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S. 143(3) : Assessment-Purchase of property-Joint owners-Disclosed in the books of accounts of the Company-Transaction cannot be held to be Benami. [Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, S. 2(9),24)
ACIT v. Tupelo Builders (P.) Ltd. (2023) 199 ITD 58 / 221 TTJ 192 (Delhi)(Trib)
S. 115JB : Company-Book profit-Upward adjustment-Amount withdrawn from reserve/provision which stood credited in profit and loss account for year and was reduced while computing book profit-Adjustment is deleted. [S. 145]
Bengal Peerless Housing Development Company Ltd. v. DCIT (2023) 199 ITD 679 (Kol) (Trib.)
S. 115JB : Company-Book profit-Financial corporation-Not a company-Not liable to be assessed to book profit.[S. 2(17), 2(26), Companies Act, 1956, S. 129]
DCIT v. Rajasthan Financial Corporation. (2023) 199 ITD 570 (Jaipur) (Trib.)
S. 115BBE : Tax on specified income-Determination of tax in certain cases-Permanent disability- Blind or physically handicapped persons-Disallowance of claim-Tax cannot be imposed under section 155BBE of the Act-Provisions of section 69A cannot be invoked in respect of incorrect claim of deduction under section 80G-Tax cannot be imposed under section 155BBE of the Act. [S. 68 to 69, 69A 80G, 80U]
Batuk Vithalabhai Donga. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 412 (Rajkot) (Trib.)
S. 90 : Double taxation relief-Foreign tax credit-Mere delay in filing Form No. 67 as per provisions of rule 128(9), under will not preclude assessee from claiming benefit of foreign tax credit in respect of tax paid outside India.[S.90A, R. 128(9), Form No.67]
Bhagwandas Tikamdas Khinani. v. CIT (2023) 199 ITD 481 (Mum) (Trib.) Bhaskar Dutta. v. DCIT (IT) (2023) 199 ITD 432 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 80G : Donation-Additional evidence-Rectification application is pending-Matter is remanded back to Assessing Officer to examine assessee’s claim with reference to supporting evidence filed by it. [S. 154]
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan. v. DCIT (2023) 199 ITD 488 (Delhi) (Trib.)
S. 74 : Losses-Capital gains-Revised return at a higher amount-Acknowledgement of filing return to CPC with condonation of delay-Allowed to be carry forward to next year. [S. 139(1), 139(3), 139(5)]
Anagha Vijay Deshmukh. v. DCIT (2023) 199 ITD 409 (Pune) (Trib.)
S. 69B : Amounts of investments not fully disclosed in books of account-Undisclosed investment-Failure to furnish statement and opportunity of cross examination-Addition is deleted. [S. 132(4)]
Nazmin Jamal. v. ITO (2023) 199 ITD 420 (Mum) (Trib.)
S. 69A : Unexplained money-Search-Protective assessment-Unaccounted gold-Statement of supplier-Supplier confirmed-Addition is deleted. [S. 132, 153C]
Jaliluddin Jummat Ali Shekh. v. ACIT (2023) 199 ITD 613 (Rajkot) (Trib.)
S. 69 : Unexplained investments-Plant and machinery-Purchase bills furnished-Deletion of addition is affirmed- Power generation-Matter remanded.[S.80IA]
ACIT v. Mahakaushal Sugar & Power Industries Ltd. (2023) 199 ITD 257 (Jabalpur) (Trib.)