Daily Archives: June 19, 2026

High Court precedent binds TPO on comparables, while healthcare and IT services are functionally distinct from market research.

By | June 19, 2026
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High Court precedent binds TPO on comparables, while healthcare and IT services are functionally distinct from market research. Issue Whether the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) is justified in selectively applying filters and excluding historically accepted comparables despite binding High Court precedents, and whether software depreciation (60% vs 25%) and international travel expense disallowances warrant fresh… Read More »

Registration and written agreement are mandatory for firm’s depreciation on inherited partner properties, and high court rejects writ petition due to available appellate remedies.

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Registration and written agreement are mandatory for firm’s depreciation on inherited partner properties, and high court rejects writ petition due to available appellate remedies. Issue Whether a partnership firm can claim depreciation under Section 32 on immovable properties without a written, registered transfer deed by invoking Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, and… Read More »

Notional interest on interest-free loans to a non-viable subsidiary cannot be taxed under the real income principle.

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Notional interest on interest-free loans to a non-viable subsidiary cannot be taxed under the real income principle. Issue Whether the tax authorities are justified in adding and taxing notional interest under Section 5 on long-term interest-free advances given to a non-viable subsidiary company, when both entities agreed not to charge interest and judicial consistency supports… Read More »

ESOP discount is an ascertained business expenditure under Section 37(1), and no Section 14A disallowance can be made if no exempt income is earned.

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ESOP discount is an ascertained business expenditure under Section 37(1), and no Section 14A disallowance can be made if no exempt income is earned. Issue Whether the discount on the issuance of Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) is an allowable business expenditure under Section 37(1) rather than a national or contingent liability, and whether a… Read More »

Tribunal rules primarily for assessee on onsite profits, exempt income disallowance, goodwill depreciation, and FTC, but mandates allocation of interest expenditure.

By | June 19, 2026
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Tribunal rules primarily for assessee on onsite profits, exempt income disallowance, goodwill depreciation, and FTC, but mandates allocation of interest expenditure. Tribunal rules primarily for assessee on onsite profits, exempt income disallowance, goodwill depreciation, and FTC, but mandates allocation of interest expenditure. Issue Whether the various additions and disallowances made by the Assessing Officer concerning… Read More »