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DCIT Vs Gemini Traze RFID Private Limited (ITAT Chennai)
Introduction: The recent case of DCIT vs. Gemini Traze RFID Private Limited before the ITAT Chennai revolves around the interpretation of Section 2(22)(e) of the Income Tax Act pertaining to deemed dividend status. The dispute arose from an addition made by the Assessing Officer (AO) for the Assessment Year 2008-09, which was subsequently contested by the assessee.
Detailed Analysis: The appeal by the Revenue challenges the decision of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)], wherein the addition made under Section 2(22)(e) of the Act was deleted. The Revenue contended that the assessee, being closely related to another company, should be subjected to deemed dividend taxation.
The dispute centered on a loan received by the assessee from M/s. Point Red Telecom Pvt. Ltd. (PRTPL), a company with accumulated profits. The AO invoked Section 2(22)(e) based on the common shareholding pattern between M/s. Gemini Communications Ltd. (GCL), the holding company, and both the assessee and PRTPL.
However, the CIT(A) and subsequently the ITAT Chennai, rejected the Revenue’s arguments. They emphasized that the assessee was neither a registered nor a beneficial shareholder of PRTPL, as established by precedents such as the case of Printware Services (P) Ltd. The tribunal further clarified that the provisions of Section 2(22)(e) apply specifically to registered shareholders, and not to entities merely related through common shareholding at a higher level.
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