Provisions of sec. 40(a)(ia) do not provide for absolute disallowance as in the case of say, sec. 40A(3) of the Act. The amount disallowed u/s 40(a)(ia) in one year can be claimed as deduction in the year in which the TDS provisions are complied with.
Where, the assessee, apart from furnishing the permanent account number of the creditor, has also furnished their balance sheet, copy of income tax return, confirmation, bank account etc. The amount advanced to the assessee is duly disclosed in the balance sheet of all the creditors.
That mere incorporation and receipt of share application money cannot be said to be commencement of the business. Neither any interest income has been earned from against advances nor any goods or services been obtained.
The principal issue involved is taxability or otherwise of sums received by the assessee, a residential housing co-operative society, by way of transfer fee and TDR premium.
Issue – Disallowance of Rs 52,07,883, in respect of leather testing charges paid to TUV Product Und Umwelt GmbH – a tax resident of Germany, under section 40(a)(i) of the Act, on the ground that the assessee failed to discharge his tax withholding obligations in respect of the same.
It is not in dispute that Mrs. Shyamala Vijai and Mrs. Poornima Shivaram were entitled to half share each over the property that was sold to the appellant. In fact, as we have already seen, the sale deed clearly acknowledges the receipt of sale consideration of Rs.1 .20 crore by both the vendors
The appellant is a doctor, surgeon specializing in liver transplant. It is a fact that the appellant is following mercantile system of accounting on a regular basis. The appellant has received life time consultancy fees which is accounted as advance from patients as per the principles of mercantile system of accounting.
From the above discussion, it transpires that the objective satisfaction of the AO as to the correctness of the assessee’s claim was not recorded in the instant case. However, even if Rule 8D cannot be applied, the AO is obliged to ascertain the expenditure which had been incurred to earn the tax-free income.
Admittedly, learned CIT(A) admitted the fresh evidences but did not allow any opportunity to the Assessing Officer for examining those evidences or furnishing any evidence in rebuttal as required by sub-rule (3) of Rule 46A.
The AO noted in the assessment order that the assessee society is running maternity hospital and all services pertaining to maternity only. Maternity is a natural process and could not be termed as illness or disease. Giving birth and at that time hospital providing services for delivery could not be said to be providing any treatment for illness or mental defectiveness.
