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S.45 :Capital gains- Cash credits -Bogus long-term capital gains-Penny stocks- Filed evidences for (a) purchase of shares, (b) payment by account payee cheque, (c) balance sheet disclosing investments, (d) demat statement (e) evidence of sale of shares through stock exchange, (e) bank statement reflecting sale receipts, (f) brokers ledger, (g) Contract notes etc, the gains cannot be treated as bogus on human probabilities, suspicion, conjectures and surmises – Addition as cash credits is deleted [ S.10(38) ,68 ]

Mahavir Jhanwar v ITO (Kol)(Trib), www.itatonline.org

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price—Comparables-Providing back office support services-Followed rule of consistency -Different business hence cannot be comparable. [S. 92CA]

Exxon Mobil Company India P. Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 583 / 196 TTJ 1070 / 97 taxmann.com 43 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arms’ length price–Selection of comparable- Functionally dissimilar companies cannot be selected as comparables-Foreign head office and Indian Branch-Requires determination of ALP on such transactions-Brightline test -Marketing support services cannot be compared with testing services, project of Emergency Transport and Infrastructure development and projects of development and hygiene education development.

Fujifilm Corporation v. ITO (2018) 193 TTJ 716 / 92 taxmann.com 411 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arms’ length price–Resale of goods–RPM method is most appropriate – Foreign exchange gain/loss arising out of revenue transactions is required to be considered as an item of operating revenue/cost, both for assessee as well as comparables -Granting adjustment on account of import duty paid because it incurred higher import duty in comparison with comparable companies – No adjustment on account of separate items resulting into computation of gross profit can be permitted.

Fresenius Kabi India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 172 DTR 129 / 196 TTJ 1023 / 68 ITR 27 (SN)/ 100 taxmann.com 134 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arms’ length price-Fluctuation margins- Rendering ITES services to AE, a company which was showing fluctuating margins, could not be accepted as comparable- Fee for advisory and other services to AE matter remanded.

Emerson Climate Technologies (India) (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2018) 194 TTJ 41 / 100 taxmann.com 478 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arms’ length price–Business of developing, modifying and designing of computer software-Doctrine of commercial prudence invoked by assessee so much so it involved billing of software product purchased from parent company on cost to cost basis without any mark-up was to be demonstrated and proved with cogent evidence -Matter remanded.

eBaotech India (P.) Ltd. V. Dy.CIT (2018) 196 TTJ 437 / 102 taxmann.com 169/ 67 ITR 90 (SN) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 45 : Capital gains-Transfer of equity shares to sister concern- Genuineness and validity of transaction-Matter remanded. [S. 2(47), 56(2)(viia)]

Gagan Infraenergy Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2018) 65 ITR 514 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible – Deduction at source -Non-resident – Business possibilities in the field of energy sector – Expenses incurred for the purpose of PE are to be allowed- DTAA-India -USA -Mauritius [ S. 9(1)(i),195 Art. 5, 7, 15]

Dy. CIT (IT) v. Unocol Bharat Ltd. (2018) 171 DTR 329 / 196 TTJ 646 / 68 ITR 24 ( SN)/ 99 taxmann.com 158 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 40(a)(i) : Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Non-resident–Engaged in distribution of recharge pens of various DTH providers via online network-Servers of USA based company Amazon for which it paid web hosting charges-No control over server or severs space being deployed by Amazon, while providing e-services as per agreement- Not royalty -Not liable to deduct tax at source – Amendment, if any, to scope of royalty by an amendment in 2012 by Finance Act with retrospective effect cannot fasten assessee with liability to withhold tax for the years which have already been closed prior to insertion of amendment-DTAA-India –USA. [S. 9(1)(vi), Art.12]

EPRSS Prepaid Recharge Services India (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 196 TTJ 529 / 100 taxmann.com 52 /(2019)173 DTR 308 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration–Trust or institution-Educational institution-At time of considering assessee’s application for registration under section Commissioner is only entitled to see whether objects of trust are charitable in nature and whether its activities are genuine or not – Rejection of application on the ground that the asessee is primarily engaged in business of education on commercial basis with a profit motive without providing any element of charity to public at large is held to be not justified. [S. 2(15), 11]

Fateh Chand Trust & College Committee v. CIT(E) (2018) 67 ITR 564 (Agra)(Trib.)