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S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Make available-Provided/sublicensed software to entities in financial service sector and also provided maintenance, support and training services and received fees towards same-No PE in India-Recipient, fees received by assessee could not be taxed in India-Additional services related to implementation and migration of software to its Indian customers-Business receipts-No PE in India-Not taxable-DTAA-India-Singapore. [S.9(1)(i), Art. 12 (4)(b)]

Murex Southeast Asia (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT, IT (2025) 211 ITD 106 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Supply of drawings and designs-Not assessable as fees for technical services-Supervisory services-Contract competition method-Remanded to the Assessing Officer-DTAA-India-Germany. [S. 9(1)(vi, 147, Art. 7, 12]

DCIT v. SMS Siemag AG. (2025) 211 ITD 119 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii):Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Fees for provisions for other related services-Software itself is not taxable-Addition made for other related services is deleted-DTAA-India-UK.[S. 9(1)(vi), Art. 13]

TSYS Card Tech Ltd. v. DCIT (2025) 211 ITD 201 (Delhi) (Trib.)

S. 5 : Scope of total income-Inter-Corporate Deposits (ICDs)-Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) as per Prudential Norms issued by RBI-Possibility of recovery is almost nil-Cannot not be treated to have accrued to assesse. [S.4 43D]

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. v. DCIT (2025) 211 ITD 608 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Joint development agreement-Income offered to tax-Making once again addition is lead to double addition-Order of CIT(A) deleting the addition is affirmed.

ACIT v. Pavani Structurals (P.) Ltd. (2025) 211 ITD 415 (Hyd) (Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Reimbursement of expenses incurred by JV firm-Order of CIT(A) deleting the addition is affirmed.

ACIT v. Pavani Structurals (P.) Ltd. (2025) 211 ITD 415 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure – Bogus purchases – Information from Investigation Wing – Addition restricted to 4% justified – Additional ground of Revenue to disallowance at 100% of alleged bogus purchases is rejected – No justification for 100% disallowance in absence of suppression of sales –Books of account not rejected – PCIT v. Kanak Impex (India ) Ltd [2025] 172 taxmann.com 283/ 474 ITR 175 (Bom)( HC) is referred . [ S.145, 147 , 148 ]

ACIT v. Dhiraj Parbat Gothi ( Mum)( Trib ) www.itatonline.org .

S. 148A: Reassessment – Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice – Faceless assessment – Notice is issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer – On writ the Court set aside the notice issued under Section 148 and all other proceedings/orders emanating therefrom- Honourable Court has granted liberty to the Revenue to revive the order simply by moving a Praecipe before this Court- The Court also observed that once the Petition is revived and restored, the same would have to be decided on its own merits considering that several other issues are also raised in challenging the Notice issued under Section 148 [ S. 148 ,Art. 226 ]

Caishen Enterprise LLP v. ACIT ( Bom)( HC) . www.itatonline.org

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment – Disallowance of deduction- Method of accounting – Plausible interpretation of law – No malafide intention – Disclosed all relevant facts and no false statement –Penalty is deleted . [S. 43B , 145 , 260A ]

Carona Limited v .DCIT (Bom )( HC) www.itatonline .org

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax – Capital or revenue – Sales Tax Incentive – Purpose test – Incentive for setting up industrial unit in backward area – Sales tax incentive under 1979 and 1983 Schemes is capital receipt, not chargeable to tax.[ S. 28(i), 43B, 1979 Scheme . 1983 Scheme]

Bajaj Auto Ltd v Dy. CIT ( Bom)( HC). www.itatonline.org CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd ( Bom)( HC) www.itatonline.org