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S. 56 : Income from other sources-AO can scrutinize the valuation report and determine a fresh valuation either by himself or by calling from independent valuer to conform the assessee but the basis has to be DCF method.
Innoviti Payments Solutions P. Ltd. v. ITO (2019) 69 ITR 33 (SN.) (Bang.)(Trib.)
S. 54 : Capital gains-Profit on sale of property used for residence – Exemption cannot be denied on the ground that investment in new flat is out of loan funds if other conditions are fulfilled. [S. 45]
Hansa Shah v. ITO (2019) 69 ITR 334 (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 41(1) : Profits chargeable to tax-Remission or cessation of trading liability–Provision can be invoked only if deduction of the very same sum is allowed in earlier years.
Grand Wood Works and Saw Mills v. ITO (2019) 69 ITR 3 (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 37(1) : Business expenditure–Sales promotion expenses-Gifts to various customers-No expenditure shall be allowed as deduction in case assessee is unable to establish the nexus between incurrence of expenditure with the business activities.
Grand Wood Works and Saw Mills v. ITO (2019) 69 ITR 3 (SN.) (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital–Interest paid on funds borrowed for the purpose of business activities are allowed as business expenditure/revenue expenditure. [S. 37(1)]
Gaursons Realty P. Ltd. v. Addl. CIT (2019) 69 ITR 11(SN) (Delhi.)(Trib.)
S. 32 : Depreciation-Additional depreciation–S. 32(1)(iia) would not restrain the assessee from claiming the balance of the benefit of additional depreciation in the subsequent assessment year. [S. 32(1)(iia)]
JCIT v. J. K. Cement Ltd. (2019) 69 ITR 26 (SN) (Luck.)(Trib.)
S. 32 : Depreciation–Assessee took over cement undertaking as a going concern for purchase consideration and also issue of shares –AO disallowed depreciation to the extent of shares issued by debiting the goodwill account–Held that, even if the consideration in the form of shares was paid for purchase of goodwill, this payment could be considered as payment for acquiring brands of the demerged company, on which depreciation was allowable.
JCIT v. J. K. Cement Ltd. (2019) 69 ITR 26 (SN) (Luck.)(Trib.)
S. 28(i) : Business income – Income from house property – Assessee is not merely letting out its premises for warehousing but were doing complex commercial activity hence to be treated as business income. [S. 22]
Grand Wood Works and Saw Mills v. ITO (2019) 69 ITR 3 (SN.) (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Business connection – Transfer pricing adjustment-Income received outside India for the services rendered outside India shall not be taxable in India –actual profit attributable to India being a factual issue restored to the Assessing Officer to examine assessee’s claim. [S.92C]
Fox International Channel Asia Pacific Ltd. v. DCIT (IT) (2019) 175 DTR 233/ 198 TTJ 0377 (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Capital or revenue-Interest subsidy given for the purpose of payment of loan acquired for the acquisition of capital asset is capital receipt. [S. 28(i)]
JCIT v. J. K. Cement Ltd. (2019) 69 ITR 26(SN) (Luck.)(Trib.)