2018 (10) TMI 989

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....einafter referred to as 'ITAT') passed in ITA No.1017/Chd/2016 dated 28.02.2017, dismissing the appeal of the revenue. 2. Appellant claims following substantial questions of law arise for consideration in the present appeal:- 1)Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Hon'ble ITAT was right in treating the 'copyright expense' as a revenue expense when the Income Tax Act, 1961 alongwith the Income Tax Rules, explicitly mention copyrights as an intangible asset? 2)Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Hon'ble ITAT was right in treating the 'copyright expense' as a revenue expense relying on the decisions of Hon'ble Sup....

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....d allowing 25% depreciation on the same. ii) Addition of Rs. 1,38,812/- on account of depreciation allowed on Computer Kiosk @ 10% against 60% as claimed by the assessee. iii) Addition of Rs. 41,62,580/- on account of disallowance of interest paid to NBFCs without deduction of TDS u/s 40(a)(ia). 5. Aggrieved of the assessment order, the assessee preferred an appeal. Vide order dated 29.07.2016, Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Chandigarh (for brevity, 'CIT(A)') allowed the appeal of the assessee. 6. Not satisfied with the order passed by CIT(A), revenue preferred an appeal before the ITAT. In appeal, the contention raised was that the "copyright expenses" were wrongly treated as revenue in nature. Furthe....

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.....2013 : "Provided further that where an assessee fails to deduct the whole or any part of the tax in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-B on any such sum but is not deemed to be an assessee in default under the first proviso to subsection( 1) of section 201, then, for the purpose of this sub-clause, it shall be deemed that the assessee has deducted and paid the tax on such sum on the date of furnishing of return of income by the resident payee referred to in the said proviso." 10. By introduction of second proviso to Section 40(a)(ia) of the Act fiction has been created that the assessee who had failed to deduct TDS but is not deemed to be an assessee in default in term of first proviso to Section 201(1) of the Act, ....

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....aid tax due on the income declared by him in such return. 13. There is mandatory requirement under Chapter XVII-B of the Act to deduct TDS under certain eventualities and in case of failure to do so, consequences have also been mentioned under Section 201. With the insertion of second proviso to Section 40(a)(ia) and first proviso to Section 201(1) of the Act, an exception has been carved that subject to the fulfilment of condition as stipulated in first proviso to Section 201 of the Act, the assessee shall not be treated as assessee in default and the expenses so claimed will be allowed. 14. This Court in Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax-2, Chandigarh Vs. Shivpal Singh Chaudhary (ITA No. 558 of 2017) on 05.07.2018, agreeing with the vi....