Blocked input tax credit for resort construction remains unavailable; interest follows actual utilisation, while delayed payment attracts statutory pe...
Duplicate PAN allocation requires record verification and deactivation reasons before assessment-related transactions can be attributed to an assessee...
Faceless assessment safeguards require requested personal hearings and adequate final show-cause response time, failing which reassessment is required...
TDS u/s 194C - Non deduction of TDS on payments to shipping companies and CFS Agents - Addition u/s 40(a)(ia) - payments made by the assessee to shipping companies/CFS Agents is not a reimbursement of expenses, but first hand payment between principal to principal on the bill raised by the service providers. Since, the assessee has made payment on behalf of their customers; the assessee ought to have deducted TDS on such payments while making payments. Since, the assessee has failed to deduct TDS, on such payments the AO is right in disallowing such payments u/s. 40(a)(ia) of the Act. - AT
TDS u/s 194C - Non deduction of TDS on payments to shipping companies and CFS Agents - Addition u/s 40(a)(ia) - payments made by the assessee to shipping companies/CFS Agents is not a reimbursement of expenses, but first hand payment between principal to principal on the bill raised by the service providers. Since, the assessee has made payment on behalf of their customers; the assessee ought to have deducted TDS on such payments while making payments. Since, the assessee has failed to deduct TDS, on such payments the AO is right in disallowing such payments u/s. 40(a)(ia) of the Act. - AT
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