DIT v. Maersk Co. Ltd.

334 ITR 79High Court2011#2394 most cited

What is DIT v. Maersk Co. Ltd. authority for?

An assessee is not liable to pay advance tax or interest under Section 234B on income that was subject to tax deduction at source by the payer, even if the payer failed to deduct such tax. The provisions relating to payment of tax and payment of interest operate in different areas, implying that the failure of the deductor does not automatically shift advance tax liability to the recipient in such cases.

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DIT v. Maersk Co. Ltd. · 334 ITR 79 · Section 234B interest · advance tax liability · tax deduction at source failure · employer non-deduction · employee advance tax · Chapter XVII Income-tax Act · sections 190 · 191 · 201 · non-resident advance tax

Judgments citing DIT v. Maersk Co. Ltd.

ADIT, Dehradun vs. M/S. Halliburton Offshore Services Inc., Dehradun

ITA 1332/DEL/2012[2005-06]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 Jun 2016AY 2005-06

Bench: Shri I.C.Sudhir & Shri Prashant Maharishiadit, Halliburton Offshore Services International Taxation, Inc. , Vs. 13-A,Subhash Road, C/O. Nangia & Company, Ca, Aayakar Bhawan, 75/7, Rajpur Road, Dehradun Dehradun Pan:Aaach5154M (Appellant) (Respondent) Halliburton Offshore Services Addl. Cit, Inc. , International Taxation, Vs. C/O. Nangia & Company, Ca, Subhash Road, Suite-4A, Plaza M-6, Jasola, Dehradun New Delhi Pan:Aaach5154M (Appellant) (Respondent) Halliburton Offshore Services Inc. , Adit, C/O. Nangia & Company, Ca, International Taxation, Vs. Suite-4A, Plaza M-6, Jasola, 13-A,Subhash Road, New Delhi Aayakar Bhawan, Pan:Aaach5154M Dehradun (Appellant) (Respondent) Halliburton Offshore Services Inc. Vs Ddit (International Taxation)

Section 144CSection 44Section 44BSection 9

…characterization from FTS only. 14. Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case, the CIT(A) has erred in holding that interest u/s 234B was not chargeable in the case of relying upon the decision of Hon‟ble Uttrakhand High court in the case of Maersk (334 ITR 79) where as the department has contested the issue and has filed SLP before the Apex Court against in the case of Jacobs Civil Incorporated/ Mitsubishi involving similar issue. 72. The first ground of the appeal of the revenue is that the though the nature of services are technical in nature till CIT(A) has held that they are not FTS but are taxabl…