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S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Cash credits – Share capital- Mauritius based company-Supplied certificate of foreign inward remittance of funds, tax residence certificate of foreign company, copy of ledger account showing share application money being credited in bank account and source – Merely on the basis of information from investigation Wing,reassessment is bad in law. [S. 68]

NuPower Renewables (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2019) 104 taxmann.com 307 / 264 Taxman 27 (Mag.) / 182 DTR 344/ 311 CTR 398(Bom.)(HC).Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed , ACIT v NuPower Renewables (P.) Ltd ( 2019) 267 Taxman 393 (SC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Possession of cash amount- All documents were made available at time of original assessment- Reassessment merely on basis of change of opinion was held to be not justified. The fact that the assessee did not disclose the material is not relevant if the AO was otherwise aware of it[S. 69A, 133A, 148],153A

Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit v. DCIT (2019) 416 ITR 89/ 264 Taxman 222 / 180 DTR 153 (Bom.)(HC) www.itatonline.org

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Interest paid on purchase of securities-expenditure for increase in capital–loss on securities-Excess claim of depreciation-There was no failure on part of assessee to disclose fully and truly all relevant material- Reassessment is bad in law.[S. 32, 36(1), 148]

CIT v. City Union Bank Ltd. (2019) 264 Taxman 204 /( 2020) 312 CTR 453/ 185 DTR 294(Mad)(HC)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing–Arm’s length price-Only one comparable-Difference in functionality- Matter remanded.

Pyramid IT Consulting (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2019) 264 Taxman 23 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing–Arm’s length price–Export of finished valves and valves in kit form to its AE and also to its group companies across globe -TPO ought to have arrived at ALP of assessee’s sale to its AE by only comparing it with uncontrolled transaction of sale. [S. 92]

PCIT v. Audco India Ltd. (2019) 264 Taxman 237/ (2024) 461 ITR 152 (Bom.)(HC)/Editorial : SLP of Revenue is dismissed , PCIT v. L and T Valves Ltd ( 2023) 295 Taxman 585 /2024) 461 ITR 157( SC)

S. 80IB : Industrial undertakings-Profit from sale of slag, which was a by-product in manufacture of pig iron, was to be considered as profit from business of industrial undertaking engaged in manufacture and sale of pig iron for purpose of deduction.

Sesa Industries Ltd. v. CIT (2019) 415 ITR 257 / 264 Taxman 95/ 180 DTR 25/ 309 CTR 380 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 72 : Carry forward and set off of business losses–Return was not filed with in prescribed time–Application for condonation of delay was not filed with in permissible time limit – Rejection of application is held to be justified. [S. 119, 139(1), 254(1)]

Ganesh Sahakari Bank Ltd. v. Government of India (2019) 264 Taxman 150 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure–Hawala transaction-Bogus purchases–Trading in paper and paper products-Adoption of profit at 12.5 % of alleged bogus purchases is held to be justified. [S. 143(3)]

Pooja Paper Trading Co (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2019) 264 Taxman 260 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 54B : Capital gains – Land used for agricultural purposes– Denial of exemption on the basis of report of inspector and statement of bataidar is held to be justified. [S. 45]

Rajiv Dass v. DCIT (2019) 414 ITR 37 / 103 taxmann.com 192 / 264 Taxman 40 (Mag.) (Delhi) (HC)

S. 45 : Capital gains-Transfer- Agreement to sell flats which were yet to be constructed–No transfer has taken place during the year -Not assessable as capital gains. [S.2(47)(v), Transfer of property Act, 1881, S. 53A]

CIT v. Sadiq Sheikh. (2019) 106 taxmann.com 333 / 264 Taxman 170 / 197 DTR 191/ 318 CTR 382 (Bom.)(HC)/CIT v. Sadia Sheikh (2020) 429 ITR 163 / 122 taxmann.com 39 /(2021)276 Taxman 292/ 197 DTR 191/ 318 CTR 382 (Bom.)(HC) Editorial : SLP of revenue is dismissed, CIT v. Sadiq Sheikh. (2019) 264 Taxman 169 (SC)