ITAT Hyderabad held that addition under section 69A of the Income Tax Act as unexplained money towards bogus long term capital gains not sustained since assessee has proved the genuineness of transactions of purchase and sale of shares as ordinary investor.
The Tribunal held that Section 69A applies only to money not recorded in books of account. Additions based on duly recorded, bank-routed transactions were found unsustainable.
The issue was whether payments for supplying in-flight entertainment content constituted royalty. The Tribunal held that mere provision and processing of licensed content without transfer of copyright does not amount to royalty under the India-UK DTAA.
The issue was whether contingent liabilities disclosed only in the tax audit report could be added under Section 143(1). The Tribunal held that such additions require factual verification and remanded the matter for fresh adjudication.
The issue was whether a mismatch between ledger sales and P&L sales justified a major addition. The Tribunal held that reconciliation explaining VAT, service tax, and other receipts removed the difference, making the addition unsustainable.
The issue was whether appeals could be dismissed outright for delay without examining the merits. The Tribunal held that justice required restoration where plausible reasons for delay were cited and directed reconsideration.
ITAT Delhi directed that a trust lacking 12A registration cannot be taxed on gross receipts; only surplus income applied outside charitable purposes is taxable.
LL Global Inc. Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) ₹50 Lakh Threshold Is Mandatory: ITAT Delhi Quashes Reassessment of Foreign Company as Time-Barred Delhi ITAT (Bench ‘D’) quashed the reassessment proceedings initiated u/s 147 r.w.s. 148, holding them to be barred by limitation under the amended law. The Tribunal noted that the notices u/s 148 were issued […]
The issue was whether appeals dismissed for an extraordinary delay could be restored. The Tribunal held that, despite the assessee’s lapses, justice required giving an opportunity to seek condonation and have the case decided on merits.
ITAT Delhi ruled that CIT(E) cannot evaluate the merit of charitable activities when granting 12AB/80G registration, restoring the trust’s exemptions. Procedural overreach by tax authorities cannot deny valid registration.
