /181 DTR 314(Delhi) (Trib.)