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S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible – Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits -Repayment of debt to group concern and expenditure was not debited in profit and loss account, addition cannot be made .

Saamag Developers (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 168 ITD 649 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S.37(1): Business expenditure –Development rights – Payment to its shareholders for withdrawal of winding up petition against company in order to clear title of property is held to be allowable as business expenditure .

DCIT v. Cowtown Land Development (P.) Ltd. (2018) 168 ITD 705 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 28(iv) : Business income – Value of any benefit or perquisites – Converted in to money or not – Purchase of property from a company wherein the assessee is also director can not be assessed as profit and gain of business or profession .

Keshavji Bhuralal Gala v. ACIT (2018) 169 ITD 23 /165 DTR 8/ 193 TTJ 227/ 63 ITR 67 (SN) (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 17(2) : Perquisite -Purchase of property from a company wherein the assessee is also director can not be assessed as perquisite in lieu of salary as there was no employer and employee relation ship [ S.17(2)(iii), 50C ]

Keshavji Bhuralal Gala v. ACIT (2018) 169 ITD 23 /165 DTR 8/ 193 TTJ 227 / 63 ITR 67 (SN)(Mum) (Trib.)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income -Investments in shares and mutual funds from own funds -Interest expenses cannot be disallowed [ R.8D ]

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. v. ACIT (2017) 168 ITD 631/( 2018)192 TTJ 377 / 164 DTR 145 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 2(47)(v): Transfer –Development rights – Transfer of development rights as per share holder agreement with financial partner for development of integrated township by unregistered agreements , no liability of tax could be fastened on assessee on basis that possession of land had been handed over. [ S.28(i), 45, Registration Act 1908,S.17(IA), Transfer property Act 1882, S.53A]

Saamag Developers (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 168 ITD 649 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S.2(22)(e): Deemed dividend- Share holders- Current and inter banking accounts between group companies cannot be considered as loans and advances and addition cannot be made as deemed dividend- No physical possession of accumulated profits, hence no addition can be made as deemed dividend .

Saamag Developers (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 168 ITD 649 (Delhi) (Trib.)

Chartered Accountants Act, 1949

S. 21: Misconduct -Disciplinary Directorate-Multinational Accounting Firms ( MAFs)- Union of India was to be directed to constitute a Committee of Experts in order to look in to function of Multinational Accounting Firms ( MAFs) [ S. 25, 29 ]

S. Sukumar v Secretary , Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ( 2018) 254 Taxman 37 ( SC)

Advocates Act ( 25 of 1961)

S. 29: Practice of law – Foreign law firms and foreign lawyers cannot set up offices and practice in India , however they can give advice to Indian clients on ‘fly in and fly out’ mode on temporary basis . [ S. 24(1)(a), 47 (2) ]

Bar Council of India v. A.K.Balaji and others , AIR 2018 SC 1382

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment -Donation-Withdrawal of claim on alleged bogus donation and filing the revised return disclosing the alleged bogus donation- Deletion of penalty was held to be valid .[ S. 35(1)143(3) , 148 ]

CIT v. Man Industries Ltd ( 2018) 164 DTR 165 ( Bom) ( HC)