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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.)
S. 54F : Capital gains-Investment in a residential house-Deduction cannot be rejected only on the ground that the builder failed to construct construction with in prescribed time. [S. 45]
Dr. Kushagra Kataria .v. DCIT (2019) 174 ITD 648 (Delhi)(Trib.)
S. 45 : Capital gains-Unexplained investment-Long term capital gains -Penny stocks -Sale of shares–Accommodation entries-Purchase and sale of shares had been made through Bombay Stock Exchange and through DMAT account-Sale proceeds to be assessed as long term and cannot be assessed as unexplained investment–Eligible exemption. [S. 10(38), 69, 131]
Vidhi Malhotra .v. ITO (2019) 174 ITD 655 (Delhi)(Trib.)
S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source -Non-resident–Foreign agent-Commission–No permanent establishment in India–Carrying activities outside India-Payment is neither taxable nor can be treated as payment for rendering any managerial, technical or consultancy services [S. 9(1), 195]
DCIT v. Mc Fills Enterprise (P.) Ltd. (2019) 174 ITD 667 (Ahd.)(Trib.)
S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income–When there is no exempt income, no disallowance can be made. [R. 8D]
DCIT v. Mc Fills Enterprise (P.) Ltd. (2019) 174 ITD 667 (Ahd) (Trib.)
S. 250 : Appeal – Commissioner (Appeals) – power to admit additional evidence —Books of account and vouchers were produced before the AO -Commissioner (Appeals) can call for books of account, details and vouchers for examination — No violation of Rule 46A(4).[S.250(4) R. 46A ]
ITO v. Jaidka Woolen and Hosiery Mills P. Ltd. (2018) 68 ITR 216 (Delhi) (Trib)