Fluid Air (India) Ltd. v. DCIT

63 ITD 182Income Tax Appellate Tribunal1997#5159 most cited

What is Fluid Air (India) Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?

Section 43B and Section 36(1)(va) of the Income-tax Act should be interpreted liberally, with any ambiguity regarding the due dates for employee contribution payments to provident fund being resolved in favour of the assessee. Deductions should be allowed for payments made within the previous year, even if there is a slight delay.

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Fluid Air (India) Ltd. v. DCIT · section 43B · section 36(1)(va) · employee contribution · provident fund · liberal interpretation · ambiguity · assessee favour · deduction allowed · previous year payment

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Judgments citing Fluid Air (India) Ltd. v. DCIT

KHIMJI RAMDAS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED,AHMEDABAD vs. THE ITO, WARD-2(1)(2) PRESENT JURIDICTION THE DCIT, CIRCLE-2(1)(1), AHMEDABAD

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 500/AHD/2023[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad24 Jul 2024AY 2014-15

Bench: Smt.Annapurna Guptaआयकर अपील सं / Ita No.500/Ahd/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2014-15 बनाम बनाम बनाम बनाम Khimji Ramdas India Pvt. Ltd., The Ito, Ward-2(1)(2), 2Nd Floor, City Square Godrej Ahmedabad, Vs. Garden City, Jagatpur, Present Jurisdiction Ahmedabad-382470 The Dcit, Pan : Aadck 6056 C Circle-2(1)(1), Ahmedabad अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent) िनधा"रती की ओर से / Assessee By : Shri Aatish Shah, Ar & Shri Anil N. Shah, Ar ""थ" की ओर से / Revenue By: Shri Hishikes Hemant Patki, Sr Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 22/07/2024 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 24/07/2024 आदेश आदेश/O R D E R आदेश आदेश The Present Appeal Has Been Filed By The Assessee Against Order Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi [In Short Referred To As “Ld. Cit(A)”] Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [In Short Referred To As “The Act”] Dated 12.05.2023 Pertaining To Assessment Year (Ay) 2014-15. 2. Grounds Raised Are As Under:- “1. The Ld. Ao Wd. 2(1)(2) Has Erred In Law & On Facts In Passing The Impugned Order Which Is Bad In Law & Liable To Be Quashed & The Ld. Cit(Appeals) Have Similarly Cit(A) Have Erred In Law & On Facts In Confirming The Impugned Order Vide His Order Passed Us.250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 In Appeal Vide His Order Dtd.12-05-2023 Din & Order No.Itba/Nfac/S/250/2023-24/1052777862(1) Dtd. 12/05/2023. 2. The Ld. Cit(A) Has Erred In Law & On Facts Without Considering/Adjudicating

For Appellant: Shri Aatish Shah, AR &For Respondent: Shri Hishikes Hemant Patki, Sr DR
Section 154Section 250Section 36(1)(va)

…vant date in such case is that of month of the actual payment of wages/salaries. We therefore rely on the above coordinate bench decision and direct the Assessing Officer to delete the impugned disallowance as well." 3. Fluid Air (India) Ltd. Vs. DCIT (1997) 63 ITD 182 (Mumbai) wherein it has been observed as under: "As the term 'month1 has not been defined in the Act, so had the assessee paid the salary and wages on the last day of the month, there would have been no difficulty in defining the month or the due date. But in the case before us, the salary am wages had been paid on the 7th day from the end of the…

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