ITAT Delhi partly allowed the assessee’s appeal for AY 2012-13, reducing the unexplained investment addition from Rs. 7.82 lakh to Rs. 1.32 lakh. The tribunal factored in the assessee’s socio-economic status and past family savings, granting a net relief of Rs. 6.5 lakh.
The ITAT has condoned a one-day delay in the filing of Form 10B by a charitable trust, directing the tax authorities to allow its claim for deductions.
The ITAT Bangalore rules that while a co-operative society’s late IT return warrants disallowing its Section 80P deduction, the tax authorities must still assess and tax the net profit, not the gross income, after allowing for all related expenses.
The ITAT has directed the tax department to refund ₹37.88 lakh to a non-resident for an incorrect TDS credit, dismissing the tax authority’s reasoning as vague.
ITAT reverses a tax addition on cash withdrawals, ruling that they were genuine business turnover and not unexplained income.
The ITAT dismisses a cooperative society’s appeal over disallowed tax deductions after the society confirmed it is pursuing an alternative remedy.
ITAT clarified that education and camps on Jain principles cannot be treated as wholly religious. Registration u/s 80G can only be denied if religious expenditure exceeds the statutory 5% threshold.
ITAT Bangalore reverses a CIT(E) order, holding that teaching Vedas is a charitable activity, not a religious one, and an organization promoting it is eligible for Section 80G tax exemption. This decision relies on precedents that define Hinduism as a way of life.
Tribunal held that EDC paid to HUDA is a statutory levy and not interest, quashing disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) based on erroneous application of Section 194A.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Ahmedabad has set aside a tax authority’s rejection of a trust’s Section 80G exemption application. The court ruled that mentioning a temple among multiple charitable objects does not automatically make the trust “substantially religious” and directed a review of its actual expenditures.
