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S.68:Cash credits — Share capital- Books of account , bank accounts etc were not produced -Dummies or stooges of directors of the assessee company – Failure to offer reasonable explanation — Addition is held to be justified .
Sriman Sai Securities Inv. Fin. Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 408 ITR 397 (T&AP) (HC)
S.36(1)(iii): Interest on borrowed capital — New line of business-Amount must have been used for acquisition of asset and asset must have been used – Interest is not allowable.
Muthoot Finance Ltd. v. JCIT (2018) 408 ITR 491 / 169 DTR 272 /( 2019) 306 CTR 396(Ker) (HC)
S.32:Depreciation — Erection of windmills — Amount paid for Infrastructure — Depreciation is allowable.
Muthoot Finance Ltd. v. JCIT (2018) 408 ITR 491/ 169 DTR 272/( 2019) 306 CTR 396 (Ker) (HC)
S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution-Transfer of funds to another charitable institution —Cancellation of registration is not justified [ S. 11, Foreign Contribution ( Regulation ) Act , 2010]
CIT v. Maria Social Service Society. (2018) 408 ITR 462 (Karn) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed CIT v. Maria Social Service Society ( 2019) 267 Taxman 396 (SC)
S. 12A : Registration –Trust or institution- Seed certification agency- Advancement of object of general public utility – Entitle to registration .[ S.2(15) ]
CIT v. Rajasthan State Seed And Organic Production Certification. (2018) 408 ITR 513 (Raj) (HC)
S. 2(22)(e):Deemed dividend- Records of Registrar of Companies showing shareholding over 10 Per Cent. — Revised return filed before Registrar of companies subsequent to notice under Section 148- Loans received assessable as deemed dividend [ S. 147, 148 ]
Lailabi Khalid. v. CIT (2018) 408 ITR 385 (Ker) (HC)
S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal –Powers- While setting aside the order of Commissioner , the Appellate Tribunal cannot rewrite the Assessing Officer’s order and improve upon it .[ S. 14A,252, 263 ]
CIT v. Braham Dev Gupta (2018) 408 ITR 291 / 169 DTR 49 /(2019) 308 CTR 619(Delhi) (HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment –Search in premises of third party revealing unaccounted investments by assessee — Notice is valid [ S.132, 143(1),148 ]
Kiran Ravjibhai Vasani. v. ACIT (2018) 408 ITR 303/( 2019) 307 CTR 635/ 175 DTR 269 (Guj) (HC)
S.143(IA): Assessment- Additional tax –Adjustment- Co-Operative Society —Reduction in loss -Payment of statutory dues not substantiated by evidence — Levy of additional tax is justified.[ S.43B, 80P, 154 ]
Fatehpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank v. ACIT (2018) 408 ITR 324 (All) (HC)