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S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Computer software-Royalty-Income from sale of software to its distributor in India-Not in the nature of royalty-Not taxable in India-DTAA-India-Ireland.[S. 9(1)(vii), Art. 12]
Mentor Graphics (Ireland) Ltd. v. ACIT (IT) (2023) 199 ITD 147 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Sale of computer software products-Not royalty-DTAA-India-USA [Art. 12(3)]
Digite Inc. USA v. ADIT (IT) (2023) 199 ITD 18 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 9(1)(v) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Interest-Interest paid by Indian Branch of assessee-Japanese bank to its overseas head office was not chargeable to tax in India-DTAA-India-Japan [Art. 11]
DCIT v. Mizuho Bank Ltd. (2023) 199 ITD 523 (Mum.)(Trib.)
S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Operation of ships in international traffic-Shipping, Inland waterways transport-Freight income from shipping operation with India-Not taxable in India-DTAA-India-Singapore [S. 172(3), 172 (4), Art. 8, 24(1)]
Maersk Tankers Singapore Pte. Ltd v. ACIT IT (2023) 199 ITD 284 (Rajkot) (Trib.)
S. 6(1) : Residence in India-Individual-Tie-breaker-Revised return-Shifted to Singapore with his wife and daughters for employment and resided in Singapore and had habitual abode therein only-Treated as resident of Singapore-Addition is deleted-Revised return is directed to be accepted-DTAA-India-Singapore [Art. 4]
Sameer Malhotra. v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 317 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 6(1) : Residence in India-Individual-Taxed on source basis-The Assessing Officer held that the assessee did not get himself entitled to status of a resident of USA automatically on his going to USA-Income is held to be taxable in India-Tie breaker test failed-Directed to grant foreign tax credit-DTAA-India-USA [Art. 4]
Jenendra Kumar Jain v. ITO (IT) (2023) 199 ITD 376/ 225 TTJ 732 (Hyd) (Trib)
S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Association of person-Purchase of property-Allotment letters issued to members-Members are real owners-Liable to be taxed in the hands of members and not in the hands of AOP. [S. 2(31)(v)]
ACIT v. Shree Ami Office Owner’s Association. (2023) 199 ITD 670 (Ahd) (Trib.)
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets ) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015
S. 43 : Penalty – Show cause notice – Since matter was at stage of show-cause notice, directed the statutory authority to adjudicate impugned show-cause notice having regard to response submitted by assessee and also specifically deal with issue relating to jurisdiction. [S. 131 (IA), Art . 226 ]
Sundeep Kathuria v. Dy. DIT (2023) 333 CTR 202 / 148 taxmann.com 212 (Delhi)(HC)
S. 276B : Offences and prosecutions-Failure to pay to the credit tax deducted at source-Pendency of proceedings before BIFR-Reasonable cause-TDS deposited before issue of notice-Criminal proceedings are quashed.[S.278AA]
Fusion Engineering Products (P.) Ltd. v. UOI (2024) 296 Taxman 202 (Jharkhand)(HC)
S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Furnishing Of Inaccurate Particulars-Notice not specifying the charge-Failure to specify the charge-Order of Tribunal deleting the penalty is affirmed.[S. 260A, 274, 275(1)(a)]
PCIT v. Modi Rubber Ltd. (2024)462 ITR 319 /296 Taxman 381 (Delhi)(HC)