Daily Archives: August 7, 2026

CIT (Exemption) cannot attach conditional caveats based on proposed Supreme Court appeals when granting trust registration.

By | August 7, 2026

CIT (Exemption) cannot attach conditional caveats based on proposed Supreme Court appeals when granting trust registration. CIT (Exemption) cannot attach conditional caveats based on proposed Supreme Court appeals when granting trust registration. Issue Whether CIT (Exemption), while granting registration under Section 12AB and approval under Section 80G in compliance with a binding judgment of the… Read More »

Liquidated damages, underwriting commission, structuring fees qualify as tax-exempt interest, and Section 36 deductions operate independently.

By | August 7, 2026

Liquidated damages, underwriting commission, structuring fees qualify as tax-exempt interest, and Section 36 deductions operate independently. Issue Whether liquidated damages, underwriting commission, and structuring fees earned by an infrastructure financial institution qualify as exempt “interest” under Section 10(23G) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Whether deductions claimed under Section 36(1)(viia)(c) and Section 36(1)(viii) operate independently without… Read More »

Disallowance for non-deduction of TDS on non-resident payments is restricted to 30% under DTAA non-discrimination clause

By | August 7, 2026

Disallowance for non-deduction of TDS on non-resident payments is restricted to 30% under DTAA non-discrimination clause Disallowance for non-deduction of TDS on non-resident payments is restricted to 30% under DTAA non-discrimination clause Issue Whether disallowance under Section 40(a)(i) for payments made to non-residents without TDS should be restricted to 30% (at par with resident payments… Read More »

Depreciation on full cost of IPL franchise allowed, cash disallowance upheld, unproven expenses disallowed, and specific reimbursements remanded.

By | August 7, 2026

Depreciation on full cost of IPL franchise allowed, cash disallowance upheld, unproven expenses disallowed, and specific reimbursements remanded. Depreciation on full cost of IPL franchise allowed, cash disallowance upheld, unproven expenses disallowed, and specific reimbursements remanded. Issue Whether an IPL franchise owner is entitled to depreciation on the full capitalized cost of franchise rights, whether… Read More »

Provisionally attaching funds in appellant’s account is justified as unexplained RTGS credits constitute benami transactions

By | August 7, 2026

Provisionally attaching funds in appellant’s account is justified as unexplained RTGS credits constitute benami transactions Issue Whether the Initiating Officer was justified in treating Shri Asit B. Doshi as the benamidar and the appellant as the beneficial owner under Section 2(9) of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, and provisionally attaching funds in… Read More »

Property purchased for a child out of joint family funds is excluded from Benami transactions, preventing plaint rejection under Order VII Rule 11.

By | August 7, 2026

Property purchased for a child out of joint family funds is excluded from Benami transactions, preventing plaint rejection under Order VII Rule 11. Issue Whether a suit claiming property purchased in the name of a child out of joint family funds as joint family property is barred under Section 4 of the Prohibition of Benami… Read More »