This Digest of case laws is prepared by KSA Legal and AIFTP from judgements reported in BCAJ, CTR, DTR, ITD, ITR, ITR (Trib), Chamber's Journal, SOT, Taxman, TTJ, BCAJ, ACAJ, www.itatonline.org and other journals
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S. 80IA :Industrial undertakings –No requirement that Industrial Park should be operational before stipulated time — Refusal of approval because it was not operational is held to be not valid- The order and notification, withdrawing the earlier notification of 2007 was quashed.

Finest Promoters Pvt. Ltd v. UOI(2018) 407 ITR 308 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 47(xiii) : Capital gains – Transaction not regarded as transfer – Conversion of firm in to company – Allotment of shares to erstwhile partners of the firm after three and half years- Exemption is not entitled . [ S.45, 47A]

CIT v. Prakash Electric Company. (2018) 407 ITR 340/ 305 CTR 954 (Karn) (HC)

S.40(a)(ia):Amounts not deductible – Deduction at source –Commission – Principal to principal – Discount to advertisement agency – Not liable to deduct tax at source –No disallowance can be made . [ S.194H ]

PCIT v. Bhim Sain Garg Through Legal Heir Shailendra Garg. (2018) 407 ITR 388 (Raj) (HC) PCIT v. Shailendra Garg (2018) 407 ITR 388 (Raj) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed , PCIT v. Bhim Sain Garg Through Legal Heir Shailendra Garg. ( 2018) 406 ITR 9 (St).

S.36(1)(iii): Interest on borrowed capital- Advances were made out of interest free funds available with assessee -Allowable as deduction .

PCIT v. Holy Faith International P. Ltd ( 2018) 407 ITR 445 ( P& H) (HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Rule 8D is prospective in operation and is not applicable in assessment years 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07.[ R.8D ]

CIT v. Jammu Central Co-Op. Bank Ltd. (2018) 407 ITR 362 (J&K) (HC)

S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Fees for technical services – Transfer of technical knowledge, experience, skill, Know-how or process or consists of development and transfer of technical plan or design — Payment to us company for providing management, financial, legal, public relations, treasury and risk management services is not for included services —Payment is not taxable in India – When DTAA is more beneficial than income tax-Act DTAA is applicable-DTAA- India – USA- [S.90, art .12]

US Technology Resources (Pvt.) Ltd. v. CIT (2018) 407 ITR 327/ 171 DTR 225 (Ker) (HC)

S.271(1)(c ): Penalty –Concealment – Inadvertently claimed higher rate of 40% depreciation instead of 25%- Bona fide mistake –Deletion of penalty is held to be justified .[ S.32 ]

PCIT v. Bunge India Pvt. Ltd. (2018) 407 ITR 225 (Bom) (HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue –Direction of Commissioner to make certain additions- Tribunal reversed the finding of Commissioner-Question of fact. [ S.260A ]

PCIT v. Anjali Jewellers Pvt. Ltd. (2018) 407 ITR 258 (Cal) (HC)

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court -High Court has power to review- High Court recalled the order and remanded the matter to Tribunal.[S.253]

B. Jayalakshmi (Smt) v. ACIT (2018) 407 ITR 212 /258 Taxman 318/( 2019) 308 CTR 51/ 174 DTR 310(Mad) (HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Powers-Tribunal cannot go beyond question in dispute- When the amounts could not have been added under section 68 , the Tribunal was not competent to make the addition under section 69A -The order of the Tribunal was vitiated in law-Matter remanded to the Tribunal. [ S.68, 69A ]

Sarika Jain (Smt.) v. CIT (2018) 407 ITR 254 (All) (HC)