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S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Supervisory Permanent Establishment in India-Merely providing access to the premises of joint venture Company for the purpose of providing agreed services by the assessee would not amount to the place being at the disposal of the assessee-DTAA-India-Japan. [Art. 5(1), 5(4)]

FCC Co. Ltd. v. ACIT(IT) (2022) 64 CCH 0209 / 216 TTJ 769 / 213 DTR 171 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 5 : Scope of total income-Accrual-Interest Income qua ICDs whose recovery is doubtful and legal proceedings have been initiated-Held, addition of Interest on ICDs cannot be sustained. [S. 4, 145]

Frick India Ltd. v. DCIT (2022) 216 TTJ 146 (Delhi)(Trib.)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Business income-Sales tax subsidy-West Bengal Incentive Scheme, 1999-Capital Receipt-Not taxable. [S. 28(i), West Bengal Incentive Scheme, 1999]

Tata Chemicals Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2022) 95 ITR 134 / 216 TTJ 402 (Mum.)(Trib.)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Finance company-Advance loan-Not assessable as deemed dividend.

Jitendra Kapildeo Gupta v. DCIT (2022) 64 CCH 359/ 216 TTJ 751 / 212 DTR 71 (Pune)(Trib.)/ACIT v. Subu Chem (P) Ltd( 2022) / 216 TTJ 751 / 212 DTR 71 (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Amount received in previous year from an entity in which the assessee was having more than 25% shareholding-No evidence to show that amount received in current year-Addition is not valid.

Kailash Kanhaiyalal Gidwani v. ACIT (2022) 216 TTJ 54 (UO) (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 69 :Unexplained investments – Long term capital gains -Penny stock – Denial of exemption is not valid . [ S. 10(38), 45, 131 , 133A ]

Sunita Chaudhry (Smt ) v .ITO ( Mum)( Trib) www.itatonline .org

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Approval-Procedure-Tribunal was not justified in quashing penalty order passed by Assessing Officer on mere premises that Additional Commissioner did not find place in section 274(2)(b) of the Act. [S. 2(28C), 274(2)]

CIT v. Gyan Chand Jain (Late) (2022) 139 taxmann.com 318 (Raj.)(HC) Editorial : SLP granted to Revenue, Gyan Chand Jain (Late) v. CIT (2022) 287 Taxman 379 / 114 CCH 313 (SC)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Offshore bank accounts-Voluntary declaration-Levy of penalty is not valid. [S. 143(3), 147, 148]

CIT(IT) v. Ashutosh Bhatt (2022) 287 Taxman 436/217 DTR 381/ 329 CTR 541 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Pendency of appeal before ITAT-Assessing Officer can complete the assessment-No demand can be enforced till the appeal is decided by the Appellate Tribunal. [S. 254(1), Art. 226]

Taqa Nevyeli Power Co. P. Ltd. v. ITAT (2022) 287 Taxman 113 /113 CCH 324 //(2023)452 ITR 302 (Mad.) (HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Work in progress-Method of accounting-Valuation of stock-Merely to remand matter to AO to verify correctness of submission made by assessee that profit element was accounted for in its income was held to be not valid. [S. 145]

PCIT v. Orissa State Police Housing & Welfare Corporation Ltd. (2022) 287 Taxman 479 / 218 DTR 148/114 CCH 317 / 328 CTR 823(Orissa)(HC)