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Valuemomentum Software Services Private Limited Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad)
Hon’ble Hyderabad ITAT has in the case of Value Momentum Software Services Private Limited in I.T.A. No. 2197/HYD/2017 has held that late deposit of Employees Provident Fund prior to 01-4-2021 will not attract any disallowance as the explanation inserted by Finance Act,2021 in section 43B and Sec 36(va) has prospective effect and the same will be applicable only from 01-04-2021 as written in the memorandum to the Finance Act 2021 and has further stated that the legislature itself has condoned the defaults done prior to 01-04-2021.
The relevant extract of the order is as under:-
“5. Next comes the latter issue of Section 43B disallowance of Rs.8,11,648/- pertaining to employees provident fund. It is not in dispute that learned lower authorities held that the same had to be deposited before the due date prescribed in the corresponding statute than the due date for filing Section 139(1) return. The Revenue’s case in tune thereof relies on Section 36(va) read with explanation thereto that it is not Section 43B but the former provision which is applicable in such an instance. We find no merit in the Revenue’s foregoing stand. We take note of the explanatory memorandum to the Finance Act, 2021 proposing amendment in both Section 36(va) as well as Section 43B by inserting corresponding Explanations that although the impugned employees provident fund comes under the former provision only, the same is applicable from 01-04-2021 onwards. Meaning thereby that the legislature itself has condoned the impugned default before 01-04-2021. We thus delete the impugned employees provident fund disallowance of Rs.8,11,648/- for this precise reason alone. Necessary computation to follow as per law.”
FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF ITAT HYDERABAD
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