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Estimated expenditure towards warranty is allowable u/s 37 (1): SC
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Rotork Controls vs. CIT (Supreme Court)
- Courts
- Supreme Court of India
The assessee sold valve actuators. At the time of sale, the assessee provided standard warranty that if the product was defective within the stated period, the product would be rectified or replaced free of charge. For AY 1991-92, the assessee made a provision for warranty at Rs.10,18,800 at the rate of 1.5% of the turnover. As the actual expenditure was only Rs. 5,18,554, the excess provision of Rs.5,00,246 was reversed and only the net provision was claimed. The Tribunal allowed the claim on the basis that the provision had been consistently made and on a realistic manner. The High Court rev...
