Case Law Details
ACIT Vs. Om Metal Infraproject Ltd. (ITAT Jaipur)
clause (iic) inserted in Explanation 1 to section 115JB by the Finance Act, 2015 is remedial and curative in nature as it was brought in the statute to provide similar benefit to the member of the AOP which was earlier applicable to the partner of the firm, therefore, it is to be reckoned as retrospective. This proposition can be viewed from another angle that, the amending Act had sought to bring parity between similar kind of situation faced by two class of assessees, where in one case, statute envisaged that if the income of the assessee is not taxable, that is, in case of partner the share income from the partnership firm, then it cannot be taxed as book profit under MAT liability. Similarly, in second case also, that is, in case of member of an AOP where no income-tax is payable on the share of a member of an AOP in certain situations in terms of section 86, should also not be brought to tax under MAT liability. The legislature by this amendment has thus removed this imparity between two classes of assessees so that mischief or prejudice caused to other class of assessees should be removed. The mischief which has been sought to be remedied is that the share income of the member of the AOP which was not taxable in terms of section 86 was getting taxed under MAT while computing the book profit. This was also never the purpose of section 115JB to tax any income or receipts which is otherwise not taxable under the Act. If the intention of legislature was always that income which is not taxable under the normal provisions of the Act should not be brought to tax under MAT also, then it has to be interpreted that such a benefit has to be given to all and where the income is otherwise not taxable under the Act cannot be brought to be taxed under MAT. Therefore, any remedy brought by an amendment to remove the disparity and curb the mischief has to be reckoned as curative in nature and hence, is to be held retrospectively. Accordingly, this issue is allowed in favour of the assessee.
FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGEMENT
These four appeals by the revenue are directed against four separate orders of the ld. CIT (A)-I, Jaipur all dated 04.10.2018 for the assessment years 2010-11 to 2013-14. Common grounds have been raised by the revenue in these appeals. The grounds raised for the assessment year 2010-11 are as under :-
“ (i) Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the ld. CIT (A) was justified in deleting the addition of Rs. 53,26,040/- made to book profit u/s 115 JB for calculation of MAT ?
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