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S. 36(1)(va) : Any sum received from employees – Delayed payment of employee’s contribution to Provident fund is allowable as a deduction if the same is paid within the due of filing the Return of Income. [S. 139(1)]

ACIT v. Sodexo Food Solutions India P. Ltd. (2019) 69 ITR 119 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income–No disallowance could be made where no exempt income was actually earned by the Assessee during the year. [R. 8D]

ACIT v. Sodexo Food Solutions India P. Ltd. (2019) 69 ITR 119 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income–Disallowance cannot be made if there is no tax free income. [R. 8D]

ACIT v. Orissa Manganese & Minerals Ltd. (2019) 69 ITR 1 (SN) (Kol.) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Only investment from which assesse has earned exempt income to be considered for disallowance. [R. 8D]

PTC India Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 69 ITR 37(SN.) (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure–Exempt Income-Assessee used its own interest free funds for making investment in shares and securities yielding exempt income-No disallowance could be made-Strategic investments made by assessee with its group/associated companies–to be considered for disallowance under section 14A-Disallowance under section 14A cannot exceed exempt income. [R. 8D]

Welspun India Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2019) 69 ITR 617 (Mum)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Registration-Trust or institution-CIT(A) cannot question registration granted by CIT(E). [S. 251]

Srishti Resident Welfare Association v. ACIT (2019) 69 ITR 9 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Registration – Trust or institution – Power of the CIT is to register or refuse to register the Trust but cannot qualify the Trust as ‘general public utility trust’- Tribunal directed the trust to be registered under section 12AA of the Act without any qualification. [S. 2(15), 11, 12, 13]

Tata Community Initiatives Trust v. CIT(E) (2019) 69 ITR 96 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 10(1) : Agricultural Income–Assessee was able to prima facie establish that possession of agricultural land was acquired during the year- Entitle to exemption.

Anil Gowda v. ITO (2019) 69 ITR 55 (SN) (Bang) ( Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Investigation services do not satisfy the ‘make available’ condition under Article 12(5) of the India Netherlands Tax Treaty, payment for such services could not be taxed as Fees for Technical Services in India- DTAA-India–Netherlands. [Art. 7, 12(5)]

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation v. ADIT (2019) 175 DTR 89 / 198 TTJ 34 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax -Incentives by way of excise duty refund and sales tax – encourage setting up of new industrial unit in area which was devastated by earthquake – Capital receipts not exigible to tax.

Welspun India Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2019) 69 ITR 617 (Mum.)(Trib.)