Bharti Airtel Ltd. v. DCIT

372 ITR 33High Court2015#728 most cited

What is Bharti Airtel Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?

Section 194H of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is not applicable on the discount extended to distributors of pre-paid services, as the distributor does not earn income at the time of purchasing pre-paid cards from the assessee. The assessee is not in possession of any income belonging to the distributor at that point.

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Also referred to as

Bharti Airtel Ltd v DCIT · 372 ITR 33 · section 194H · TDS · prepaid cards · discount to distributors · principal and agent · disallowance u/s 40(a)(ia)

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