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S. 80G: Donation-Deduction-Corporate Social Responsibility expenditure-No bar to deduction if conditions of section 80G are fulfilled.[S. 37(1)]

Cheil India (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT [2024] 169 taxmann.com 507 / (2025) 122 ITR 194 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Capital gains-Penny stock-Short-term capital loss-Addition based only on Investigation Wing and SEBI reports-Tuni Textile Ltd-Blue Circle Ltd-No independent enquiry-Loss allowable.[S. 10(38), 45]

Nalanda Builders (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2025) 122 ITR 346 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 68: Cash credits-Demonetisation-Cash deposits out of recorded cash sales-Books of account not rejected-Addition deleted-Assessment-Protective addition-Cash sales-Substantive addition pending in purchaser’s case-Matter remanded.[S.115BBE, 143(3), 145]

Dy. CIT v. Tirupati Balaji Exim (P.) Ltd. (2025) 122 ITR 591 / 174 taxmann.com 1077 (Chd.)(Trib.)

S. 56: Income from other sources-Purchase of immovable property-Amendment effective from 2014-Not applicable retrospectively.[S. 56(2)(vii)(b)(ii)]

Vimla Tripathi v. ITO (2025) 122 ITR 312 / 170 taxmann.com 507 (Lucknow)(Trib.)

S. 56: Income from other sources-Capital gains-Income from other sources-Sale of immovable property-Difference between sale consideration and stamp duty value less than ten per cent.-No addition.[S.50C, 56(2)(x)]

Nalanda Builders (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2025) 122 ITR 346 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 50B : Capital gains-Slump sale-Freehold land-Business impairment adjustment in books-Indexed cost to be computed on actual cost-Addition sustained.[S. 2(24C), 45]

Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (P.) Ltd. v. Add. CIT (2025) 122 ITR 290 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 40(a)(ii) : Amounts not deductible-Rates or tax-Business expenditure-Education cess-Not allowable as deduction.[S. 37(1)]

Yokogawa India Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2025) 122 ITR 499 (Bang.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Bogus purchases-Statement of supplier retracted-Sales accepted-Purchases cannot be treated as bogus-Addition deleted.[S.69C]

Asst. CIT v. Krishnaavtar J. Kabra (HUF) (2025) 122 ITR 337 / 170 taxmann.com 502 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Corporate Social Responsibility expenditure-Explanation 2 prospective-Expenditure incurred prior to assessment year 2015-16 allowable. [Expln. 2 to S. 37(1)]

Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (P.) Ltd. v. Add. CIT (2025) 122 ITR 290 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Inventory loss and leakage-Consistent view in earlier years-Deduction allowable.

Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (P.) Ltd. v. Add. CIT (2025) 122 ITR 290 (Delhi)(Trib.)