CIT v. Emirates Commercial Bank Ltd.

262 ITR 55High Court2003#2169 most cited

What is CIT v. Emirates Commercial Bank Ltd. authority for?

Section 44C of the Income Tax Act does not apply to expenses exclusively incurred by a foreign bank's branch office in India. The provision applies only to common head office expenses that require allocation across various entities.

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CIT v. Emirates Commercial Bank Ltd. · Section 44C · head office expenses · branch expenses India · non-resident foreign bank · expenditure allocation · common expenses · exclusively incurred expenses · scope of Section 44C

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Emirates Commercial Bank Ltd.

M/S. the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ufj Ltd., New Delhi vs. DDIT, New Delhi

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 1162/DEL/2014[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi21 May 2020AY 2009-10

Bench: Ms. Sushma Chowla, V.P. & Dr. B.R.R. Kumar, A.M. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No. 1162/Del/2014 आयकर अपील सं आयकर अपील सं आयकर अपील सं िनधा"रण वष" िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10 िनधा"रण वष" िनधा"रण वष" The Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ufj Ltd., Jeevan Vihar Building, 3, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001. .............अपीलाथ"/Appellant Pan-Aabct3880D Vs The Ddit (International Taxation), Circle-1(1), …………. ""यथ" / Respondent New Delhi अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By: Sh. Percy Pardiwala, Sr.Adv & Sh. Hiteh Chande, Adv. ""यथ" क" ओर से / Respondent By: Sh. H.K.Choudhary, Cit Dr

For Appellant: Sh. Percy Pardiwala, Sr.Adv &For Respondent: Sh. H.K.Choudhary, CIT DR
Section 143(3)Section 195Section 44CSection 9(1)(v)

…and for Assessment Year 2011-12 in ITA No.306/Del/2016, order dated 26.04.2017 had decided the said issue in favour of the assessee in turn relying on the ratio laid down by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in CIT vs M/s. Emirates Commercial Bank Ltd. [2003] 262 ITR 55 (Bom.). 9. We further find that the appeals of the Revenue have been dismissed by consolidated order passed by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in ITA Nos.604 & 605/2015, vide order dated 08.04.2016. The Hon’ble High Court while deciding the issue of whether deduction is to be allowed, on account of salary paid to expatriates, observed as under:-…