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2013 (12) TMI 125 - AT - Income Tax
Premature sales tax payment - Held that - The assessee has availed the benefit of Sales tax Deferral benefit scheme - The assessee prepaid a part of the said liability at it s net present value (NPV) - The assessee opted for repayment of the sales tax liability before the commencement of the scheduled repayment period on the NPV - Following Sulzer India Ltd. 2010 (11) TMI 728 - ITAT MUMBAI - The benefit so gained by the assessee cannot be termed as remission/cessation of liability and consequently no benefit has arisen to the assessee in terms of section 41(1)(a) - Decided in favour of assessee. Premature sales tax payment - Included or excluded form book profits - Held that - Following Sulzer India Ltd. 2010 (11) TMI 728 - ITAT MUMBAI - Amount paid by the eligible unit as per the formula on the NPV made by SICOM Ltd. and if the assessee get the benefit the said benefit is in the nature of the capital receipt - this issue in respect of the computation of the book profit u/s. 115JB of the Act has to be decided against the assessee - Decided in favor of revenue.
Issues:
1. Exclusion of surplus amount due to premature payment of deferred sales tax loan from total income.
2. Exclusion of surplus amount from book profits under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Issue 1: Exclusion of surplus amount from total income:
The appeal was filed by the revenue challenging the order of the Ld. CIT(A)-V, Pune for the A.Y. 2004-05, regarding the exclusion of a surplus amount of Rs.36,57,30,272/- arising from the premature payment of deferred sales tax loan at net present value (NPV) from the total income. The Assessing Officer did not exclude this amount, which was credited to the profit and loss account, while computing the total income under Sec. 115JB of the Income-tax Act. However, the Ld. CIT(A) accepted the assessee's plea based on the decision in the Sulzer India Ltd. case. The Tribunal noted that the provisions of Sec. 115JB were applicable to the assessee, who had availed sales tax deferral benefits. The revenue's argument was dismissed, and the issue was decided in favor of the assessee based on the Special Bench decision in the Sulzer India Ltd. case.
Issue 2: Exclusion of surplus amount from book profits under section 115JB:
The second issue revolved around whether the surplus amount of Rs.36,57,30,272/-, credited to the profit and loss account, could be excluded from the book profits under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act. The Tribunal analyzed the relevant clauses in Explanation-1 and the nature of the benefit availed by the assessee on prepayment of the deferred sales tax liability. The Tribunal referred to the Rain Commodities Ltd. case and held that the amount in question could not be excluded while computing the book profit under section 115JB. Consequently, the Tribunal answered Ground No. 1 against the revenue and Ground No. 2 in favor of the revenue, partially allowing the revenue's appeal.
In conclusion, the judgment addressed the issues of excluding a surplus amount due to premature payment of deferred sales tax loan from the total income and book profits under section 115JB of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Tribunal considered the applicability of relevant provisions, past decisions, and the nature of the benefit availed by the assessee to reach a decision that partially favored the revenue's appeal.