COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. WILLAMSON FINANCIAL SERVICES
C.A. No.-003803-003808 - 2005Supreme Court12 Dec 2007
Bench: The 60 : 40 Apportionment Under Rule 8(1) Or From 40% Profits On Sales Taxable As Business Income. 3. Rule 8(1) Of The Said Rule Provides That 40% Of The Composite Income From Sale Of Tea, Grown & Manufactured, Arrived At On Making Of The Apportionment \023Shall Be Deemed To Be Income Liable To Tax\024. 4. Assessees Exported Tea In The Accounting Year. They Were Entitled To Deduction Under Section 80Hhc Of Income-Tax Act, 1961 (For Short, \0211961 Act\024) In Respect Of The Export. They Were In The Business Of Growing & Manufacturing Tea. Since They Earned Composite Income, Their Case Stood Covered By Rule 8(1) Of Income-Tax Rules, 1962 (\0231962 Rule\024 For Short). 5. For The Sake Of Convenience We State The Facts Occurring In Civil Appeal No.3803-3808 Of 2005- Commissioner Of Income Tax V. Willamson Financial Services & Ors. In The Returns, The Assessee Claimed Section 80Hhc Deduction Against The Entire Composite Income Before Application Of Rule 8(1).
For Respondent: Willamson Financial Services & Ors
Section 2(45)Section 295Section 5Section 80H
D G M E N T
With
Civil Appeal No.1021 of 2006, Civil Appeal No.1825 of 2007,
Civil Appeal No.1827 of 2007, Civil Appeal No. 5827 of 2007 arising out
of S.L.P.(C) No.2275 of 2007, Civil Appeal Nos.6719-20 of 2004
KAPADIA, J.
1. Leave granted in S.L.P. (C) No.2275 of 2007.
2. The intricate question which arises for determination