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S. 28(i) : Business income – Business of leasing out of land and getting rental income as land premium – land premium received by assessee was part and parcel of its business receipt and, hence, same was a taxable revenue receipt .[ S.10(20A)]

M.P. Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam (Indore) Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 258 Taxman 372/ 171 DTR 305/ 305 CTR 457 (MP)(HC)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution- Delay of 18 years 3 months and 21 days- Registration was granted prospectively with effect from 1-4-2007 relevant to assessment year 2008-09 and onwards, i.e., prospectively is held to be justified -Order of Tribunal to grant the registration retrospectively was set aside .

CIT v. Hemla Trust (2018) 258 Taxman 406/ 172 DTR 417/ 307 CTR 576 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution- Supplying food to poor school children on funds earmarked and disbursed by State Government – Implementation of such schemes would not lead to any charitable activity -Not entitle to registration .[ S.2(15),11 ] .

CIT v. Annadan Trust (2018) 258 Taxman 54/(2019) 174 DTR 412 /307 CTR 448 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 10AA : Special economic zones -Derived from – Surplus amount in freight export account and in insurance export account was derived from export activities eligible for deduction .

PCIT v. Vedansh Jewels (P.) Ltd. (2018)97 taxmann.com 521/ 258 Taxman 155 ( Raj) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed ;PCIT v. Vedansh Jewels (P.) Ltd. (2018) 258 Taxman 154 (SC)

S. 5 : Scope of total income -Accrual- Mercantile system of accounting -Not liable to be taxed on notional interest on non-performing assets. [ S. 145 ]

PCIT v. Sarangpur Co-operative Bank Ltd. (2018) 258 Taxman 230 (Guj.)(HC)

Wealth-tax Act, 1957.
S.7: Valuation of asset —Undisclosed hundis — Valuation under Income–tax Act, 1961 cannot be adopted for purposes of wealth-tax. [ S.2(ea) ]

Kishindas Ramchand Nagpal. v. ACWT (2018) 408 ITR 388/ 305 CTR 91 / 170 DTR 276 (Bom) (HC)

S. 245D : Settlement Commission – Rejection of application on the basis of subsequent report of commissioner – Allegation of Commissioner is not rebutted – Rejection of application is held to be justified .[ S.245C, 245D(2C) ]

Abdul Rahim. v. ITSC (2018) 408 ITR 467 //305 CTR 69 / 170 DTR 145 (Mad) (HC)

S. 226 : Collection and recovery – Stay of recovery -Garnishee proceedings -When an application for stay was pending before the Commissioner, attachment of bank accounts as per office Memorandum of Central Board of Direct Taxes, 15 Per Cent. of demand recovered from Assessee — Notices was quashed and set aside- However the claim of the assessee, seeking refund of the amounts attached pursuant to such directions, was not justified and could not be granted. [ S.226(3) ]

Sesa Resources Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 408 ITR 527 (Bom) (HC)

S. 194H : Deduction at source – Commission or brokerage – Trade discount -Not liable to deduct tax at source . [ S.201(1), 201(IA) ]

CIT (TDS) v. OCM India Ltd. (2018) 408 ITR 369 / 305 CTR 971/ 172 DTR 369(P&H) (HC)

S. 194A : Deduction at source – Interest other than interest on securities – Additional compensation paid wrongly mentioned as interest in award -Not liable to deduct tax at source .of Competent Authority.[S. 201(1), 201 (IA),Land Acquisition Act, 1894, S.23(IA) ]

CIT (TDS) v. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Ltd. (2018) 408 ITR 380 /( 2019) 173 DTR 349 /306 CTR 413(P&H) (HC)