CIT v. Nagri Mills Co. Ltd.

33 ITR 681High Court1958#590 most cited

What is CIT v. Nagri Mills Co. Ltd. authority for?

An addition to income is revenue neutral if its tax impact remains the same regardless of the year in which it is assessed. Assessments should not dispute the year of addition when the tax rate and impact are consistent, to avoid unnecessary disputes and potential loss to revenue.

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CIT v. Nagri Mills Co. Ltd. · 33 ITR 681 · revenue neutral · timing difference · pragmatic view · year of addition · impact of tax · loss to revenue · permissible deduction · Income Tax Act

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Judgments citing CIT v. Nagri Mills Co. Ltd.

DCIT, New Delhi vs. M/S. Chemical Construction International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

In the result, appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 3958/DEL/2011[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi27 Mar 2017AY 2007-08

Bench: Sh. Amit Shukla & Sh. O.P. Kantassessment Year: 2007-08 Vs. M/S. Dcit, Circle-3(1), New Delhi Chemical Construction International Pvt. Ltd., 205, Kushal Bazar, 32-33, Nehru Place, New Delhi Pan : Aaacc0292M (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By Sh. Anil Kumar Sharma, Sr.Dr Respondent By Sh. A.K. Chadha, Ca Date Of Hearing 28.02.2017 Date Of Pronouncement 27.03.2017 Order Per O.P. Kant, A.M.: This Appeal By The Revenue Is Directed Against Order Dated 07/06/2011 Of Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals)-Iv (In Short “Cit-A”) For Assessment Year 2007-08, Raising Following Grounds: “1. On The Facts & Circumstances Of The Case, The Ld.Cit(A) Has Erred In Deleting Addition Of Rs.5614565/- On Account Of Contract Receipts, Ignoring The Fact That During The Assessment Proceedings The Assessee Company Failed To Justify Its Abnormally Low G. P. Rate Of 18.16% In Current Year From 28.9% Last Year. 2. On The Facts & Circumstances Of The Case, The Ld.Cit(A) Has Erred In Deleting Addition Of Rs.14591310/- On Account Of Payment Of Lurgi Life Science(Lls) Germany For Drawing Design Charges, Ignoring The Fact That Benefit Of Enduring Nature Was Drawn By The Assessee.

Section 143(2)Section 143(3)

…ted. Still addition is made. It has been held in CIT Vs Dinesh Kumar Goel [2011] 239 CTR (Del.) 46 as under: “27. In a decision rendered about 50 years ago, the Bombay High Court, speaking through Chief Justice Tendolkar in CIT vs. Nagri Mills Co. Ltd. [1958] 33 ITR 681 (Bom) observed as under: 6 AY: 2007-08 “We have often wondered why the IT authorities, in a matter such as this where the deduction is obviously a permissible deduction under the IT Act, raise disputes as to the year in which the deduction should be allowed. The question as to the year in which a deduction is allowable may be material when the r…

DCIT, Circle - 1, Kolkata vs. M/S. Mcnally Bharat Engineering Company Limited, Kolkata

In the result, appeal of revenue stands dismissed

ITA 99/KOL/2011[2003-04]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata11 Jan 2017AY 2003-04

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed, Am & Shri S.S.Viswanethra Ravi, Jm आयकर अपील सं./Ita No.99/Kol/2011 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year :2003-2004) Dcit, Circle-1, Vs. M/S Mcnally Bharat 7Th Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, Engineering Company Ltd, Kolkata-700069 4, Mangoe Lane,Kolkata-1 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aabcm 9443 R .. (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) राज"व क" ओर से /Revenue By : Shri Ram Bilas Meena, Cit "नधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee By : Shri Vijay Shah Ca सुनवाई क" तार"ख / Date Of Hearing : 21/12/2016 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement 11/01/2017 आदेश / O R D E R Per Shri Waseem Ahmed, Am: The Above Appeal Is Directed By The Revenue Against The Order Dated 20.09.2010, Passed By The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-I, Kolkata In Appeal No.605/Cit(A)-1/Cir.1/.09-10, Pertaining To Assessment Year 2003-04, Arising Out Of Assessment Order Dated 31.12.2009, Passed By The Cit-1 Kolkata U/S.143(3)/254 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961. The Revenue Has Raised The Following Grounds Of Appeal :-

For Appellant: Shri Vijay Shah CAFor Respondent: Shri Ram Bilas Meena, CIT
Section 143(3)Section 37

…rate of tax, the entire exercise of seeking to disturb the year of allowability of expenditure is, in any case, revenue neutral. In such circumstances, substantial questions of law that need to be answered do not arise.—CIT vs. vs. Nagri Mills Co. Ltd. (1958) 33 ITR 681 (Bom) and CIT vs. Shri Ram Pistons & Rings Ltd. (2008) 220 CTR (Del) 404 applied. As the assessee had to incur expenditure in excess of the provision made by it and the assessee being a company assessable at uniform rate of tax, the entire exercise of seeking to disturb the year of allowability of expenditure is revenue neutral and, therefore, no…