ITAT Mumbai ruled that a penalty cannot be imposed on estimated additions from bogus purchases. Tribunal affirmed that without cogent evidence, estimated profits don’t warrant a penalty.
The ITAT in Mumbai has quashed a revisionary order under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act against law firm AZB & Partners. The tribunal ruled that the PCIT’s order was not justified, as the Assessing Officer had already conducted a proper enquiry and applied his mind to the issue, making it a “change of opinion,” not a “lack of enquiry.”
The ITAT Mumbai has ruled that Delta Air Lines’ income from code-sharing agreements with third-party carriers is exempt from tax in India under Article 8 of the India-USA DTAA, as it qualifies as “profits from the operation of aircrafts in international traffic.”
The ITAT Mumbai has deleted a Rs. 184.75 crore transfer pricing adjustment related to advertising and marketing expenses (AMP). The tribunal ruled that these expenses were not an international transaction, aligning with consistent past judgments and emphasizing that the Revenue failed to prove a formal arrangement between the assessee and its Associated Enterprise (AE).
ITAT Mumbai has deleted a Rs. 2.5 crore tax addition, ruling that Section 68 of Income Tax Act cannot be applied to loan balances carried forward from a previous year. ITAT found reopening and subsequent tax demand to be unjustified, as transaction’s genuineness was already established in a past assessment.
The ITAT Mumbai has ruled in favor of Aditya Birla Education Trust, holding that payments to foreign institutions for educational activities in India, a community preference clause, and a broad range of related educational activities do not violate Sections 11 or 13 of the Income-tax Act.
The ITAT Mumbai ruled in favor of a church trust, holding that a 29-day procedural delay in filing Form 10B should not result in the denial of a tax exemption under Section 11. The tribunal emphasized that substantive law should prevail over procedural lapses, especially when the jurisdictional High Court has already condoned the delay.
The ITAT quashed a reassessment and deleted ₹13 crore in additions, ruling that the initial notice under Section 148 was invalid as it was time-barred.
ITAT in Mumbai quashed a tax assessment reopening, ruling it was based on a change of opinion without new material. The tribunal also deleted a Rs. 8.46 crore addition of notional interest, affirming that hypothetical income cannot be taxed.
The ITAT ruled that a CIT(A) must independently verify evidence before deleting a tax addition, even if the AO fails to provide a remand report.
