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S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Refusal of Registration for non compliance of notices-Non compliance due to shifting of office-Matter remanded with direction to give an opportunity and decide after considering response of the assessee. [S. 12A]

M P Council for Vocational Education & Training v. CIT(E) (2022) 216 TTJ 142 / 211 DTR 73 (Indore)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Benefit of Registration granted in subsequent year-The benefit of registration will be conferred even to earlier years assessment proceedings which are pending as on date of such registration. [S. 11]

Sansthan Shree Eknath Maharaj Vishwastha Mandal v. ITO(E) (2022) 195 ITD 46 / 216 TTJ 249 (SMC) (Pune)(Trib.)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Double taxation relief-Fees for Technical Services-Engineering Services-Separate Contracts-No Make available cannot be invoked-Not taxable-Reimbursement-Not taxable-DTAA-India-USA. [S. 90, Art. 12]

Autoliv ASP Inc. v. Dy. CIT(IT) (2022) 216 TTJ 607/95 ITR 270 /194 ITD 253 / 214 DTR 25 (Delhi)(Trib.)

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)