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S.43B: Deductions on actual payment-Customs duty paid under protest-Refund offered to tax in subsequent year-Disallowance would result in double taxation-Deduction allowable-Addition was deleted. [S. 143(3)]

Keysight Technologies India (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT [2025] 181 taxmann.com 103 / 128 ITR 51 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 40A(3): Business expenditure-Cash payments-Television serial production-Advances to cashier for petty expenses-Matter remanded for verification.

Inspire Films Ltd. v. ITO [2025] 170 taxmann.com 79 / 234 TTJ 1 (UO) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 40(a)(ia): Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Business expenditure-Generator hire charges and diesel reimbursement-No tax deductible on reimbursement of fuel cost-Matter partly restored-Professional fees-Tax deducted at source-Disallowance deleted-Purchase of ready-made shooting set-Sale transaction-Tax deduction at source not applicable.[S.194C, 194J]

Inspire Films Ltd. v. ITO [2025] 170 taxmann.com 79 / 234 TTJ 1 (UO) (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 12AB : Procedure for fresh registration-Clause permitting buy-back of shares in Articles of Association-Matter remanded-Commissioner exceeded scope of enquiry by examining past claim of exemption under sections 11 and 12-Payments to specified persons-One more opportunity to explain-Matter remanded.[S. 11, 12, 13]

Careleavers Inner Circle Forum v. CIT (E) (2025) 172 taxmann.com 309 / 235 TTJ 85 (UO) (Jaipur)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Non-resident-Reimbursement of travel agent and other expenses-No services rendered by assessee-Not Fees for Technical Services or Fees for Included Services-Marketing and Reservation Contribution-India-USA DTAA-Not Fees for Technical Services or Fees for Included Services-Not taxable in India-DTAA-India-USA.[Art. 12.]

Six Continents Hotels Inc. v. Asst. CIT [2025] 179 taxmann.com 559 / 128 ITR 67 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Permanent Establishment-Liaison Office-India-Korea DTAA-Liaison Office not a Permanent Establishment-No income attributable to India-Non-resident-Offshore supplies-Divisible contracts-No business connection or Permanent Establishment in India-Receipts not taxable-Interest on delayed payments-India-Korea DTAA-Taxable under Article 12-Permanent Establishment not established.[S. 9(1),(v), Art. 5, 12]

Dy. CIT v. Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. [2025] 179 taxmann.com 438 / 128 ITR 24 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 271D : Penalty-Takes or accepts any loan or deposit-Share application money received in cash-Not loan or deposit-Penalty deleted.[S.269SS]

Dy. CIT v. James Hotels Ltd. (2025) 123 ITR 54 (Chd.)(Trib.)

S. 270A : Penalty-Under-reporting or misreporting of income-Excessive claim of interest expenditure-Mere disallowance on estimate-Not misrepresentation or suppression of facts-Penalty not leviable-Voluntary admission of income-Does not constitute under-reporting or misreporting-Penalty not leviable.[S.270A(9)]

Sushil Rajendra Kothari v. NFAC (2025) 123 ITR 121 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue Long-term capital gains-Reassessment completed after due enquiry-Principal Commissioner making no independent enquiry-Revision invalid-Purchase of immovable property wrongly treated as sale-Documentary evidence ignored-Revision invalid. [S.10(38), 45, 147]

Teena Garg (Smt.) v. Pr. CIT (2025) 123 ITR 326 / 174 taxmann.com 872 (Chd.)(Trib.)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Notice under section 143(2) not issued in prescribed format-Assessment invalid-Revision under section 263 without jurisdiction-CBDT Instruction F. No. 225/157/2017/ITA-II dated 23-6-2017.[S. 143(2), 143(3)]

Nadia District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. Pr. CIT (2025) 123 ITR 178 (Kol.)(Trib.)