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“Section 36(1)”

Section References (mined)Section 36Section 36(1)3,872 judgments

The decision most relied on for Section 36(1) is CIT v. Reliance Utilities & Power Ltd. (313 ITR 340), cited in 2,118 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on Section 36(1)

CIT v. Reliance Utilities & Power Ltd.
313 ITR 340 · 2009 · High Court
2,118
citing judgments

Where an assessee claims that investments were made out of own funds, interest disallowance under Section 14A read with Rule 8D may not apply if the assessee demonstrates the availability of sufficient interest-free funds to cover such investments.

CIT v. AIMIL Ltd.
321 ITR 508 · 2010 · High Court
1,629
citing judgments

Employee contributions to PF and ESIC, deposited beyond the due date under the respective Acts but within the due date for filing the income tax return under Section 139(1), are allowable deductions under Section 36(1)(va). Such disallowance cannot be made during processing under Section 143(1).

S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT
288 ITR 1 · 2007 · Supreme Court
1,484
citing judgments

Interest paid on borrowed funds cannot be disallowed merely because the assessee made interest-free advances, provided those advances were made for business purposes and commercial expediency. The Revenue cannot dictate a businessman's commercial decisions, but the assessee bears the onus to prove the business expediency.

Checkmate Services Pvt. Ltd. v. CIT
143 Taxmann.com 178 · 2022 · Supreme Court
1,392
citing judgments

Employee contributions to provident fund and ESI deposited by an employer beyond the due dates prescribed under the respective special Acts are not allowable as a deduction under section 36(1)(va) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Such disallowance can be made during processing under section 143(1).

CIT v. Alom Extrusions Ltd.
319 ITR 306 · 2009 · Supreme Court
1,344
citing judgments

A proviso inserted into a section to remedy unintended consequences, make the section workable, or supply an obvious omission must be read retrospectively in operation to give effect to the section as a whole.

CIT v. HDFC Bank Ltd.
366 ITR 505 · 2014 · High Court
1,261
citing judgments

When an assessee possesses interest-free funds sufficient to cover investments yielding tax-free income, it is presumed that such investments were made from these interest-free funds, precluding disallowance of interest expenditure under Section 14A.

CIT v. Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
366 ITR 170 · 2014 · High Court
1,158
citing judgments

Employees' contributions to welfare funds, such as provident fund, are not allowable as a deduction under section 36(1)(va) if deposited beyond the due date prescribed under the respective welfare statutes, even by a single day. Such delayed deposits are not cured even if made before the income-tax return filing due date.

TRF Ltd. v. CIT
323 ITR 397 · 2010 · Supreme Court
714
citing judgments

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.

Judgments citing Section 36(1)

Vijay Commercial Cooperative Bank Ltd, Rajkot vs. Additional/Joint/Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Rajkot

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

ITA 862/RJT/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot05 May 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am. & Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm आयकरअपीलसं./Ita No. 862 /Rjt/ 2024 ("नधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: (2017-18) Vijay Commercial Co- Vs. Additional/ Joint/ Deputy/ Assistant Operative Bank Ltd. Commissioner Of Income Tax Vijay Bhavan, Kanak Road, Aayakar Bhavan, Race Course Ring Rajkot – 360001 Road, Rajkot - 360001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaaav3799C (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri J. R. Mankodi, Ld. Ar Respondent By : Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाईक"तार"ख/ Date Of Hearing :11/02/2025 घोषणाक"तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement :05/05/2025

For Appellant: Shri J. R. Mankodi, Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Ld. Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 36(1)Section 36(1)(va)

ORPORATION BANK LTD. v. ACIT 2017 has been upheld considering the late deposit of EPF being in violation of stipulation made in the section 36(1)(va) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. 5. The assessee filed an appeal against the impugned order of the Ld. CIT(A), dated ... regards February 2017 deposit, we request your honor not to consider the late deposit of PF contributions as default under provisions contained in section 36(1)(va) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, because of the above noted reason, the situation was beyond the control of the assessee as explained

M/S Steel Strips Infrastructures Ltd., Chandigarh vs. ACIT, CC-II, Chandigarh

In the result, appeal of the Assessee is partly allowed

ITA 732/CHANDI/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh01 May 2025AY 2014-15

Bench: SHRI. RAJPAL YADAV (Vice President), SHRI. KRINWANT SAHAY, AM आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No. 732 /Chd/2018 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year : 2014-15 M/s Steel Strips Ltd. बनाम The Asst. CIT Central Circle-II Chandigarh SCO 49-50, Sector 26, Chandigarh स्थायी लेखा सं./PAN NO: AACCS5077J प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent अपीलार्थी/Appellant निर्धारिती की ओर से / Assessee by : Shri Ashwani Kumar, C.A, Ms. Muska Garg, C.A राजस्व की ओर से / Revenue by : Shri Ved Parkash Kalia, Sr. DR सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date of Hea

For Appellant: Shri Ashwani Kumar, C.A and Ms. Muska Garg, C.AFor Respondent: Shri Ved Parkash Kalia, Sr. DR
Section 271(1)(c)Section 28Section 36(1)(vii)Section 36(2)(i)Section 37(1)

recession in the real estate sector. The assessee, therefore, wrote off the amount as irrecoverable and claimed it as a deduction under Section 36(1)(vii) or alternatively as a business loss under Section 37(1) read with Section 28 of the Act. It was stated that the advance ... satisfy the condition that expenditure must 3 be incurred during the relevant year for a claim under Section 37(1). Concluding that neither Section 36(1)(vii) nor Section 37(1) supported the assessee’s claim, the AO made an addition of Rs. 27,00,000/- to the returned income