CIT v. Walchand & Co.

65 ITR 381Supreme Court of India1967#246 most cited

What is CIT v. Walchand & Co. authority for?

The necessity and reasonableness of business expenditure, including the utilization of borrowed funds, must be judged from the perspective of a businessman based on commercial expediency, and cannot be dictated by revenue authorities. The onus is on the assessee to demonstrate the business purpose and commercial expediency.

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CIT v. Walchand & Co. · 65 ITR 381 · Section 40A(2) · Section 40A(3) · business expediency · commercial expediency · reasonableness of expenditure · necessity of expenditure · businessman's point of view · onus on assessee · disallowance of expenditure · revenue dictating expenses

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Walchand & Co.

Ramesh Kumar Nangalia Katra (HUF) vs. Commissioner I.Tax - Xvi, Kolkata

ITA/449/2004HC Calcutta09 Sept 2022

Bench: : The Hon’Ble Justice T.S. Sivagnanam & The Hon’Ble Justice Supratim Bhattacharya Date : September 9, 2022. Appearance: Mr. Ananda Sen, Adv.. … For Appellant Mr. Prithu Dudhoria, Adv. …For Respondent The Court:- This Appeal By The Revenue Filed Under Section 260A Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (The Act) Is Directed Against The Order Dated 24Th September, 2003 Passed By The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal “C” Bench, Kolkata (Tribunal). The Assessee Has Raised The Following Substantial Questions Of Law For Consideration. 1. Whether, On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case, The Tribunal Misdirected Itself In Law In Not Appreciating That All The Necessary Particulars For Verification Of The Allowability Of The Claim Of Deductibility Of The Commission Payment In Computation Of Income Were Found Out & Verified In The Order Of The First Appellate Authority, That Is The Commissioner Of Income Tax [Appeals] & Whether The Tribunal Was Justified In Law In Upholding The Disallowance Of Claim For Deduction Of The Commission Payment Made By The Assessing Officer & Whether The Finding Arrived At Was Perverse ?

Section 131Section 254(2)Section 260ASection 37

…OME TAX [1972] 86 ITR 11 (SC), wherein the Hon’ble Supreme Court after noting the decision in SWEDESH COTTON MILLs CO. LTD. Vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, [1967] 63 ITR 57 (SC) and the decision in COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX V. WALCHAND & CO. (P) LTD. [1967] 65 ITR 381 (SC) held that in applying the test of commercial expediency for determining whether the expenditure was wholly and exclusively laid out for the purpose of the business, reasonableness of the expenditure has to be adjudged from the point of view of the businessman and not of the revenue. The Rule laid down in the decision of WALCHAND & CO. (P) LTD…

Rochem Separation Systems (India) Pvt Ltd., Mumbai vs. Dy CIT CC 2 (4), Mumbai

The appeal stand partly allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 7939/MUM/2019[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai23 Nov 2021AY 2014-15

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Saktijit Dey, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ I.T.A. No.7939/Mum/2019 (धििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2014-15) Rochem Separation Systems Dcit Cc-2(4) (India) Pvt. Ltd. Old Cgo Bldg (Annex), बिाम/ R. No. 802, 8Th Floor 101, Hdil Tower Vs. Anant Kanekar Marg M. K. Road Bandra (East),Mumbai-400 051 Mumbai-400 020 स्थायीलेखासं./ जीआइआरसं./ Pan/Gir No. Aabcr-1955-P (अपीलाथी/Appellant) (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) : Assessee By : Shri Gaurav Bansal, Ld. Ar Revenue By : Shri R.A.Dhyani, Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/ : 03/11/2021 Date Of Hearing घोषणा की तारीख / : 23/11/2021 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () 1. Aforesaid Appeal By Assessee For Assessment Year (Ay) 2014-15 Arises Out Of The Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals)-48, Mumbai [Cit(A)], Dated 30/10/2019 In The Matter Of Assessment Framed By Ld. Assessing Officer (Ao) U/S 143(3) On 23/12/2016. 2. The Ld. Ar Submitted That Substantial Issues Are Covered By Earlier Orders Of Tribunal In Assessee’S Own Case. The Copies Of The Orders

For Appellant: Shri Gaurav Bansal, Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri R.A.Dhyani, Ld. Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 154Section 37(1)

…This being so, in our considered opinion, it is not open for revenue authority to sit on the armchair of a businessman so as to ascertain the quantum of deduction allowable to the assessee as held by Hon’ble Apex Court in CIT Vs. Walchand & Co. Pvt Ltd (1967; 65 ITR 381); J.K. Woollen Manufacturers Vs. CIT (1969; 72 ITR 612) and also in Hero Cycles (P) Ltd. Vs. CIT (2015; 63 Taxmann.com 308). Another pertinent fact is that while framing assessment for AY 2013-14 (which is the first year of payment of rent), the lease rent paid the assessee as per the agreements has not been disturbed by Ld. AO. Therefore, on the…

Indus Mobile Distribtion Pvt. Ltd., Chennai vs. ACIT Central Circle 1(1), Chennai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 915/CHNY/2019[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai16 Sept 2021AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy & Shri G. Manjunathaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 915/Chny/2019 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2011-12 M/S. Indus Mobile Distribution Pvt. Ltd., The Assistant Commissioner Of No. 281, Ttk Road, Alwarpet, Vs. Income Tax, Central Circle 1(1), Chennai 600 018. Chennai. [Pan:Aabci6304D] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : Shri B. Ramakrishnan, C.A. ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Shri G. Johnson, Addl. Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 01.09.2021 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 16.09.2021 आदेश /O R D E R Per Duvvuru Rl Reddy: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) 13, Chennai, Dated 22.11.2017 Relevant To The Assessment Year 2011-12. The Effective Grounds Raised In The Appeal Relate To Confirmation Of Disallowance Of Depreciation On Trademark & Confirmation Of Disallowance Of Advertisement Expenditure & Professional Charges.

For Appellant: Shri B. Ramakrishnan, C.AFor Respondent: Shri G. Johnson, Addl. CIT

…t is deciding a question under section 12(2) of the Income-tax Act". It was further held in this case that "it is not necessary to show that the expenditure was a profitable one or that in fact any profit was earned". In CIT v. Walchand and Co. P. Ltd. [1967] 65 ITR 381 (SC), it was held by the Supreme Court that in applying the test of commercial expediency for determining whether the expenditure was wholly and exclusively laid out for the purpose of business, reasonableness of the expenditure has to be judged from the point of view of the businessman and not of the Revenue. It was further observed that the rule…