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S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution- Failure to dispose application with in prescribed period of six months – registration would be deemed to have been granted from date of inception of assessee-University. [ S.12A ]

Visvesvaraya Technological University v. CIT (2018) 171 ITD 414 (Bang) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Fees for technical services – Training services rendered by assessee to Indian Hotels could not be held to be technical services, nor same could have been characterized as ‘ancillary and subsidiary’ services – DTAA-India- Netherland [ Art .12(5)(a) ]

Renaissance Services BV. v. DIT (IT) (2018) 171 ITD 381 / 171 DTR 30/195 TTJ 1049 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i): Income deemed to accrue or arise in India– Reimbursement of expenses – Failure to substantiate on basis of any clinching evidence – Assessable as business income- India -Nether land . [ Art.7,12 ]

Renaissance Services BV. v. DIT (IT) (2018) 171 ITD 381 / 171 DTR 30/ 195 TTJ 1049 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 5 : Scope of total income -Retention money- Merely because retention money was accounted for in books of account, same could not be brought to tax without income having been actually accrued- Retention money is taxable in assessment year in which it was actually received . [ S.4, 145 ]

DCIT v. Commtel Networks (P.) Ltd. (2018) 171 ITD 360 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 251 : Appeal – Commissioner (Appeals) –Additional evidence-Valuation report of the CA which was filed before the CIT (A)-Tribunal directed the CIT(A) to accept the additional evidence as no opportunity was given by the AO to exercise the option as per Explanation (a) (ii) to section 56(2)(viib) of the Act. [ S.56(2)(viib), 254(1), R. 11UA(1) (b) ]

ASG Leather (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2018) 171 ITD 476/ 170 DTR 17/ 195 TTJ 747 (Kol) (Trib.)

S. 49 : Capital gains – Previous owner – Firm – Partner-Period of holding-Dissolution of firm- With effect from 1-4-1988 to section 49(1)(iii)(b), period of holding of an asset by an erstwhile partner of a dissolved firm was not to include period of holding of such asset by firm – Period to be reckoned from date of distribution to partner-Asset held was only for one year and two months – Not entitle exemption in respect of investment in certain bonds.[ S. 29A), 2(31),2(42A),45, 50, 54EC ]

Amar Kanayalal Nagpal v. ITO (2018) 171 ITD 518 /( 2019) 174 DTR 403 / 195 TTJ 523(Mum) (Trib.)

S.45: Capital gains- Business income- Share investment- All transactions were delivery based, income arising from such investment was to be treated as capital gain when all earlier years revenue assessed the gains as capital gains. [ S.28(i) ]

Second Leasing (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 171 ITD 508 / 171 DTR 97 /196 TTJ 117(Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 40A(2): Expenses or payments not deductible – Excessive or unreasonable – Commission- Disallowance of 30% of commission- Without placing on record any material to prove that payments made by assessee were excessive or unreasonable considering fair market value of services -No disallowance can be made .

Nat Steel Equipment (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 171 ITD 482/ 171 DTR 49/195 TTJ 796 (Mum) (Trib.)

S.37(1):Business expenditure- Travelling expenditure -Fringe benefit tax on travelling expenses incurred by it during year, travelling expenses could not be disallowed on account of personal expenditure. [ S.115JB ]

Second Leasing (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 171 ITD 508 / 171 DTR 97/196 TTJ 117 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 36(1)(iii) :Interest on borrowed capital –Captive power plant for expansion of existing business- Allowable as deduction irrespective of fact whether such power plant had commenced production or not in year under consideration

DCIT v. Core Health Care Ltd. (2018) 171 ITD 455 (Ahd) (Trib.)