TRF Ltd. v. CIT

323 ITR 397Supreme Court of India2010#71 most cited

What is TRF Ltd. v. CIT authority for?

For claiming 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 as irrecoverable in its accounts, and it is not necessary to prove that the debt has actually become irrecoverable.

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TRF Ltd. v. CIT · section 36(1)(vii) · bad debts · deduction · irrecoverable · written off · assessee's accounts · income tax act

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Judgments citing TRF Ltd. v. CIT

Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd., Chennai vs. ITO, Chennai

Appeal stands dismissed

ITA 84/CHNY/2023[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai10 Jan 2024AY 2008-09

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.84/Chny/2023 (िनधा)रण वष) / Assessment Year: 2008-09) M/S. Southern Petrochemical Income Tax Officer बनाम Industries Corporation Limited Corporate Ward-3(1) 88, Spic House, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 034. / Vs. Chennai-600 032. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacs-4668-K (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj Kumar Parida (Advocates)-Ld. Ars " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri Nilay Baran Som (Cit) & Shri Ar V Sreenivasan (Addl. Cit)-Ld. Drs सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16-10-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 10-01-2024 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj KumarFor Respondent: Shri Nilay Baran Som (CIT) &
Section 115JSection 143(3)Section 14ASection 35Section 35(3)Section 43B

…al action was taken for recovery of debts which did not yield any results. Therefore, the said amount was written-off. Clearly this amount is allowable as deduction u/s 36(1)(vii) in terms of ratio of decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of TRF Ltd. (323 ITR 397). We order so. 5.4 So far as the expenditure of Rs.25.43 Lacs is concerned, the nature of expenditure is such that it could be termed as revenue expenditure. The assessee has spent amount to propagate new varieties of produce and to facilitate visit of farmers and distribution of samples. Such expenditure is incurred in the ordinary course of bus…

M/S Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Limited, Chennai vs. The ITO, Corportion Ward-3(1), Chennai

The appeal stand allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 388/CHNY/2023[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai10 Jan 2024AY 2010-11

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.388/Chny/2023 (िनधा)रण वष) / Assessment Year: 2010-11) M/S. Southern Petrochemical Income Tax Officer बनाम Industries Corporation Limited Corporate Ward-3(1) 88, Spic House, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 034. / Vs. Chennai-600 032. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacs-4668-K (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj Kumar Parida (Advocates)-Ld. Ars " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri Nilay Baran Som (Cit) & Shri Ar V Sreenivasan (Addl. Cit)-Ld. Drs सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16-10-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 10-01-2024 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj KumarFor Respondent: Shri Nilay Baran Som (CIT) &
Section 143(3)

…redit balance to the tune of Rs.150 lakhs appearing against the said customer adjusted and net balance written off during the financial year 2009-10. 2.2 The appellant relies on the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of TRF Limited Vs. CIT, Reported in 323 ITR 397 (SC). 3. The CIT(A) / NFAC erred in confirming the disallowance of proportionate interest expenses on advanced to sister concerns amounting to Rs.85,71,947/-. 3.1 The CIT(A) / NFAC ought to have appreciated that Hon'ble ITAT in appellant own case for the AY 2000-01 by order dated 20.10.2004 allowed the claim in respect of advances given to the su…

Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd., Chennai vs. ITO, Chennai

The appeal stands partly allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 210/CHNY/2023[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai10 Jan 2024AY 2007-08

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.210/Chny/2023 (िनधा)रण वष) / Assessment Year: 2007-08) M/S. Southern Petrochemical Income Tax Officer बनाम Industries Corporation Limited Corporate Ward-3(1) 88, Spic House, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 034. / Vs. Chennai-600 032. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacs-4668-K (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj Kumar Parida (Advocates)-Ld. Ars " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri Nilay Baran Som (Cit) & Shri Ar V Sreenivasan (Addl. Cit)-Ld. Drs सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16-10-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 10-01-2024 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj KumarFor Respondent: Shri Nilay Baran Som (CIT) &
Section 115JSection 143(3)Section 28Section 36(1)(vii)

…to pharma and Agri business divisions. The amounts due from various parties towards sale of goods during the course of income could not be recovered and the same has been written-off in the books of accounts. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of TRF Ltd. (323 ITR 397) held that to make aforesaid claim, it was sufficient that the amount was written-off in the books of accounts. Since the assessee has written-off these amounts, applying the ratio of this decision, this claim would be allowable to the assessee. The corresponding grounds raised by the assessee stand allowed accordingly. 5. Disallowance of 50% exp…

Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd., Chennai vs. ITO, Chennai

The appeal stands partly allowed

ITA 209/CHNY/2023[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai10 Jan 2024AY 2006-07

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1.आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.208/Chny/2023 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 2.आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.209/Chny/2023 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2006-07) M/S. Southern Petrochemical Income Tax Officer बनाम Industries Corporation Limited Corporate Ward-3(1) 88, Spic House, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 034. / Vs. Chennai-600 032. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacs-4668-K (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj Kumar Parida (Advocates)-Ld. Ars " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri Nilay Baran Som (Cit) & Shri Ar V Sreenivasan (Addl. Cit)-Ld. Drs सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16-10-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 10-01-2024 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal ()

For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj KumarFor Respondent: Shri Nilay Baran Som (CIT) &
Section 143(3)

…appreciated that the amounts written off represents debts that became irrecoverable from the trade debtors and written off as bad debts in the books of accounts. The assessee relies on the decision of Supreme Court in the case of TRF Ltd. Vs. CIT reported in 323 ITR 397(SC). 3.2 Without prejudice to the above the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) ought to have allowed the same as business loss. As is evident, the additions / disallowance which forms the subject matter of this appeal are two-folds i.e., (i) Disallowance of proportionate interest expenditure; (ii) Disallowance of Bad debts written-off. 5. The…

Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd., Chennai vs. ITO, Chennai

The appeal stands partly allowed

ITA 208/CHNY/2023[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai10 Jan 2024AY 2006-07

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1.आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.208/Chny/2023 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 2.आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.209/Chny/2023 (िनधा*रण वष* / Assessment Year: 2006-07) M/S. Southern Petrochemical Income Tax Officer बनाम Industries Corporation Limited Corporate Ward-3(1) 88, Spic House, Mount Road, Guindy, Chennai-600 034. / Vs. Chennai-600 032. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacs-4668-K (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj Kumar Parida (Advocates)-Ld. Ars " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri Nilay Baran Som (Cit) & Shri Ar V Sreenivasan (Addl. Cit)-Ld. Drs सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16-10-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 10-01-2024 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal ()

For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan & Shri Saroj KumarFor Respondent: Shri Nilay Baran Som (CIT) &
Section 143(3)

…appreciated that the amounts written off represents debts that became irrecoverable from the trade debtors and written off as bad debts in the books of accounts. The assessee relies on the decision of Supreme Court in the case of TRF Ltd. Vs. CIT reported in 323 ITR 397(SC). 3.2 Without prejudice to the above the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) ought to have allowed the same as business loss. As is evident, the additions / disallowance which forms the subject matter of this appeal are two-folds i.e., (i) Disallowance of proportionate interest expenditure; (ii) Disallowance of Bad debts written-off. 5. The…

Kaizen Cold Formed Steel Private Limited, Chennai vs. ACIT, Corp Circle-4(2), Chennai

The appeal stand allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 172/CHNY/2023[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai05 Oct 2023AY 2017-18

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri V. Durga Rao, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.172/Chny/2023 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2017-18) M/S.Kaizen Cold Formed Steel Pvt.Ltd, Acit बनाम 14A, Ennore High Road, Corporate Circle-4(2), / Vs. Thiruvottiyur, Chennai-600 019. Chennai. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aadck-7625-B (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (!"थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Ms. V.Madhunika (Advocate)-Ld.Ar !"थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri R.Raghupathy (Jcit)- Ld.Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 03-10-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 05-10-2023 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Ms. V.Madhunika (Advocate)-Ld.ARFor Respondent: Shri R.Raghupathy (JCIT)- Ld.DR
Section 143(3)Section 250Section 36

…1st Respondent does not have the authority or the power to prescribe method by which a bad debt is written off. It is submitted that the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Southern Technologies Ltd. v. JCIT [2010] 320 ITR 577 (SC) and TRF Ltd v. CIT [2010] 323 ITR 397 (SC) have categorically held that for the purpose of writing off a bad debt, it would suffice if the assessee had debited the same to Profit and Loss Account, credited the same to the Bad Reserve Debts Account and maintain a Sundry Debtors list. Therefore, in this context, it is submitted that the Appellant has satisfied the above-mentioned requi…

S.B.& T. Designs Ltd, Mumbai vs. The Dy. CIT 8(1)(2), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal of the assesse is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 814/MUM/2023[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai20 Jul 2023AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Aby T Varkey & Shri Amarjit Singhs.B. &. T. Designs Ltd. Vs. The Dy. Cit 8(1)(2) Room No. 15, 1St Floor, Aaykar Bhavan, Yusuf Building, Abdul New Marine Line, Rehman Street, Mumbai – 400 021 Mumbai – 400 003 स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No: Aaics6223L Appellant .. Respondent [ Appellant By : Dr. P. Daniel Respondent By : Suresh D. Gaikwad Date Of Hearing 10.07.2023 Date Of Pronouncement 20.07.2023 आदेश / O R D E R Per Amarjit Singh (Am): This Appeal Filed By The Assesse Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Ld. Cit(A) Nfac, Dated 23.02.2023 For A.Y. 2015-16. The Assessee Has Raised The Following Grounds Before Us: “1. The Learned C.I.T(A) Has Erred In Law & In Facts In Confirming The Disallowance Of Rs. 6.18,65,166/-, Being The Bad Debts Claimed. 2. The Learned C.I.T(A) Has Erred In Law & In Facts In Confirming The Disallowances Of Bad Debts Of Rs. 6,18,65,166/-, Being The Sundry Drs. Written Off As Well As Sundry Balances Written Off. 3. The Learned C.I.T(A) Erred In Not Following The Principles Of Natural Justice. 4. The Learned C.It(A) Confirmed The Order Of The A.O. Directing The Assessee To Prove The Impossible Acts.

For Appellant: Dr. P. DanielFor Respondent: Suresh D. Gaikwad
Section 250Section 36(1)(vii)Section 37(1)

…both in the assessment order and in the appeal order, the assessee submitted that copies of ledger account were attached. In support of its contention the assessee has also referred the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of TRF Ltd. Vs. CIT (2010) 323 ITR 397. However, the ld. CIT(A) has neither called any remand report from the assessing officer nor controvert the submission of the assessee and also not specify any other particular details required to be furnished by the assessee. Therefore, looking to the aforesaid facts and circumstances we restore this issue to the file ld. CIT(A) for adjudicating…