AMD Metplast (P) Ltd. v. DCIT

341 ITR 563High Court2012#3373 most cited

What is AMD Metplast (P) Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?

Bonus or commission paid to directors for services rendered as part of their terms of employment is allowable as a deduction, and Section 36(1)(ii) of the Income Tax Act does not apply in such cases.

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AMD Metplast · section 36(1)(ii) · bonus to directors · commission to directors · services rendered · terms of employment · deductible expense · business expenditure

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Judgments citing AMD Metplast (P) Ltd. v. DCIT

V.S. International P.Ltd, Mumbai vs. Asst CIT 4(3), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 1581/MUM/2013[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai11 Dec 2015AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri N.K. Billaiya & Shri Pawan Singhआयकर अपील सं/ I.Ta No. 1581/Mum/2013 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year:2009-10 बनाम/ M/S. V.S. International The Acit-4(3), Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Vs. 237, Sardar Griha Bldg., 198, Lokmanya Tilak Road, Mumbai-400 002 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaacv 7292C (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) .. अपीलाथ" ओर से/ Appellant By: Shri Aarti Vissanji ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By: Shri Vivek Batra सुनवाई क" तार"ख / Date Of Hearing :07.12.2015 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement :11.12.2015 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri Aarti VissanjiFor Respondent: Shri Vivek Batra
Section 36(1)(ii)

…the directors. It cannot, therefore, be said that the bonus would not have been payable to the directors as profits or dividend had it not been paid as bonus/commission. The issue has been considered by this court in AMD Metplast P. Ltd. v. Deputy CIT [2012] 341 ITR 563 (Delhi) in the light of the judgment of the Bombay High Court in Loyal Motor Service Co. Ltd. v. CIT [1946] 14 ITR 647 (Bom). It was observed that the judgment of the Bombay High Court (supra) does not assist the Revenue and that so long as the bonus or commission is paid to the directors for services rendered and as part of their terms of employ…