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S. 28(i) : Business income-Rental income-Memorandum of Association-Main object was to acquire properties such as land and building, leasehold or freehold, and also to earn rental income-Leave and licence-Tax deducted at source-Deduction of tax at source by payer cannot determine taxability in the hands of recipients-Rental income assessable as business income and not as income from house property. [S. 22, 194I]

Nisarg Realtors (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2022) 195 ITD 402 (Mum.) (Trib.)

S. 24 : Income from house property-Deductions-Interest on loan-Loans for purchasing flats-Further loan borrowed for repayment of earlier loans-Allowable as a deduction. [S. 22, 24(b)]

Subir Kumar Banerjee v. ACIT (OSD) (2022) 195 ITD 366 (Nagpur)(Trib.)

S. 23 : Income from house property-Annual value-Notional rent-Commercial property-Remained vacant during the whole of the previous year-Notional addition cannot be made. [S. 22, 23(1)(c)]

Kamal Kumar v. ACIT (2022) 195 ITD 572 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 23 : Income from house property-Builder stock in trade-Deemed notional rent in respect of unsold flats held as stock in trade. The addition was deleted. [S. 22, 23(5), 28(1)]

K.D. Construction Unit-I v. ITO (2022) 195 ITD 12 (SMC) (Pune) (Trib.)

S. 23 : Income from house property-Annual value-Mixed use charges-Not property tax-Not allowable as deduction. [S. 22]

Amar Chand Garg v. ACIT (2022) 195 ITD 15 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 12AB : Procedure for fresh registration-Designated authority was directed to de novo consider the application of assessee trust under section 12A(1)(ac)(i) and grant registration as per law. [S. 12A(1)(ac)(i), Form No 10AAC]

Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust v. CIT(E) (2022) 195 ITD 281 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 12A : Registration-Trust or institution-Genuineness of the transaction was not doubted-Refusal of registration was not justified. [S. 2(15)]

Share India v. CIT (2022) 195 ITD 551 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 12A : Registration-Trust or institution-Mistakenly claimed exemption u/s 10(23C)-Directed to allow exemption under section 12A. [S. 10(23C)]

Desh Bharti Public School Samiti v. DCIT (2022) 195 ITD 600 (Lucknow)(Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Capitalisation fees-Cash from students-Utilised for personal gain of President of the Institution-Denial of exemption is justified. [S. 13]

Sinhagad Technical Education Society v. DCIT (2022) 195 ITD 683 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Object to promote cricket and other sports at State as well as at the National level-Earning was not the predominant purpose-Entitle for exemption. [S. 2(15), 12]

ACIT(E) v. Surat District Cricket Association (2022) 195 ITD 271 / 218 TTJ 39 (UO) (Surat)(Trib.)