ITAT Mumbai held that interest income earned by the assessee on account of surplus funds placed in FD is eligible for deduction under section 10AA of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance u/s 14A untenable as AO has mechanically applied rule 8D without having recorded his satisfaction or examining the nature of investments whether they have yielded any exempt income or not.
ITAT Mumbai remanded the matter for adjudication of bona fide belief of TDS exemption in case of LTC relating to foreign travel vis-à-vis default u/s 201(1) and 201(1A) of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that reopening of assessment u/s 147 without recording any specific reasons and without linking the information received from DDIT(Inv) specifically to assessee is invalid and liable to be set aside.
The penalty was levied for the non-disclosure of a life insurance policy held outside India in the income tax return. The ITAT ruled that the non-disclosure was a bonafide mistake and that the policy had been surrendered in the previous financial year.
ITAT Mumbai held that as no claim of the amount of exempted allowance was made in the return of income, the same cannot be rectified as there was no mistake apparent from record in order passed u/s 143(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable in absence of any incriminating material found during the course of search.
ITAT Mumbai held that effluent water treatment shall be considered as water treatment plant and accordingly, the same is eligible for deduction under section 80IA of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Mumbai held that as per paragraph 3.2 of the Instruction no. 3/2016 dated 10th March 2016, cases selected for scrutiny on a TP risk parameter has to be referred to TPO after obtaining approval from PCIT/ CIT. Non-complying with the instruction renders the order erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue.
ITAT Mumbai held that amount cannot be treated as unexplained and accordingly addition u/s 69A of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as amount duly recorded in books of account and offered to tax as professional fees.
