DEPUTY CIT v. SHREYAS S. MORAKHIA
5 ITR (Trib) 1Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2010#10650 most cited
What is DEPUTY CIT v. SHREYAS S. MORAKHIA authority for?
For the purpose of claiming a deduction for bad debts under section 36(1)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, it is sufficient for the assessee to write off the debt in its accounts; it is not necessary to prove that the debt has actually become irrecoverable. The value of shares transacted by a broker-assessee on behalf of a client is allowable as a bad debt.
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Deputy CIT v. Shreyas S. Morakhia · 5 ITR (Trib) 1 · section 36(1)(vii) · bad debts · irrecoverable debt · written off · broker-assessee · brokerage income · shares transacted