M/S. AMRUT DISTILLERIES PRIVATE LIMITED,BENGALURU vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-1(1), BANGALORE
In the result, appeals filed by the assessee are treated as allowed for statistical purposes
ITA 950/BANG/2023[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore28 Jan 2025AY 2017-18
Bench: Shri. Laxmi Prasad Sahuandshri. Soundararajan K
For Appellant: Shri. Prateek P, CAFor Respondent: Shri. Sridhar E, CIT(DR)(ITAT), Bangalore
Section 133ASection 40A(3)
11) The learned Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) ought to have observed that the disallowance, if any, under Sec.40A(3) ought to have been determined by reckoning the ultimate beneficiary in respect of the payments towards transportation charges, namely the respective truck drivers and not the union leaders / representatives who merely accepted the payments on behalf of the truck drivers