M/S. ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED,CHENNAI vs. ACIT, CHENNAI

In the result, the appeals filed by both the Revenue and the assessee are partly allowed

Bench: Shri N.R.S. Ganesan & Shri Abraham P. George

Section 2(9) of Insurance Act, 1938 as it stood before amendment in 2014, is applicable to the payment of re-insurance premium to non-resident re-insurance company, the assessee is liable to deduct tax. Therefore, the above decisions of Mumbai Bench and Pune Bench of this Tribunal also may not be of any assistance to the assessee

ACIT, CHENNAI vs. ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, CHENNAI

In the result, the appeals filed by both the Revenue and the assessee are partly allowed