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S. 44C: Non-residents-Head office expenditure-Double taxation relief-Article 7(3) of the DTAA between India and UAE-Asessee claimed deduction u/s. 44C-AO allowed only 5% of the adjusted total income as deduction-Held, Art. 7(3) cannot be applied retrospectively-Held, deduction allowed without imposing restriction u/s. 44C-Expenditure incurred outside India exclusively for operations of Indian branches would not fall within ambit of section 44C hence allowable in full-DTAA-India-Dubai [S. 90,Art.7(3), 25(1)]
Mashreq Bank PSC v Dy.CIT (IT) (2025) 233 TTJ 881 / 211 ITD 511 (SB)(Mum)(Trib)
S.43CA: Transfer of assets-other than capital assets-Full value of consideration-stock in trade-Agreement value-Stamp valuation-Date of agreement fixing value of consideration and date of registration of such transfer not same-Stamp duty value as on date of agreement for sale should be considered as full value of consideration for purpose of computing profits and gains from transfer of flat-Addition is deleted. [S. 45]
Arihant Associates v. ACIT (2025) 210 ITD 149 (Mum.) (Trib.)
S. 43B: Interest tax liability for AYs:1993-94 to 1997-98 arose to assessee during relevant assessment year 2018-19 by way of order giving effect to order of High Court-liability was discharged by assessee during relevant year allowable as business expenditure.
Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd v. DCIT [2025] 121 ITR 288 /172 taxmann.com 346 (Chennai)(Trib)
S. 40A(3) :Expenses or payments not deductible-Cash payments exceeding prescribed limits-Business expediency-If the payment is necessary for business operations and is not made with fraudulent intent, disallowance u/s. 40A(3) may not be required, even if the payment exceeds the prescribed limit.
Munish Arora v. ACIT [2025] 210 ITD 408 (Chd)(Trib.)
S. 40(a)(ia): Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Books of Accounts rejected-Separate addition under 40(a)(ia) not valid. Disputed income under litigation-Shown as other income-Cannot be included in turnover when books are rejected-Income does not accrue until litigation is finally terminated, especially if liability is not admitted by the other party. [S. 4, 5, 144 145]
ACIT v. Vardha Infra Ltd. (2025) 233 TTJ 505 (Jodhpur)(Trib)
S. 40(a)(ia): Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Interest, etc., paid to a resident without deduction of tax at source-Non-furnishing of Form 15G/15H-Form filed before the Tribunal-Matter remanded to the Assessing Officer for limited purpose of verification. [Form 15G, 15H]
Suresh Kishinchand Changwani v. Dy. CIT (2025) 210 ITD 669 (Mum.) (Trib.)
S.37(1): Business expenditure-Club membership fees-Allowable as business expenditure.
BSE Ltd. v. CIT (Appeals) (2025) 233 TTJ 214(Mum) (Trib)
S. 36(1)(va): Any sum received from employees-Assessee maintain separate books for PF contributions-Credited it on real time basis-Deduction cannot be denied-NPS contributions not deposited within the due date of filing of Return-Cannot be claimed as a deduction in that year.[S. 2(24)(x)]
Dy.CIT v.. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (2025) 233 TTJ 57 (Chd) (Trib)
S. 28(iv) : Business income-Value of any benefit or perquisites-Converted in to money or not-Acquisition of shares at face value when other paid premium-A capital transaction-Outside the purview of S. 28(iv).[S. 56(2)(x)]
Dy CIT v. Prakash Nimmagadda (2025) 233 TTJ 812 (Hyd) (Trib)