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S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Depreciation adjustment can be allowed for computation of operating profit, only if there is variance in the depreciation rates applied with the comparable. [S. 32]

Vishay Components India (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 209 TTJ 664 / 198 DTR 102 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price-Comparable-Authorities justified in adopting combined accounts approach and confining addition to export segment-Functional similarity-Low turnover-Matter remanded-Draft Assessment order-Assessing Officer bound to follow Dispute Resolution Panel’s Direction. [S. 144C]

Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 89 ITR 699 / 214 TTJ 643 / 205 DTR 289 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92B : Transfer pricing-The term international transaction includes capital financing, which, in turn, also includes guarantee-effects of furnishing corporate guarantee directly percolated to the principal debtor, namely, AE for whom the assessee stood surety-thus, the department contention that the act of furnishing guarantee be treated as shareholder’s activity, is devoid of any merit. [S. 92C, 92CA]

Bilcare Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 211 TTJ 429 / 207 DTR 257 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 92A : Transfer pricing-Associated enterprises-Arm’s Length Price-Tested party to be determined even when most appropriate method was comparable uncontrolled price-Generation of power for captive consumption-Rate to be taken at rate supplied by Electricity Board to its consumers in open market. [S. 80IA(8), 92CA]

Dy.CIT v. Balarampur Chini Mills Ltd. (2021) 89 ITR 461 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 80IB(10) : Housing projects-Survey-On money-Sale of flats-Entitle to deduction. [S. 133(6)]

Surana Mutha Bhasali Developers v. ACIT (2021) 89 ITR 47 (SN) / 213 TTJ 885/ 204 DTR 329 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 73 : Losses in speculation business-Share broker-Purchase and sale of shares-Loss incurred from error trades-Not speculative-Allowable as business loss. [S. 28(i)]

CLSA India Private Limited v. ACIT (2021) 210 TTJ 484 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 72 : Carry forward and set off of business losses-Set off of loss returned by Assessee in subsequent assessment years could not be declined only for the reason that assessment for assessment year in which the losses arose, was in progress and pending. [S. 240]

Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Ltd. v. DCIT (2021) 209 TTJ 587 / 197 DTR 265 (Mum.)(Trib.)/Shelf Drill J.T .Angel Ltd v. DCIT(IT) (2021) 209 TTJ 587 ,/ 197 DTR 265 (Mum)(Trib)

S. 69A : Unexplained money-Salary income-Cash in hand was deposited in bank-Addition cannot be made as unexplained money. [S. 153A]

Ashite Kumar Singh v. ACIT (2021) 89 ITR 5 (SN) (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 69A : Unexplained money-Cash found at office premises-Group companies-Accounted in the books of account-Addition is held to be not valid. [S. 132]

Sinnar Thermal Power Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2021) 89 ITR 263 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 69 : Unexplained investments-On money-Purchase of property from developer-Charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) in case of developer-No additional evidence was brought by the revenue-Deletion of addition is held to be justified.

ACIT v. Ramcharan Tej Konidala (2021) 89 ITR 15 (SN) (Chennai) (Trib.)