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S. 9(1)(vii) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Fees for technical services-Travelling expenses to employees-cannot be treated as fees for technical services. [S. 92CA]

American Express (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. JCIT (2021) 92 ITR 576 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Offering income as business income in Terms of Mutual Agreement Procedure-Income cannot be taxed as royalty-Credit for tax deducted at source-Entitle to claim the credit for tax deducted at source in the country in which the related income was offered to tax. [S. 144C(13), DTA-India-USA, Art. 5(4), 7]

Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific Inc. v. Dy. CIT(IT) (2021) 92 ITR 57 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Subsidy-Exemption from value added tax for Newly set up manufacturing units or existing units for substantial expansion-Capital receipt-Liable to be excluded from computation of book profit. [S.115JB]

Sunrise Biscuit Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO (2021) 92 ITR 599 / 214 TTJ 785/(2022) 213 DTR 265 /140 taxmann.com 6 (Gauhati)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-State of West Bengal Industrial Policy Scheme-Sales tax or Value added tax subsidy and power subsidy-For setting up new units in State-Capital receipts.

Dy. CIT v. Ankit Metal and Power Ltd. (2021) 92 ITR 189 (Kol.) (Trib.)

S. 148: Reassessment – Notice-Constitutional validity – The delegation authorized being only for the purpose of enlarging limitation under a valid law, such delegation could not be exercised to resurrect the provision of law that stood omitted from the statute book by virtue of its substitution made by the Finance Act, 2021, w.e.f. 01.04.2021 – Reassessment notices issued under section 148 of the Act are quashed-It is left open to the assessing authority to initiate – Re-assessment proceedings in accordance with the provisions of the Act, as amended by the Finance Act, 2021 after making due compliance as required under the law. [S. 147, 148A, 149, 151, 151A, 153, 292 Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 (TOLA), S. 3(1) of the Act 38 of 2020, Art. 226]

Tata Communications Transformation Services v. ACIT (2022)443 ITR 49/ 212 DTR 241/ 325 CTR 49 ( Bom) (HC)/Rajebahadur Madhusudan Trimbak v ITO (2022)443 ITR 49/ 212 DTR 241/ 325 CTR 49 (Bom)(HC)

S. 147 Reassessment – Notice – Writ Petition – High Court dismisses the Petition – Not a reasoned order – Order set aside to High Court and decide a fresh on their merits . [S. 148 ,Art , 226 ]

Vishal Ashwin Patel v. ACIT [2022] 136 taxmann.com 372 / www.itatonline.org (SC) Editorial: Reversed Vishal Ashwin Patel v. ACIT (WP Nos. 3209/2019, 3150/2019, 3208/2019 and 3137/2019 (Bom)(HC) dated January 11, 2022.

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Original assessment allowing the claim u/s. 80IA of the Act-Reassessment to disallow excess claim of deduction-Deduction was not subject matter in reassessment-Limitation to be counted from original assessment-Matter dealt with original assessment-Revision was quashed. [S. 8OIA, 143(3), 147]

Tata Power Co. Ltd. v. PCIT (2021) 90 ITR 554 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Builder-Estimation of profit-Levy of penalty was held to be not justified.

V. B. Builders v. Dy. CIT (2021) 90 ITR 4 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Neither assessment order nor penalty notice specifying the charge-Revised return was filed before issue of notice u/s. 142(1) and 143(2) of the Act-Claiming only statutory deduction-Levy of penalty was held to be not valid. [S. 11(2), 12A, 142(1), 143(2), 274]

Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation v. Dy. CIT(E) (2021) 90 ITR 87 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Neither assessment order nor penalty notice specifying the charge-Revised return was filed before issue of notice u/s. 142(1) and 143(2) of the Act-Claiming only statutory deduction-Levy of penalty was held to be not valid. [S. 11(2), 12A, 142(1), 143(2), 274]

Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation v. Dy. CIT(E) (2021) 90 ITR 87 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)