S.32: Depreciation-Preoperative expenses — Capital expenditure — Entitle depreciation .
CIT v. Phonex Lamps India Ltd. (2018) 406 ITR 550 (All) (HC)S.32: Depreciation-Preoperative expenses — Capital expenditure — Entitle depreciation .
CIT v. Phonex Lamps India Ltd. (2018) 406 ITR 550 (All) (HC)S. 13 : Denial of exemption-Trust or institution-Investment restrictions -Holding shares in a company- Denial of exemption to be restricted to income from shares to be taxed at marginal rate under S. 164(2) [ S. 11,13(1))(d)(iii), 164 (2)]
CIT v. Santokba Durlabhji Trust Fund. (2018) 406 ITR 457 (Raj) (HC) Editorial: SLP is granted to the revenue ; CIT v. Santokba Durlabhji Trust Fund. (2018) 404 ITR 2 ( St)S. 2(22)(e):Deemed dividend-Advance to Shareholder — Deemed dividend can be assessed only in hands of registered shareholder.
CIT v. Ennore Cargo Container Terminal P. Ltd. (2018) 406 ITR 477 (Mad) (HC)S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue – Sale of plant and machinery along with capital WIP, cost incurred on capital WIP was required to be reduced as ‘cost of acquisition’ while arriving at taxable amount of capital gain-Revision is held to be not valid [ S. 2(14),50, 74 ]
Titagarh Industries Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 171 ITD 559/ 170 ITD 361 (Kol) (Trib)S.68: Cash credits-Share capital- Share premium- Share capital and share premium received from investing companies cannot be assessed as cash credits merely because it failed to produce directors of investing companies personally for confirmation, when other evidence such as their address, PAN, confirmation letters etc. was produced . [ S.131 ]
ACIT v. Swiftsol (I) (P.) Ltd. (2018) 171 ITD 577 (Nag.) (Trib.)S. 43(5) : Speculative transaction – Derivatives – Losses – Set off from one source against income from other source under same head of income- Loss incurred on account of derivatives would be deemed business loss under proviso to S. 43(5) and not speculation loss, Explanation to S. 73 would not be applicable- Interpretation- Two non jurisdictional High Court taking different view-View favourable to the assessee is followed . [ S.70, 73(4) ]
ITO v. Upkar Retail (P.) Ltd. (2018) 171 ITD 626/ 170 DTR 233 /195 TTJ 743 (Ahd) (Trib.)S. 41(1) : Profits chargeable to tax – Remission or cessation of trading liability – Outstanding sundry creditors for several years- Failure to produce correct address, PAN Numbers, or confirmations- Merely because liabilities were shown in books of account and not written back, could not be held to be subsisting liability.[ S.133(6) ]
ACIT v. Dattatray Poultry Breeding Farm (P.) Ltd. (2018) 171 ITD 615 (Ahd) (Trib.)S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible – Deduction at source -Non-resident – Royalty – Fes for technical services – Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Affiliation fee-One time payment to US. company, which did not provide for transfer of technology cannot be assessed as royalty –Not liable to deduct tax at source -No disallowance can be made – DTAA-India- USA [ S.9(1)(vi) ,195 ,Art .12 ]
Customer Lab Solutions (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 171 ITD 552 / 170 DTR 225/ 195 TTJ 841 (Hyd) (Trib.)S.37(1):Business expenditure- Capital or revenue- Depreciation-One time consolidated fee paid to holding company –Held to be capital in nature – Depreciation is allowable . [ S.32(1)(ii) ]
GMR Airport Developers Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 171 ITD 595 (Hyd) (Trib.)S.37(1): Business expenditure -Capital or revenue- Annual licence fee payable on the basis of turnover achieved is held to be allowable as revenue expenditure .
GMR Airport Developers Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 171 ITD 595 (Hyd) (Trib.)