Foreign tax credit claims require verification, while genuine lack of awareness of electronic appeals can justify condoning delay.

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....Foreign tax credit should not be denied where Form No. 67 was available on or before the return-filing due date and the claim was supported by the return. Submission of the form, foreign tax deduction certificate, and material on the corresponding foreign income requires verification, since tax cannot be collected without authority of law; the credit claim was remanded for verification and consequential grant if allowable. Delay in electronically filing an appeal in Form No. 35 may be condoned where lack of awareness of the electronic process and available appellate remedy constitutes sufficient cause, particularly when the appeal is filed promptly after professional advice.....