Calcutta High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated under section 148 of the Income Tax Act based on the same survey material which was already accepted by AO in earlier proceedings is not sustainable in law. Accordingly, reassessment proceedings cannot be sustained.
Delhi High Court held that denial of benefit of Input Tax Credit [ITC] due to non-filing of TRAN-1 not justified since the form was not filed in time due to technical glitch in the GST portal or transitional creases which were ironed out subsequently. Accordingly, writ petition is allowed.
ITAT Hyderabad held that interest paid on account of delayed remittance of TDS cannot be treated as business expenditure under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, order disallowing the same is upheld.
Karnataka High Court quashes demand of GST against Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission by concluding that regulatory function discharged by commission doesn’t qualify as taxable supply. Accordingly, order and notice quashed.
ITAT Delhi held that without a clear and direct connection between the facts and the alleged escapement of income, the reasons recorded remains speculative, therefore, the reopening cannot be justified. Accordingly, appeal allowed to that extent.
ITAT Vishakhapatnam held that reopening notice u/s. 148 being issued beyond period of three years on the basis of approval u/s. 151(ii) of the Income Tax Act obtained from Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax [Pr. CIT] instead of Principal Chief Commissioner or Principal Director General is invalid and liable to be quashed.
ITAT Bangalore held that disallowing outstanding sub-contract expenses payable under section 68 of the Income Tax Act as unexplained cash credit without specific reasoning and without pointing out defects in books of accounts is not justifiable. Accordingly, appeal is allowed and disallowance is deleted.
Kerala High Court held that Competition Commission of India [CCI] possess jurisdiction for investigating anti-competitive practices in telecommunication sector inspite of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 regulations.
ITAT Hyderabad held LIBOR + 200 basis points is an appropriate rate of interest on outstanding trade receivables interest of bank short term deposit rate. Accordingly, TPO directed to compute interest on outstanding receivables by applying LIBOR + 200 basis points.
Gujarat High Court held that software consultancy services to parent company located outside India provided on principal to principal basis qualifies as export of service and cannot be considered as intermediary service.
