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Wrong TDS Section Not Basis for Disallowance – Sec 40(a)(ia) Inapplicable to Short Deduction (194C vs 194J)
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- DCIT Vs Halliburton Off Shore Services Inc. (ITAT Delhi)
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- Related Assessment Year
- 2021-22
- Courts
- All ITAT, ITAT Delhi
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DCIT Vs Halliburton Off Shore Services Inc. (ITAT Delhi)
Wrong TDS Section Not Ground for Disallowance – Short Deduction U/s 194C vs 194J Not Hit by Sec.40(a)(ia)
The ITAT Delhi partly allowed Revenue’s appeal and upheld relief granted by CIT(A), holding that expenditure cannot be disallowed u/s 40(a)(ia) merely because TDS was deducted under a different section (u/s 194C instead of 194J). The AO had disallowed professional fee expenses alleging incorrect TDS deduction, but CIT(A) deleted the addition relying on jurisdictional High Court ruling in Samsung Heavy Industries.
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