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Facts
The assessee company's sales reported in the P&L account (Rs. 46.17 Crores) did not match the amount shown in TDS Certificates (Rs. 56.92 Crores), leading to an addition of Rs. 10.75 Crores as undisclosed income by the AO. The assessee contended that the discrepancy arose from its revenue recognition policy (AS-9), which accounts for income upon job completion, while TDS is deducted on a provision basis, causing timing differences. The CIT(A) observed that claiming TDS credit necessitates offering corresponding receipts in the same year and questioned the assessee's accounting standards.
Held
The Tribunal, following its previous decisions in the assessee's own case, held that TDS credit can only be granted when the corresponding income is assessed to tax in the same financial year. It directed that the assessee is at liberty to approach the AO for claiming TDS credit in the year the income is offered. The AO was further directed to verify claims regarding business loss, interest under section 244A, TDS credit, and interest under sections 234B and 234D, while the request to drop penalty proceedings under section 271(1)(c) was rejected as premature.
Key Issues
Whether TDS credit can be claimed in a financial year without offering the corresponding income to tax in the same year; and adjudication of various other grounds including business loss, interest claims, and penalty proceedings.
Sections Cited
143(1), 244A, 234B, 234D, 271(1)(c), 199, 254, Rule 37BA, 203
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH, ‘E’: NEW DELHI
Before: SHRI KUL BHARAT & SHRI BRAJESH KUMAR SINGH
per law.
With respect to ground no.5.4, the AO is directed to verify the claim of the assessee and to levy interest u/s 234B of the Act as per law.
With respect to ground no.5.5, the AO is directed to verify the claim of the assessee and to levy interest u/s 234D of the Act as per law.
With respect to ground no.5.6, the assessee has requested for dropping of initiation of penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act. This ground is premature in nature. The assessee would get independent notice for initiation of penalty and it has a remedy of appeal against the imposition of any penalty. Hence, this ground is rejected.
In the result, this appeal is partly allowed for statistical purposes.