CIT v. Noble and Hewitt (I) P. Ltd.

305 ITR 324High Court2008#990 most cited

What is CIT v. Noble and Hewitt (I) P. Ltd. authority for?

Section 43B of the Income-tax Act does not apply to disallow an amount (such as statutory dues like service tax or GST) if it has not been debited to the Profit & Loss account and no deduction for it has been claimed by the assessee.

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CIT v. Noble and Hewitt · 305 ITR 324 · Section 43B · disallowance of statutory dues · no deduction claimed · not debited to P&L account · service tax · GST · current liability · Delhi High Court

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Noble and Hewitt (I) P. Ltd.

M/S. Progressive Endeavours Pvt. Ltd., Purba Midnapore vs. Pr.CIT - 9, Kolkata

Appeal is allowed

ITA 1074/KOL/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata08 May 2019AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri S.S.Godara & Dr. A.L. Sainiassessment Year :2013-14 M/S Progressive V/S. Pr. Commissioner Of Endeavours Pvt. Ltd. C/O Income Tax-9, Mahadev Ghosh, Aayakar Bhawan, Advocate, Bf-199, Salt Dakshin, Gariahat Lake, Sector-I, Kolkata-64 Road, (South), [Pan No.Aaccp 8437 F] Kolkata-700 068 .. अपीलाथ" /Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent Shri K.M. Roy, Fca अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/By Appellant Dr. P.K. Srihari, Cit-Dr ""यथ" क" ओर से/By Respondent 14-03-2019 सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing 08-05-2019 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement आदेश /O R D E R Per S.S.Godara:- This Assessee’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2013-14 Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax-9 Kolkata’S Order Dated 26.03.2018 Passed In Case No.M.No. Pcit- 9/Kol/S.263 Proceeding/2017-18/3760-376, In Proceedings U/S 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; In Short ‘The Act’. Heard Both The Parties. Case File Perused. 2. Case File Suggests That The Pcit’S Revision Order Under Challenge Has Directed The Assessing Officer To Consider The Assessee’S Service Tax Outstanding Of ₹84,75,625/- Not Paid Out Of The Total Claim Of ₹1,40,62,172/- To Be Exigible To 43B Disallowance Not Considered In The Assessment Order Dated 11.01.2016. He Has Therefore Exercised His Revision Jurisdiction Vested U/S. 263 Of The Act In Terming The Said Assessment As Both Erroneous As Well As Prejudicial To The Interest Of The

Section 143(3)Section 263Section 43B

…e in absence of actual payment. It transpires during the course of hearing that the assessee had nowhere claimed the impugned unpaid service tax in the relevant previous year. Hon'ble Delhi high court’s decision in CIT vs. Noble And Hewitt (I) (P) Ltd. (2008) 305 ITR 324 (Del) decided on 10.09.2007 holds that sec. 43B of the Act stipulating disallowance on account of actual non-payment of the specified heads of “expenditure” does not apply in absence of corresponding deduction claim raised by an assessee in its profit and loss account. Learned CIT-DR fails to dispute that the assessee had raised the very argument…

DCIT 2(2), Mumbai vs. Knight Frank (I) P. Ltd, Mumbai

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed and the revenue’s appeal is dismissed

ITA 3256/MUM/2013[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai18 Mar 2019AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri G.S. Pannu (Vp) & Shri Ram Lal Negi (Jm) Assessment Year: 2009-2010 M/S Knight Frank (I) Pvt. Ltd., The Addl. Commissioner Of C/O Kalyaniwalla & Mistry, Income Tax – 2(2), Army & Navy Building, Room No. 548, 5Th Floor, 3Rd Floor, 148 M.G. Road, Fort, Vs. Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Marg, Mumbai - 400001 Mumbai Pan: Aaack1544J (Appellant) (Respondent) & Assessment Year: 2009-2010 The Dcit – 2(2), M/S Knight Frank (India) Pvt. Ltd. Room No. 545, Paville House, Near Twin Towers, Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road, Off. Veer Savarkar Marg, Mumbai - 400020 Vs. Prabhadevi, Mumbai - 400025 Pan: Aaack1544J (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri M.M. Golwala & Amey Wagle (Ar) Revenue By : Shri Rajesh Kumar Yadav & S.K. Mishra (Dr) Date Of Hearing: 21/12/2018 Date Of Pronouncement: 18/03/2019

For Appellant: Shri M.M. Golwala & Amey Wagle (AR)For Respondent: Shri Rajesh Kumar Yadav &
Section 143Section 145Section 145ASection 251(2)Section 40Section 43BSection 9

…09 (supra). The relevant portion of the order passed by the coordinate Bench reads as under:- “7. Before us, the AR pointed out that the issue has been dealt with by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of CIT vs. Nobel & Hewitt (I) Pvt. Ltd., reported in 305 ITR 324 and ACIT vs Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. reported in 306 ITR 106 (AT-Chennai). In this case, the coordinate Bencvh held, “that service provider was merely acting as an agent of the Assessment Year: 2009-2010 Government and was not entitled to claim deduction on account of service tax. Since, service tax was not payable by the assessee…