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Tribunal rules in favor of assessee on service tax and sundry creditors issues, appeal delay condoned. The Tribunal allowed the appeal, ruling in favor of the assessee on both issues of unpaid service tax and unexplained sundry creditors. The delay in ...
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Tribunal rules in favor of assessee on service tax and sundry creditors issues, appeal delay condoned.
The Tribunal allowed the appeal, ruling in favor of the assessee on both issues of unpaid service tax and unexplained sundry creditors. The delay in filing the appeal was condoned due to sufficient cause. The addition of unpaid service tax under section 43B was deleted as it was not claimed as expenditure during the year. Similarly, the addition of unexplained sundry creditors under section 68 was deleted for lack of evidence. The judgment was delivered on January 19, 2018, by Sri J. Sudhakar Reddy, Accountant Member.
Issues: Delay in filing appeal, addition of unpaid service tax under section 43B, addition of unexplained sundry creditors under section 68.
Delay in filing appeal: The appeal was filed with a delay of 8 days, but the Tribunal condoned the delay after finding that the assessee had sufficient cause for the delay and admitted the appeal.
Addition of unpaid service tax under section 43B: The Tribunal noted that the assessee did not claim the amount as expenditure during the year, therefore disallowance under section 43B did not apply based on the decision of the Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in A.W. Figgis And Co. Ltd. vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax. Consequently, the addition of Rs.2,01,850 towards unpaid service tax was deleted.
Addition of unexplained sundry creditors under section 68: The Tribunal examined two disputed amounts. Firstly, a liability of Rs.1,06,737 payable to Shri Ananta Das, which was a carry forward balance from the earlier year. Since the credit did not arise during the year, no addition under section 68 could be made, leading to deletion of this amount. Secondly, an amount of Rs.27,090 for purchases on credit from M/s Calcutta Anodizing Works was also disputed. The Tribunal held that section 68 cannot be applied when the fact of purchase is not in dispute and the trading results have been accepted by the Assessing Officer. Consequently, this addition was also deleted.
In conclusion, the appeal of the assessee was allowed, with the Tribunal ruling in favor of the assessee on both the issues of unpaid service tax and unexplained sundry creditors. The judgment was delivered by Sri J. Sudhakar Reddy, Accountant Member, on the 19th day of January, 2018.
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