TMI Blog2022 (2) TMI 1272X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y on an assessee and therefore cannot be construed as applicable with retrospective effect unless the legislature specifically says so. In the decisions referred to by us in the earlier paragraph of this order on identical issue the tribunal has taken a view that the aforesaid amendment is applicable only prospectively i.e., from 1.4.2021. We are therefore of the view that the impugned additions made under section 36(1)(va) of the Act, deserves to be deleted. Appeal of assessee allowed. - ITA Nos. 510 and 511/Bang/2021 - - - Dated:- 7-2-2022 - SHRI N.V. VASUDEVAN, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI B. R. BASKARAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER For the Assessee : Shri. Sandeep Chalapathy, CA For the Revenue : Shri. Sankar Ganesh K, JCIT(DR)(ITAT), Be ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y the Finance Act, 2021. The Finance Act, 2021 has amended section 36, sub-section (1), in clause (va), by inserting Explanation-2 which reads thus: Explanation 2.-For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that the provisions of section 43B shall not apply and shall be deemed never to have been applied for the purposes of determining the due date under this clause;'. The finance Act, 2021 also amended section 43B by inserting Explantion-5 thereto which reads thus: Explanation 5.-For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that the provisions of this section shall not apply and shall be deemed never to have been applied to a sum received by the assessee from any of his employees to which the provisions of subc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , the provisions of the said section shall not apply and shall be deemed never to have been applied to asum received by the assessee from any of his employees to which the provisions of subclause (x) of clause (24) of section 2 applies. 5. The CIT(A) was of the view that Section 36(1)(va) and section 43B(b) operate on totally different footings and have different parameters for due dates, i.e., employee's contribution is linked to payment before the due dates specified in the respective Acts or Funds and employer's contribution is linked to the payment before the prescribed due date for filing of return u/s.139(1) Income Tax Act, 1961. The result of any failure to pay within the prescribed dates also leads to different results. I ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Teraoka (P.) Ltd vs DCIT - [2014] 43 taxmann.com 33 (Karnataka) Anand Kumar Jain vs ITO - ITA NO 4192/MUM/2012 ValueMomentum Software Services Private Limited vs. DCIT I.T.A. No. 2197/HYD/2017 [Assessment Year: 2013-14] dated19.05.2021 Mohan Ram Chaudhary vs. ITO ITA No. 51 54-55/Jodh/2021 [Assessment Year: 2018-19} dated 28.09.2021 8. The Hon ble Karnataka High Court in the case of Essae Teraoka Pvt. Ltd., (supra) has taken the view that employee s contribution under section 36(1)(va) of the Act would also be covered under section 43B of the Act and therefore if the share of the employee s share of contribution is made on or before due date for furnishing the return of income under section 139(1) of the Act, then the assessee ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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