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S. 271B :Penalty-Failure to get accounts audited-Builder and developer-Percentage completion of accounts-Gross receipts of were more than Rs. one crore-Levy of penalty is justified.[S.44AB]
Benchmarrk Realty LLP. v. DCIT (2023)199 ITD 511 (Pune) (Trib.)
S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Insurance business-Income/funds in shareholders account was taxable separately at rate of 30 per cent instead of 12 per cent-Revision order is quashed. [S.44, 115B]
Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Ltd. v. PCIT (2023) 199 ITD 247 (Mum) (Trib.)
S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Limited scrutiny-Civil contractor-Revision order is quashed. [S. 37(1)]
V.M. & Co. v. DCIT (2023) 199 ITD 142 (Chennai) (Trib.)
S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Real estate developer-Annual value-Deemed rent-Unsold flats as stock-in-trade for more than one year-Revision is not justified-Amendment to section 23 vide introduction of sub-section (5) by Finance Act, 2017 with effect from 1-4-2018 whereby property held as stock-in-trade was brought to tax, would be effective prospectively.[S. 22, 23]
Dhirajlal Amichand Shah. v. PCIT (2023] 199 ITD 686 (Mum) (Trib.)
S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Cash deposited-Demonetization-No enquiry was made in the assessment proceedings-Commissioner remanding the matter to Assessing Officer for de novo consideration is justified. [S.69A]
Hemant Kumar Mulchandani. v. PCIT (2023) 199 ITD 448 / 224 TTJ 239 (Jabalpur) (Trib.)
S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Capital gains-Profit on sale of property used for residence-Constructed house before one year from sale of flats-Revision order is not valid.[S. 54]
Dineshbhai Jivanbhai Sanspara. v. PCIT (2023) 199 ITD 698 (Surat) (Trib.)
S. 253 : Appellate Tribunal-Appeals-Pendency of corporate insolvency proceedings under provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016-Appeal cannot be proceeded with.[S. 254 (1), Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, S. 13, 14]
ACIT v. MSM Steels (P.) Ltd. (2023) 199 ITD 232 (Pune) (Trib.)
S. 234A : Interest-Default in furnishing return of income-Return due on 31-7-2020-Return was filed on 17-10-2020-Delay of 2.5 months-Tax was paid in August & September 2020-Interest correctly computed for the period 31-7-2020 up to August & September 2020 and not up to filing of return. [S. 139 (4)]
Milind Madhav Padhye. v. DCIT (2023) 199 ITD 708 (Pune) (Trib.)
S. 234A : Interest-Default in furnishing return of income-Compensatory in nature-Can only be levied up to such date of self-assessment and not beyond that period or till date of completion of assessment.[S. 234B]
Dhirendra Narbheram Sheth. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 507 (Rajkot) (Trib.)
S. 205 : Deduction at source-Bar against direct demand-Salary-Tax deducted by employer-Not remitted to Central Government-Revenue can recover from employer and not from the employee.[S. 192]
Chandrashekhar Sadashiv Potphode. v. DCIT (2023] 199 ITD 381 (Pune) (Trib.)