Tribunal allows deduction for employees' PF and ESI contributions paid before income tax return due date. The Tribunal ruled in favor of the assessee, allowing the deduction for employees' contribution to PF and ESI if paid before the due date of filing the ...
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Tribunal allows deduction for employees' PF and ESI contributions paid before income tax return due date.
The Tribunal ruled in favor of the assessee, allowing the deduction for employees' contribution to PF and ESI if paid before the due date of filing the return of income, rejecting the retrospective application of the amendment by Finance Act, 2021. The Tribunal emphasized the prospective nature of the amendment and directed the Assessing Officer to grant the deduction for employees' contribution to ESI for the relevant assessment year, thereby deleting the disallowance made by the Assessing Officer.
Issues: - Disallowance of employees' contribution to PF & ESI before the due date of filing of the return of income u/s. 139(1) of the I.T. Act.
Analysis: 1. The appeals concerned the disallowance of employees' contribution to PF & ESI before the due date of filing of the return of income u/s. 139(1) of the I.T. Act for assessment years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. 2. The assessee contended that the employees' contribution to PF and ESI was paid before the due date, thus eligible for deduction under section 43B of the I.T. Act, citing the judgment in Essae Teraoka Pvt. Ltd. Vs. DCIT. 3. However, the CIT(A) disallowed the deduction, stating only the employer's contribution is eligible under section 43B, and the amendment by Finance Act, 2021, is clarificatory and retrospective. 4. The Tribunal, following Essae Teraoka Pvt. Ltd. case, held that the assessee is entitled to deduction for employees' contribution to PF and ESI if paid before the due date of filing the return of income, rejecting the retrospective application of the amendment by Finance Act, 2021. 5. The Tribunal emphasized that the amendment is prospective, not retrospective, based on judicial precedents, and directed the Assessing Officer to grant the deduction for employees' contribution to ESI for the relevant assessment year, i.e., A.Y. 2019-2020. 6. Consequently, the Tribunal allowed the appeals, ruling in favor of the assessee and deleting the disallowance made by the Assessing Officer.
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