Income Tax Officer-Ward-12(3), Kolkata vs. M/S Khol Bros Communications Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata
In the result, the appeal of the revenue is dismissed
ITA 2759/KOL/2013[2006-2007]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata28 Apr 2017AY 2006-2007
Bench: Him Found That An Amount Of Rs.39.24 Lacs & Rs. 11.87 Lacs Towards Sales Tax Liability & Vat Were Not Paid On Or Before The Specified Date. For Non Submission Of Any Evidence Or Explanation For Such Payment, The Ao By Invoking The Provisions Of Section 145A R.W.S 43B Of The Act Added The Sum Of Rs. 51,11,000/- (Rs.39.24 Lacs + Rs.11.87 Lacs) Being Outstanding Sales Tax & Vat Liability To The Total Income Of The Assessee.
Section 145Section 145ASection 43B
…ct is totally misconceived. To put it differently, section 43B of the Act is not attracted at all when the assessee has not claimed any deduction of the amounts collected by it as the Central Sales Tax and the State Sales Tax [ CIT v. India Carbon Ltd. (2003) 262 ITR 327, 329(Gauh). In this case, the dispute is not in respect of the sales-tax/VAT collected by the appellant, but the dispute has been in respect of the demand raised by the Commercial tax Department. Section 43B could not be made applicable only in a case where any tax, duty, cess, etc., of the like nature are collected by an assessee, not paid to th…