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2019 (12) TMI 1184 - AT - Income TaxTDS u/s 194C - composite / turnkey contract including supply of labour and services with supply of material - Non-deduction of TDS on supply of materials treating the assessee as assessee-in-default as per Section 201(1)/201(1A) - HELD THAT - Award of separate contracts shall not in any way dilute the responsibility for successful competition of the facilities achieving the guaranteed performance of the erection/installation proper O M of the erection/installation after final acceptance by the corporation etc as per the tender specification and a breach in one contract shall automatically be construed as a breach of the other contracts which will confer a right on the corporation to terminate other contracts also at the risk and the cost of the supplier. Regarding the closure of projects the contract mentioned the following clause. Closure proposal will be prepared by the contractor after completion of the project or as per decision of NBPDCL for closure of the project. The details of supplied materials and works executed as per the contract will be prepared by the contractors and reconciled with the engineer to his satisfaction. Therefore the CIT(A) observed that the two contracts are of the nature of a composite package and that they are inseparable. Both contracts serve the purpose of rendering one single service. The scope of the contract includes design engineering manufacture type testing and training of power grid personnel and supply of goods. Further as per the conditions of the supply of contract the contract price is inclusive of all customs duties levies excise duty sales-tax and other duties payable on equipments components sub-assemblies and raw materials or any other items used and it is clearly mentioned that no separate claim on these duties will be entertained by the contractee. These are essential elements of a composite contract and therefore the CIT(A) held that the two contracts of supply and erection shall be taken as composite contract. As relying on M/S SAHARA INDIA COMMERCIAL CORPN. LTD. ALIGANJ LUCKNOW 2017 (1) TMI 1681 - ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT we remit the issue to the file of AO for verification and adjudication of the issue after affording an opportunity of being heard to the assessee as per the observations made by the Hon ble High Court supra. If it is found that in the return of income filed for these years by the deductee it has included the impugned amount in its receipts and there is loss as per return no demand can be raised u/s 201(1A) of the Act on the present assessees. In case of found otherwise the charge of interest u/s.201(1A) is liable to be paid by the appellant/assessees.
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