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. 23 : Income from house property-Annual value–Standard rent -illegal tenant – Deposit of certain compensation on monthly basis in Court, could not form basis to make addition to assessee’s rental income in respect of other tenants who are protected under Rent control Act. [S. 22, Delhi Rent Control Act.]
PCIT v. Seth Properties. (2019) 262 Taxman 124 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Sufficient interest free funds in excess of interest bearing fund to make investment-Deletion of disallowance is held to be justified. [R. 8D]
PCIT v. Premier Finance & Trading Co. Ltd. (2019) 262 Taxman 341 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 10A : Free trade zone-Export turnover–Total turnover-while computing amount of deduction expenditure incurred in foreign currency that was deducted from export turnover, had to be deducted from total turnover.
CIT v . Citrix R&D India (P.) Ltd. (2019) 104 taxmann.com 84/262 Taxman 276 (Karn)(HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed, PCIT v. Citrix R&D India (P.) Ltd. (2019) 262 Taxman 275 (SC)
S. 50 : Punishment for failure to furnish return of income- Where the assessee did not disclose its foreign assets in the course of search as well as in the settlement commission proceedings, he was liable to prosecution under the provisions of Black Money Act. [S. , 55, 71 , ITA, S.153A, ]
Shrivardhan Mohta v. UOI (2019) 175 DTR 161/307 CTR 396/102 taxmann.com 273 (Cal.)(HC) Editorial: Refer Black money Act, Circulars, clarification etc. (2015) 375 ITR 1(St), ( 2015) 374 ITR 35(St),( 2015) 375 ITR 97(St), (2015) 375 ITR 128(St), (2015) 378 ITR 8 (St)
S. 18(1)(c): Penalty –Concealment -Difference of opinion between the assessee and the department with respect to the valuation of the property is not a ground for levy of penalty.
PCWT v. Hemant Vitthal Waje (2019) 175 DTR 41/ 307 CTR 216 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 2(ea) : Assets–Commercial establishments or complexes- Exception provided in S. 2(ea)(i)(5) covers all commercial establishments, whether they have one unit or more. [S.2(ea)(i)(5)]
PCWT v. Taradevi Ratanlal Bafna (2019) 174 DTR 201/ 307 CTR 331 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 271AAA : Penalty – Search initiated on or after 1st June, 2007 – Manner of earning the undisclosed income to be given in the statement under 132(4) only if a question is asked to that effect- Deletion of penalty is held to be justified . [ S.132(4) ]
PCIT v. Phoenix Mills Ltd. (2019) 175 DTR 433/307 CTR 700 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 263: Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue –
-Doctrine of merger- Where 80-IC deduction was originally denied by the AO on one ground which was subject matter of CIT(A) and the disallowance was deleted by CIT(A)-CIT could not invoke revision jurisdiction to deny the deduction on another ground. [S.80IC ]
Oil India Ltd. v. P CIT (2019) 175 DTR 185/ 307 CTR 403 /103 taxmann.com 339 (Gau.)(HC)
S. 158BD : Block assessment – Undisclosed income of any other person – To hand over the seized material to the AO of the said person to proceed u/s. 158BC-No substantial question of law .. [S. 158BC, 260A]
PCIT v. HDFC Bank Ltd. (2019) 174 DTR 92 (Bom.)(HC)