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
45) and section 5 of the 1961 Act
which defines the scope of total income. According to learned
counsel, \023business income\024 is one of the Heads of Income under
Section 14 and such income is included in the total income of an
assessee. According to assessees, Section 80A, which is in
Chapter VI-A, provides that in computing