Mohan Meakin Ltd. v. CIT

348 ITR 109High Court2012#1986 most cited

What is Mohan Meakin Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

Unrecoverable trade advances, including loans to joint venture partners or advances against land, are allowable as a business loss incidental to trade under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act when written off in the books of accounts. Such losses are treated akin to bad debts eligible for deduction.

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Mohan Meakin Ltd. v. CIT · Delhi High Court · 348 ITR 109 · unrecoverable trade advances · Section 37(1) · business loss deduction · bad debt · Section 36(1)(vii) · loan to joint venture partner · written off debt · commercial expediency · allowable business expenditure

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Mohan Meakin Ltd. v. CIT

Sri Sibendu Basu, Kolkata vs. DCIT, Cir.-54, Kolkata

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed

ITA 315/KOL/2017[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata22 Dec 2017AY 2006-07

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri P.M. Jagtap] I.T.A. No. 315/Kol/2017 Assessment Year : 2006-07 Shri Sibendu Basu.............................………………………………………….............Appellant 39A, Townshend Road, Ground Floor, Kolkata – 700 025 [Pan : Aecpb 9682 F] D.C.I.T. Cir-54 Kolkata...................……………………………………………….......Respondent 54/1, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Kolkata – 700 016 Appearances By: Shri Subash Agarwal, Advocate Appearing On Behalf Of The Assessee. Shri Satyajit Mondal, Addl. Cit Appearing On Behalf Of The Revenue. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : October 31, 2017 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : December 22, 2017 Order This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of Ld. Cit (Appeals) – 21, Kolkata Dated 03.01.2017. 2. The Issue Involved In Ground No 1 Relates To The Addition Of Rs. 5,34,700/- Made By The A.O. & Confirmed By The Ld. Cit(A) On Account Of Disallowance Of Fund Mobilisation Expenses. 3. The Assessee In The Present Case Is An Individual Who Derives Income From Legal Profession, Commission & Brokerage From Insurance & Mutual Funds Companies, Long Term & Short Term Capital Gains Etc. The Return Of Income For The Year Under Consideration Was Filed By Him 30.10.2006 Declaring A Total Income Of Rs. 2,66,160/-. In The Profit & Loss Account Filed Along With The Said

Section 131

…grant of relief to him on another ground is justified, it would be open to the department authorities and the tribunal, and indeed they would be under a duty to grant that relief”. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in IT No. 405 of 2007 recently reported in (2012) 348 ITR 109 (Del) in the case of Mohan Meakin Limited vs Commissioner of Income Tax. But the ratio decided in this case law is not applicable in assessee’s case. It is because the assessee has treated income from same source as capital receipt in earlier year and did not pay any tax on it. So, how can the assessee be allowed to claim it as revenue loss in an…