M/S. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK,MUMBAI vs. DDIT (I.T) - 2(1), MUMBAI

ITA 3377/MUM/2006Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai13 November 2023AY 1998-199952 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal partly allowed the revenue's appeal regarding head office expenditure, restricting disallowance to 1% of exempted income. The Tribunal dismissed the revenue's ground concerning penal interest paid to the RBI, following established precedents.

What were the facts?

The assessee, Standard Chartered Bank, filed cross-appeals against the CIT(A)'s order for AY 1998-99. The appeals dealt with disallowances on payments to MasterCard/Visa, losses on forward contracts, expenditure on refurbishment and software, taxability under Section 115JA, and head office expenditure. The revenue also appealed against the allowance of certain expenses.

What were the issues?

The key issues involved the deductibility of payments to international card networks, treatment of foreign exchange contract losses, classification of refurbishment and software expenses, applicability of Section 115JA in light of DTAA, and the nature of interest paid to RBI for SLR/CRR shortfalls.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 40(a),Section 195(1),Section 145,Section 115JA,Section 90(2),Section 44C,Section 37(1),Section 24,Section 46,Section 47A,Section 58B

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, MUMBAI BENCH “I”, MUMBAI

Before: SHRI VIKAS AWASTHY & SHRI GAGAN GOYAL

For Appellant: Shri Madhur Agarwal, Ld. AR
For Respondent: Shri Anil Sant, Ld. DR
Hearing: 27/09/2023Pronounced: 13/11/2023

PER GAGAN GOYAL, A.M: These cross appeals by Assessee and Revenue are directed against the order of Ld. CIT (A)-V, Mumbai, dated 22/03/2006 passed u/s. 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (in short ‘the Act’) for A.Y. 1998-99. The assessee has raised the following grounds of appeal:-

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DISALLOWANCE OF PAYMENTS MADE TO MASTER CARD / VISA INTERNATIONAL - Rs. 2, 07, 41,569/- (Pages 15 to 18 of CIT (A)' order) a) The learned CIT

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