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S. 195 : Deduction at source-Non-resident-Salary-Double Expatriate employees Reimbursement not taxable in hands of overseas entity-No making available of any technical knowledge or skill to Indian entity-Not fees for technical services-Not Liable for deduction of taxes at source-Cannot be treated as assessee in default. DTAA-India-USA. [S. 192, 201(1), 201(IA), Art, 12]
Goldman Sachs Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (IT) (2022) 99 ITR 104 (Bang)(Trib)
S. 194H : Deduction at source-Commission or brokerage-Dealer incentive-principal to principal relation-Not liable to deduct tax at source.
Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 219 TTJ 136 / 218 DTR 210 / 140 taxmann.com 367 (Mum) (Trib)
S. 194C : Deduction at source-Contractors-Common maintenance charges-The Assessing Officer is directed to recompute common area maintenance charges as per section 194C-Provision for rent under section 194I of the Act-Limitation-Ground was dismissed. [S. 194C, 194I, 201(1)(201(ia)]
Yum Restaurants India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022)100 ITR 239/(2023) 221 TTJ 924 / 147 taxmann.com 257 (Delhi) (Trib)
S. 194C: Deduction at source-Contractors-Contractor providing Computer hardware and software-Tax deducted under 194C-Assessing Officer held tax to be deducted under 194J-Contractor not making available any technical services to assessee-Assessee not in default. [S. 194J, 201(1), (201(1A)]
District Project Officer v. ITO (TDS) (2022) 98 ITR 356 (Jaipur) (Trib)
S. 190 : Collection and recovery-Deduction at source-Advance payment-Assessing Officer was not allowing credit despite Directions by Dispute Resolution Panel-Assessing Officer was directed to Consider claim of assessee afresh in accordance with law.
U.L. India Pvt. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022)96 ITR 191 (Bang) (Trib)
S. 172 : Shipping business-Non-residents-Provisional return-Summary assessment was set aside-The Assessing Officer was directed to pass the order u/s 172 (7) of the Act. [S. 139(1), 172 (3), 172(4), 172(7)]
Interocean Shipping (India) P. Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (IT) (2022) 100 ITR 560 (Rajkot)(Trib.)
S. 163 : Representative assessees-Non-Resident-Search and seizure-Email communications, hard disk and invoice details-Not belong to non-resident-Addition was deleted-DTAA-India-France [S. 132, 153C, Art, 15]
Moin Akhtar Qureshi v. ACIT (2022) 218 TTJ 878 (Delhi)(Trib)
S. 160: Representative assessee-Gift-Non-Resident-Brother-General power of Attorney-Gift not registered-Disclosed in the hands of General power of attorney holder-Same income cannot be taxed again. [S. 161, Transfer of Property Act, 1882]
ITO (IT) v. Bikkina Savitri Devi (Smt.) (2022) 96 ITR 30 (SN) (Viskha) (Trib)
S. 158BD : Block assessment-Undisclosed income of any other person-Recording of satisfaction is mandatory-Assessment order was quashed [S. 158BC]
Sharda Dwellings (P) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 219 TTJ 57 (UO) (Indore) (Trib)