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2005 (5) TMI 54 - HC - Income Tax
Provision for future warranty expenses - "Whether provision for future warranty expenses is contingent liability or is allowable under section 37 of the Act?" - It is not disputed that the warranty clause is part of the sale document and imposes a liability upon the assessee to discharge its obligations under that clause for the period of warranty. It is a liability which is capable of being construed in definite terms which has arisen in the accounting year. May be its actual quantification and discharge is deferred to a future date. Once an assessee is maintaining his accounts on the mercantile system, a liability accrued, though to be discharged at a future date, would be a proper deduction while working out the profits and gains of his business, regard being had to the accepted principles of commercial practice and accountancy