“Section 192(2)”
The decision most relied on for Section 192(2) is CIT v. Vegetable Products Ltd. (88 ITR 192), cited in 2,664 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 192(2)
When two equally plausible interpretations of a taxing provision are possible, or when conflicting views exist from non-jurisdictional High Courts, the interpretation that favors the assessee must be adopted.
An employer is not in default under section 201 if they have made a bona fide estimate of employee income and deducted tax at source based on that estimate.
The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax cannot exercise revisional jurisdiction under Section 263 if the Assessing Officer has taken one of two possible views on a debatable issue during assessment proceedings.
Once the identity of the shareholders is established, no addition can be made in the hands of the assessee company under Section 68 for share capital or share application money, as it cannot be treated as undisclosed income.
Section 192(3) of the Income-tax Act, which allows for adjustments in TDS, is an integral part of Section 192(1) and is intended to permit the person deducting TDS to make necessary adjustments.
The discount on the issue of Employees Stock Options (ESOPs) is an ascertained liability, not a contingent one, and is an expenditure deductible under Section 37(1) for the purpose of earning profits through employee services.
A difference between the commercial price and published price of airline tickets is not a special commission or brokerage under section 194H, if the airline has discretion to reduce the published price.
Income tax is deductible at source under Section 4(2) and Section 192(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, where a sum paid to a non-resident is chargeable to tax. These sections are part of the machinery provisions for the collection and recovery of tax.