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S. 45 : Capital gains-Penny Stocks-Capital gains cannot be treated as bogus solely on the basis that the price of the shares has risen manifold and the reason for astronomical rise is not related to any fundamentals of market-If the transactions are duly proved by trading from stock exchange and the documentation is proper, the gains cannot be assessed as unexplained credit or as unexplained money. [S. 10 (38), 68, 69]
Mukta Gupta v. ITO (Delhi)(Trib), www.itatonline.org Mohan Lal Agarwal (HUF) v. ITO (Delhi)(Trib), www.itatonline.org
S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital-Investment in sister concern- Sufficient interest free loans–Deletion of addition is held to be justified.
PCIT v. Aegis Ltd. (Bom)(HC), www.itatonline.org
S. 23 : Income from house property–Annual letting value–Stock in trade-The annual letting value (ALV) of unsold units of properties lying as stock in trade is not assessable as income under the head income from house property. [S. 5, 22, 23(4)]
Shree Balaji Ventures v. ITO (Trib)(Pune), www.itatonline.org
S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue -Transfer pricing officer-Transfer pricing risk parameter, fell under para 3.2 of circular dated 10-3-2016 which required reference to TPO by Assessing Officer mandatorily – Revision is held to be justified. [S. 92CA]
Varian Medical Systems International India (P.) Ltd. v. PCIT (2019) 174 ITD 721/ 199 TTJ 118 / 177 DTR 162(Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 153A : Assessment–Search-Assessment was completed on the basis of return filed-No incriminating material being found during subsequent search, there could not be any assessment under section 153A/153C. [S. 143(3), 153C]
ACIT v. RPD Earth Movers (P.) Ltd. (2019) 174 ITD 717 (Chennai) (Trib.)
S. 80IC : Special category States-Profit on each undertaking has to be treated separately-Profits and losses of all eligible undertakings are not to be netted for purpose of calculating deduction – Each undertaking are to be taken on a stand-alone basis -Where the assessee availed deduction for a period of 5 years at rate of 100 per cent on substantial expansion , deduction for remaining 5 assessment years will be at rate of 30 per cent and not at rate of 100 per cent. [S. 80IC (2), 80IC(5), 80IC(7)]
Milestone Gears (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2019) 174 ITD 702 / 176 DTR 59/ 198 TTJ 870 (Chd.) (Trib.)
S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure-Bogus purchases-Business of manufacturing and trading of tea machineries-PAN cards were furnished -Payments were made by account payee cheques -TDS was deducted – Parties were produced for examination -Addition cannot be made as unexplained expenditure.
Pravesh Kejriwal v. ITO (2019) 174 ITD 662 (Kol.)(Trib.)
S. 68 : Cash credits–Bank Account-Agricultural income-Bank statement is not considered as books of account and, therefore, any sum found credited in bank pass book cannot be treated as an unexplained cash credit-Matter remanded.
Ramilaben B. Patel (Smt.) v. ITO (2019) 174 ITD 694 (Ahd.) (Trib.)
S. 68 : Cash credits-Share application money-Farmers- Identity, creditworthiness and also source of their investment was furnished -Addition is held to be not justified.
Britex Cotton International Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 174 ITD 674 (Mum.)(Trib.)