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2022 (11) TMI 832 - HC - Income TaxTDS u/s 195 - Disallowance u/s 40(a)(i) - payment made to International Freight Forwarding Agents (related companies) - HELD THAT:- Tribunal had dismissed the revenue’s appeal by following the assessee’s own case for the assessment year 2010-11 wherein a similar disallowance under Section 40(a)(i) was upheld by the Tribunal vide order [2019 (4) TMI 2000 - ITAT KOLKATA] holding that the amount paid by the assessee company to International Freight Forwarding Agent was neither covered under Section 9(1)(i) nor under Section 9(1)(vii) of the Act and the same, therefore, did not construe the income as deemed to occur or arise in India in the Memorandum of Grounds of Appeal From the impugned order passed by the learned Tribunal we find that the learned Tribunal has taken note of the decision of the CIT (Appeals) for the assessment year 2010-2011 which was in favour of the assessee. There is nothing on record to indicates that the fact situation for the assessment year 2010-11 is materially different or in any manner different from the assessment year under consideration, i.e. A.Y. 2014. That apart we find that the learned Tribunal had examined the entire factual position and gone through the agreement and thereafter tested the correctness of the argument of the revenue on the ground that the foreign companies are related parties. Tribunal did not agree with the said condition since on facts it noted that those foreign companies are independent legal entities in foreign countries and they have no business activity nor any permanent establishment in India and, therefore, cannot automatically have business connection in India just because they are related parties. The revenue has not been able to dislodge the factual finding recorded by the Tribunal in its order. Thus we find that there is no question of law much less substantial question of law arises for consideration in this appeal.
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