Disallowance of bad debts written off - Admittedly, the...

Disallowance of bad debts written off - Admittedly, the provision was created by the assessee in the earlier year out of the profit and loss account. Thus, any adjustment against such provision for bad and doubtful debts amounts to actual writing off the bad debts. - the assessee cannot be denied the benefit for the bad debts merely on the reasoning that such bad debts were not claimed in the profit and loss account but adjusted against the provision of bad debts. - AT