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S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Functionally different company cannot be selected as a comparable for arriving ALP of an international transaction.

Philips Medical Systems Private Ltd (now merged with Philips Electronics India Ltd.). v. ITO (2018) 196 TTJ 1031 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Protective assessment by invoking Brightline method-Concept of ‘protective assessment’, as known to income tax law, had no application to assessee’s case- Merely because a binding judicial precedent from jurisdictional High Court had been challenged by revenue authorities before Supreme Court-Binding nature of a judicial precedent, as long as it hold field i.e. was not overturned, remained unaffected-Addition is deleted.

MSD Pharmaceuticals (P) Ltd. v. Add.CIT (2018) 162 DTR 149 / 191 TTJ 702 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Capital or revenue-Adjustment On account of Advertisement, marketing and promotion (AMP) expenses- Roughly 60% of bills were furnished to AO in original proceedings- Matter remanded to AO for verification.

Motorola Solutions (India) (P) Ltd. v. DCIT ( 2018) 165 DTR 122/ 193 TTJ 610 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-No return was filed by the lenders-Matter is remanded to prove creditworthiness of lender.

JCIT. v. Sardar Patel Institute Of Management Society (2017) 51 CCH 727/ (2018) 191 TTJ 41 (UO) (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits–Share application–Non–resident–Having meagre income–Credit worthiness not proved–Addition is held to be justified.

ITO v. Spartacus Farms (P) Ltd. (2018) 166 DTR 49 / 193 TTJ 409 ( Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Share capital and premium-issue of share premium is not relevant for cash credits-Identity, genuineness of transaction and creditworthiness of parties established -Deletion of addition is held to be justified.

Scrabble Entertainment Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 169 DTR 51 / 193 TTJ 418 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Share application money–Natural justice violated -Examining such persons in Kolkata at back of assessee would be clear violation of principles of natural justice—Matter remanded. [S. 131]

Pnn Steel (P) Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 166 DTR 217 / 193 TTJ 515 (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 54F : Capital gains-Investment in a residential house–Property purchased in the name of wife–Loan was sanctioned in the name of wife – Not entitle to exemption. [S. 45]

Kaushal Kishore Maheshwari v. ACIT (2017) 190 TTJ 811/ ( 2018) 162 DTR 41 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 41(1) : Profits chargeable to tax-Remission or cessation of trading liability-Sundry creditors were paid in subsequent year- Deletion of addition is held to be justified.

Scrabble Entertainment Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 169 DTR 51 / 193 TTJ 418 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 41(1) : Profits chargeable to tax – Remission or cessation of trading liability -Sundry creditors – Produced details of court cases at Kuwait and correspondences with its overseas buyers/agents its efforts for making recovery to justify that these payments were still due from customers albeit same was produced before tribunal for first time—No justification in confirming additions.

Pyramid Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 195 TTJ 229/( 2019) 176 DTR 302 (Mum.)(Trib.)