{"id":227888,"date":"2020-04-03T19:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=227888"},"modified":"2020-04-04T09:19:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T03:49:14","slug":"in-wake-of-lockdown-following-covid-19-pandemic-income-tax-appellate-tribunal-begins-regular-interactive-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/04\/03\/in-wake-of-lockdown-following-covid-19-pandemic-income-tax-appellate-tribunal-begins-regular-interactive-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"In wake of lockdown following COVID-19 pandemic, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal begins regular interactive sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has commenced today a series of Video Conferences involving regular interactive sessions to productively utilise the time available during the 21-day lockdown to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. ITAT President, Justice P.P. Bhatt, in a communication to Vice Presidents and Members of the Tribunal, said such meetings can be utilized for exchanging views and formulating strategies as to how to improve the rate of disposal of cases as well as quality of judicial orders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reiterating that the lockdown announced by the Government of India be strictly complied with by practising social distancing and self-quarantine, Justice Bhatt said it has become practically difficult to work from offices and retain the same productivity levels as of normal working days. Nevertheless, it is important that we utilize this period to enhance our skills and capabilities, he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn our daily routine of attending to judicial workload, sufficient time is not available to address issues of administrative, infrastructure, employees disciplining etc. Therefore, such interactions would help in achieving efficiency in our administrative working also,\u201d said Mr. Justice Bhatt.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The topics of the seven interactive sessions on all working days till Monday, 13th\u00a0April, include domain as well as non-domain subjects and will have different sessions at the National and Zonal levels, including amongst Members of bigger multiple Bench stations. Domain topics include Income Tax and allied laws, while non-domain subjects relate to better living viz., health, meditation, holistic wellness etc. Members of each station have been asked to have meetings amongst themselves on local issues relating to infrastructure and administrative problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Emerging issues scheduled to be deliberated upon include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(i)\u00a0General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) &#8211; likely issues arising from application of GAAR in assessments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(ii)\u00a0The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 &#8211; expectations of and from ITAT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(iii)\u00a0Amendments in Finance Act, 2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(iv)\u00a0Changing concept of Permanent Establishment and Business Connection and taxation of digital economy in the light of BEPS and legal amendments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(v)\u00a0Impact of ICDS in the assessments and issues arising thereof.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fundamental issues to be discussed during the Interactions include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(i)\u00a0Business connection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(ii)\u00a0Deemed Incomes under Section 9, FTS and Royalties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(iii)\u00a0Permanent Establishment and Profit Attribution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(iv)\u00a0Case studies &#8211; the impact of some important judicial precedents &#8211; key takeaways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(v)\u00a0Reopening of assessment and revision of assessment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Non-domain subjects lined up for the Interactions include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(i)\u00a0Art of Living &#8211; facing pandemic lockdown with positivity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(ii)\u00a0Work from Home (WFH) &#8211; an opportunity to maintain work-life balance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(iii)\u00a0Yoga tips.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing the Inaugural Session today, Mr. Justice Bhatt said he has requested the Chief Justice of India, Mr. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde to address one of the Interactive Sessions with the ITAT Vice Presidents and Members. 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