THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S.KERALA TRANSPORT COMPANY KTC BUILDING YMCA ROAD,

ITA/78/2015HC KeralaKLHC01025479201519 August 2015Author: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY,HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC9 pages
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What were the facts?

The Revenue appealed against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which confirmed a disallowance of ₹60,74,224/- under Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act for the assessment year 2007-08. The Assessing Officer had initially disallowed ₹61,32,54,820/-. The CIT(A) deleted the disallowance except for ₹60,74,224/-, finding that the assessee could furnish Form 15-I for a significant portion of the lorry hire charges. The ITAT, in its order, dealt with the disallowance, noting that the Assessing Officer admitted a claim of ₹30,71,97,689/- and the dispute was with regard to ₹28,28,38,187/-. The ITAT held that for amounts where Form 15-I was filed, no disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) was warranted. The High Court noted factual errors in the figures presented by the ITAT.

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court held that the order of the ITAT in ITA.262/14 contained factual mistakes. The Court noted that the ITAT's statement that the Assessing Officer admitted a claim of ₹30,71,97,689/- was factually erroneous, as the Assessing Officer's report indicated that only ₹30,71,97,689/- was sustainable out of the total disallowance, meaning the balance amount was satisfactorily explained. Furthermore, the Tribunal's assertion that the dispute was only with regard to ₹28,28,38,187/- was also questioned, as adding this figure with other amounts did not reconcile with the total disallowance. The Court found that these factual discrepancies required a re-examination of the issues. Consequently, the High Court set aside the ITAT's order and remitted the matter back to the Tribunal for fresh disposal after hearing both sides.

What were the issues?

1. Whether, in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Tribunal was right in law in confirming the decision of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) deleting disallowance except to the extent of ₹60,74,224/-, concerning disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act. Assessee's Contentions: The assessee argued that where Form 15-I was furnished by recipients indicating their income was below the taxable limit, the liability to deduct tax at source did not arise, justifying the non-deduction. The assessee contended that the ITAT correctly held that to the extent of ₹27,67,63,963/-, for which Form 15-I was filed, there could be no disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia). Revenue's Contentions: The Revenue contended that the ITAT's order contained factual errors regarding the amounts involved in the disallowance and the Assessing Officer's admissions. The Revenue argued that the Tribunal's basis for confirming the deletion of disallowance was factually erroneous, necessitating a re-examination.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 40(a)(ia)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY WEDNE AY, THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST 2015/28TH SRAVANA, 1937 ITA.No. 78 of 2015 () ---------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER IN ITA 262/COCH/2014 of I.T.A.TRIBUNAL,COCHIN BENCH DATED 30.10.2014 APPELLANT(S)/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT/REVENUE: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, KOZHIKODE. BY ADVS.SRI.CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM, INCOME TAX DEP SRI.K.M.V.PANDALAI, INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/ASSESSEE: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M/S.KERALA TRANSPORT COMPANY, KTC BUILDING, YMCA ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673002. R1 BY ADV. SRI.T.M.SREEDHARAN (SR.) R1 BY ADV. SRI.V.P.NARAYANAN R1 BY ADV. SMT.DIVYA RAVINDRAN THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX IN ITA.78/15 APPELLANT'S EXHIBITS: ANNEXURE A: COPY OF ASST.ORDER DATED 30.3.2013. ANNEXURE B: COPY OF CIT(A)'S ORDER DATED 5.3.2014. ANNEXURE C: OR

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