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2013 (9) TMI 303 - ITAT AGRADisallowance u/s 40(a)(ia) - Payment to consignment agents - TDS not deduction from agent's commission - CIT upheld disallowance - Held that:- The commission is said to be payment of commission if it is evident that it is being paid for service of a person provided in respect of sale of product of the assessee - The concerned parties have also furnished the sale Patti along with claim of the expenses on sale of consignment goods the claim of expenses given detail the expenses pertaining to the monthly selling expenses loading and unloading dealing with expenses. These expenses have been adjusted and accounted for in the account of respective parties - impugned payment is reimbursement of the expenses and are not the commission as the concerned party did not give any services in respect of the payment of expenditures made. Providing services is essentially requirement of the nature of transaction of a commission. Since this condition is not satisfied in the case under consideration therefore it is a case of reimbursement of the expenses incurred by the concerned party on behalf of the assessee - Since this is not a commission payment, therefore, there is no question of deducting tax at source under Section 194H of the Act. Since the payment is not subject to tax deducted at source, therefore, provisions of Section 40(a)(ia) of the Act is not applicable - Following decision of M/s. Pee Cee Cosma Sope Limited vs. JCIT [2013 (8) TMI 380 - ITAT AGRA.] - Decided in favour of assessee. Disallowance u/s 36(1)(iii)/14A - interest expenditure - Use of interest bearing borrowed funds in the investment of shares - Held that:- The deduction contemplated by the section is in relation to the expenditure which could properly be regarded as necessary for the purpose of the business or profession. Expenditure incurred on account of commercial expediency for the purpose of business would be allowable under this provision. The expenditure to be allowed must have a nexus with the business of the Assessee. If the expenditure incurred is ostensibly incurred for the business, but if in reality is not for the purpose of business then such expenditure is not allowable - assessee has right to replace his own capital with borrowed funds which were already used for the purpose of business in acquiring assets and other - for the purpose of ascertaining profit and gains, the normal principles of commercial accounting should be applied, so long as they do not conflict with any express statutory provisions - The onus is on the assessee to furnish the relevant material regarding replacement of borrowed funds by own capital and interest free funds available with the assessee - Following decision of M/s. Pee Cee Soap & Chemicals (P) Ltd. Versus Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax [2013 (8) TMI 379 - ITAT AGRA] - Decided in favour of assessee.
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