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S. 153A : Assessment – Search- No incriminating material was found in the course of search proceedings – Net agricultural income accepted during assessment proceedings — Addition cannot be made on net agricultural income .

ACIT v. Mahesh Bhagwat Chaudhary. (2018) 65 ITR 343 (Pune) (Trib)

S. 144C : Reference to dispute resolution panel -Transfer pricing- Duty of DRP to decide issues raised by assessee- DRP is directed to pass a reasoned and speaking order dealing with all contentions of assessee after giving reasonable opportunity to assessee.

Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 65 ITR 374 (Delhi) (Trib)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing – Arm’s length price – Procuring and importing lubricants – TNM is appropriate method – Assessee to be given adjustments for extraordinary costs incurred in first year of operations-AO is directed to re compute the arm’s length price.

G. S. Caltex India P. Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 65 ITR 36 (SN) / 171 DTR 345 196 TTJ 612 / 96 taxmann.com 614(Mum) (Trib)

S.92C:Transfer Pricing — Arm’s Length Price —Outstanding expenses — Interest — Period of 60 days reasonable within which expenses ought to have been recovered—SBI-PLR rates alone should be calculated without any 3 per cent spread.8.15 Per Cent should be adopted while calculating Arm’s Length Price interest — Opportunity cost to assessee’s funds to be calculated in relation to interest earning capacity in domestic market. [ S.92B ]

Allianz Cornhill Information Services P. Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 65 ITR 33 (SN) (Cochin) (Trib)

S. 80P : Co-operative societies -Primary agricultural credit society – Interest earned on investments made with Sub-treasuries entitled to benefit of deduction [ S80P(2)(a)(i)]

Perinthalmanna Service Co-Operative Bank Limited. 2018] 65 ITR 419 (Cochin ) (Trib)

S.37(1): Business expenditure -Capital or revenue -Expenditure incurred on renovation of leasehold building is revenue expenditure .

Joy Alukkas (India) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 409 (Cochin ) (Trib)

S.37(1): Business Expenditure — Bogus purchases — Disallowance of 15% of unverifiable purchases is held to be justified .

ACIT v. Sharma East India Hospitals And Medical Research Ltd. (2018) 65 ITR 46 (SN) (Jaipur ) (Trib)

S.36(1)(iii): Interest on borrowed capital — Disallowance on interest debited to profit and loss account as attributable to amounts invested in capital work-in-progress is justified.

Joy Alukkas (India) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 409 (Cochin ) (Trib)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Assessing Officer not giving cogent reason for rejecting suo motu disallowance made by Assessee — Assessee need not maintain separate books for expenses incurred in earning exempt income —No disallowances can be made . [ R.8D ]

M. Junction Services Ltd. v. (2018) 65 ITR 40 (SN) (Kol) (Trib)

S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Fees for technical services – Inspection and survey of imported and exported cargo and certifying in relation to quality and price — No technical knowledge, experience, skill, know-how or processes made available to recipient of service — Not chargeable to tax in India -DTAA- India – UK [ Art.13(4)(c ) ]

Inspectorate International Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 65 ITR 333/ 171 ITD 630 (Delhi) (Trib)