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S. 12A : Registration–Trust or institution-Registration cannot be denied merely on ground that secretary of society was getting lease rent for land given to society for running school or his wife who had requisite qualification was teaching in school and was being paid salary. [S. 13]
CIT (E) v. Ambala Public Educational Society (2018) 259 Taxman 575 (P&H)(HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed CIT (E) v. Ambala Public Educational Society ( 2020) 269 Taxman 200 (SC)
S. 10(23C) : Educational institution–Mere spending a meagre amount, out of total income derived by trust, towards distribution of clothes to relatives of students-Exemption cannot be denied. [S.10(23C)(iiiad), 12A, 12AA]
Sri Sai Educational Trust v. CIT(E) (2019) 259 Taxman 472 (Mad.)(HC)
S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection–Representative assessee-Representative assessee not only represents an income which has directly arisen or accrued in India but also that which has indirectly arisen or accrued in this country, through a business connection-International Cricket Council chose India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to co-host World Cup 1996 – Order of Tribunal is seta side. [S. 5(1), (5(2), 160, 161, 163, 194E, 201(1)]
DIT(IT) v. Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (2018) 259 Taxman 6 (Cal.)(HC)
S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection–development of Basic engine-design a new 3 valve cylinder head for improvement of fuel efficiency, performance and meeting Indian emission standard–Payment is not royalty -DTAA-India–Australia. [S.9(1)(vi), Art. 6(2)]
DIT v. TVS Motors Co. Ltd. (2018) 259 Taxman 140/ ( 2019) 176 DTR 137/ 417 ITR 607/ 308 CTR 143 (Mad.)(HC)
S. 4 : Charge of income-tax–Capital or revenue-Compensation awarded under Motor Vehicles Act or Employees’ Compensation Act in lieu of death of a person or bodily injury suffered in a vehicular accident, is a damage and not an income and cannot be treated as taxable income- Not liable to deduct tax at source on compensation and interest accrued thereon. [S. 194A]
National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Indra Devi (2018) 259 Taxman 579 (HP)(HC)
S. 251 : Appeal – Commissioner (Appeals) – Power of enhancement – Action plan -The CBDT should reconsider the direction in the Central Action Plan of offering incentives to Commissioner (Appeals) to enhance assessments and levy penalty- From the action plan, it is not clear as to the utility of the norms set which the Commissioner (Appeals) has to achieve- If the purpose of setting of norms is to evaluate the performance of the Commissioner (Appeals) there would be all the more reason why the above quoted portion of the action plan be reconsidered by the CBDT.[ S.119 , 250 ]
The Chamber of Tax Consultants v. CBDT ( Bom)(HC), www.itatonline.org
S. 226 : Collection and recovery Stay of demand- The CBDT’s Circulars & Instructions are in the nature of guidelines & cannot substitute or override the basic tenets – The AO is required to assist a taxpayer in every reasonable way-.Even if the assessee has not specifically invoked the three parameters for grant of stay, it is incumbent upon the AO to do so & pass a speaking order.[ S.220(3) , 220 (6) ]
Kannammal (Mrs.) v. ITO ( 2019) 413 ITR 390/ 263 Taxman 309 / 178 DTR 321/ 311 CTR 361(Mad)(HC), www.itatonline.org Jayanthi Seeman v. PCIT ( 2019) 413 ITR 390 (Mad)(HC), www.itatonline.org
S.28(va) :Business income – Capital or revenue – Sale of a technical concept, that the assessee developed on his own, with respect to website malware monitoring- Test of human probabilities has to be applied to decide whether what is apparent is real- Assessable as business income . [ S. 28 (v) ,45, 55(2)(a) ]
Ashish Tandon v. ACIT ( 2019) 103 taxmann.com 315 / 199 TTJ 137 / 176 DTR 353 (Ahd)(Trib), www.itatonline.org
S. 281 : Certain transfers to be void -Attachment of property- Transfer of property before assessment order was passed–Transfer is not void–Order of attachment by Tax recovery Officer is held to be void. [S. 156, 220 to 232, Second Schedule, R.2, 4, 16(2), 48,Securitisation Act, 2002 , S. 26E .]
ICICI Bank Ltd. v. TRO (2019) 411 ITR 518/ 308 CTR 262/ 176 DTR 428 (T&AP) (HC)
S. 275 : Penalty-Bar of limitation–Concealment of income-With effect from 1-6-2003–Limitation of six months from end of month in which order of Tribunal is received-Order received on 31-1-2008-penalty order was passed on 31-7-2008–Not barred by limitation. [S. 271(1)(c)]
Parisons Roller Flour Mills P. Ltd. v. CIT (2019)411 ITR 553 / 176 DTR 377/ 307 CTR 825/ 265 Taxman 35 ( Mag.) (Ker.) (HC)