Southern Technologies Ltd. v. JCIT

320 ITR 577Supreme Court of India2010#216 most cited

What is Southern Technologies Ltd. v. JCIT authority for?

The case concerns the allowability of deductions for provisions made under Section 36 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, especially those related to bad and doubtful debts. It distinguishes such deductions from the recognition of interest income on non-performing assets (NPAs).

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Southern Technologies Ltd. v. JCIT · Section 36 deduction · provision for bad and doubtful debts · Section 36(1)(viia) · Section 36(1)(vii) · allowability of provision · MAT section 115JB · non-performing assets · profits and gains of business or profession · bad debt deduction conditions · Income Tax Act 1961

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Judgments citing Southern Technologies Ltd. v. JCIT

Bank of Ceylon, Chennai vs. DDIT, Chennai

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

ITA 518/CHNY/2015[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai16 Apr 2015AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddyआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A.No.518/Mds/2015 "नधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2010-11 M/S. Bank Of Ceylon , The Deputy Director Of 20/21, Casa Major Road, Vs. Income Tax, New No.2, Zerart Garden Ii Lane, International Taxation I, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. Chennai 600 034. [Pan: Aaacb2218C] (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri V.S. Jayakumar, Advocate Shri S. Ganapathi Subramanian, Ca ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Dr. B. Nischal, Jcit सुनवाई क" तार"ख/ Date Of Hearing : 29.02.2016 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement : 06.05.2016 आदेश /O R D E R Per Duvvuru Rl Reddy:

For Appellant: Shri V.S. Jayakumar, AdvocateFor Respondent: Dr. B. Nischal, JCIT
Section 143(3)Section 36(1)(viia)

…ms of the Accounting Standards issued by the ICAI. These deviations prevail to protect the depositors in the context of income recognition and presentation of the assets and provisions created against them. [para 28, SOUTHERN TECHNOLOGIES LTD. vs. JCIT (2010) 320 ITR 577 ] 8.5 Thus, I held that NPA is not same as bad and doubtful debts and accordingly the requirement of provision for bad and doubtful debts is not satisfied by the appellant. The IT Act deals only with doubtful debt. It is for the assessee to establish that the provision is made as the loan is irrecoverable. Hence the appellant fails on ground no.…