S. 45 : Capital gains-Holding period of shares-Date of transfer-Acquisition of the dematerialised shares is to be taken as the date of purchase when the broker issued his contract note and not the date of entry in the demat account-Circular Nos. 704, dated 28-4-1995 and 768, dated 24-6-1998 apply equally to securities held in physical as well as in dematerialised form. [S. 10(38) 45(2A), 260A]

S. 40(a)(ia): Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Non-resident-Shipping business-Where agents act on behalf of non-resident ship-owners or charterers, they would step into shoes of principal and hence, provision of section 172 would apply and not provision of sections 194C and 195-Not liable to deduct tax at source.[S. 171, 194C, 195, 260A]

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Web designing expenses –Allowable as revenue expenditure.

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Professional fees-Statement of the recipient during search-Affidavit filed-Subsequent statement-Failure to provide opportunity of cross examination-Allowable as deduction. [S. 132(4)]

S. 36(1)(iv) : Contribution towards a recognized provident fund-Contribution being neither towards an initial contribution nor towards an ordinary annual contribution, ceiling fixed of 27 per cent under rules 87 and 88 would not apply-Order of Tribunal is affirmed.. [R. 87, 88]

S. 32 : Depreciation-Option-No requirement of particular mode of exercising option-Option To Be Exercised Before Filing Return Or At Time Of Filing Return-Department Not Justified In Reducing Depreciation On Ground Assessee Had Not Specifically Opted For Written Down Value Method. [S. 139(1), Rules, 5(1)(IA)]

S. 28(i) : Business loss-Under invoicing of sales to sister concern-Books of account not rejected-Order of Tribunal is affirmed.[S. 4, 69, 145]

S. 10(26) : Schedule Tribes-Income of member of Scheduled Tribe-Individual-Special Bench-Family-Matter remanded to the Tribunal with a request to the President of the Tribunal to constitute a Larger Bench without including either member who was a party to the order for the consideration of the entire gamut of the matter. [S. 2(31), 184, 254(1), 255, 260A]

S. 10 (23C): Educational institution-Interest earned on grants-Quantifying amount of grant-in-aid-Eligible to claim exemption. [10(23C) (iiiac), 11, 13, R. 2BBB]

S. 10(1) : Agricultural income-Apportionment of expenses-Agricultural and trading-Order of Tribunal is affirmed. [S. 260A]